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<br />,-.L.a.1 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT <br /> <br />minimum, The shortage of generating capacity at Boulder Dam <br />will be relieved with the completion of unit N-7 which is expected <br />to be in operation in the summer of 1944. <br />Due to the limited operation and maintenance forces available <br />and the difficulty of recruiting skilled pumping plant operators <br />certain changes were made in the automatic protection devices and <br />the plants were run without attendants throughout two shifts <br />daily during operating periods. No difficulties were experienced <br />in this method of operation. <br />The following tauulation shows the hours of operation, the acre <br />feet of water pumped, and the energy used for pumping and camp <br />and station service in the fiscal year 1942-43, The energy shown <br />is part of that which was produced by generating units N-5 and <br />N-6 in the Boulder power plant assigned to serve the District. <br /> <br />Pl..'.:'\T <br />Inlakc .... ...... ...." . <br />Gene <br />Iron Mountain <br />Eagle Mounlain <br />Hayfield <br /> <br />PUMP HOURS <br />OF OPERATION <br /> <br />KWIlR FOil <br />Pl1:o.lP1NG <br /> <br />W..HER PUM"W <br />AcnE FEET <br /> <br />.... ...., ....2689,44 <br />.... ...., ......2201.26 <br />.... ...... ....,.1639.54 <br />...........1606,76 <br />"m.. 1545.50 <br /> <br />16.047..\00 <br />14.693.600 <br />4.R14.800 <br />14.194.0(J[l <br />B.952.000 <br /> <br />47.507,7 <br />42.995.9 <br />29.187,9 <br />27.817,1 <br />26.108.0 <br /> <br />To'a] <br /> <br />........ .9682,50 <br /> <br />63.701,900 <br /> <br />Energy Ils~d for pumping . .... ..... ..m. .. <br />Energy Il~f'd for camp and sI8lion l'f'nire 0" <br /> <br />KWHil <br />.. ..63.101.900 <br />...., 2.4]].250 <br /> <br />The No.2 discharge valve at Gene was taken out of service in <br />January 1943 and parts of the operating mechanism were shipped <br />to the manufacturer for reconstruction in order to remedy ,Iefeds <br />which had developed in operation. The work of cleaning and <br />re-enameling the electric motor coolers was completed at all plants. <br />The domestic water systems for the camps were overhauled and im- <br />provements made to provide more uniform operation of the water <br />softening equipmellt. A considerable amount of work was done in <br />making minor alterations at all plants to bring them into full <br />compliance with recent safety orders of the California Industrial <br />Accident Commission. <br />Labor turnover was relatively high and increasing difficulty was <br />experienced in making replacements. Operation of the mess halls <br />at Gene and Iron Mountain camps was continued throughout the <br />year under adverse conditions due to food rationing, curtailment <br />of delivery service, and unsatisfactory labor supply. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />1 <br />