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001748 -.' .4J' PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE 68-1 MEETING QUARTERLY REPORT - STATE OF CALIFORNIA State Water Project Another milestone for the State Water Project was recently reached when first deliveries of water to the San Joaquin Valley were initiated, Water is now being delivered to four irrigation districts on the west side of the Valley about 200 miles south of the Delta. We anticipate we will be able to furnish this year all contractors in the San Joaquin Valley with their re- quested quantitles of water in the total amount of 251,000 acre-feet, The first deliveries from the State Water Project were made in 1962 from the South Bay Aqueduct in Alameda County, Construction of project facilities is continuing at a rapid tempo. Emphasis has moved from Oroville Dam and northern San Joaquin Valley to the southern part of the Valley and Southern California. In monetary terms, about 50 percent of the work has been completed, 25 percent is under way, and 25 percent is not yet under contract, First concrete was poured in the structure for the Tehachapi Pumping Plant on January 3, 1968. This plant will lift water 1,926 feet to the tunnels which cross the Tehachapi Mountains, There are four tunnels in this crossing, all of which are slightly more than 50 percent complete. On December 21, we suffered a serious cave-in on the 25,000-foot long Carley V. Porter Tunnel, the southernmost of the four tunnels. Fortunately, no lives were lost. Work is proceeding to regain the construction progress. Work continues on the Oroville powerhouse under a completion contract which is about 80 percent complete and on schedule. On November 29, 1967, a contract was signed with members of the California Power Pool for the sale of 710 megawatts of power from the Oroville and Thermalito Powerplants. The California Power Pool includes Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and the San Diego Gas and Electric Company. The contract provides that the companies will pay the State $16,150,000 annually for the output of the power- plants after they go into full operation about April 1969. The contract clears the way to issue revenue bonds backed by the power sales contract. About $250,000,000 in revenue bonds are contemplated. Water storage was initiated in Oroville Reservoir on November 14, 1967. Saturday, May 4, 1968, has been selected for dedication of Oroville Dam. You are invited to join in the dedication of this major feature of the State Water Project.