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0') C') 1'''' N ,---, .-;, COLORADO RIVER CONTRACTS Five Southern California public agencies have water and power contracts on the Colorado River, These agencies are: DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT COACHELLA VALLEY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT PALO VERDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT Each of the above named agencies and the San Diego County Water Authority are represented by membership in the Colorado River Board of California. The Board is an agency of the State, established for the purpose of representing the people of California in their rights to a portion of the water of the Colorado River. DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES The Department of Water and Power operates the city-owned water and power systems of the City of Los Angeles, It has contracts with the Government for a large block of power from Hoover Dam. In fact, during recent years, about 45 per cent of all the power generated at Hoover Dam was purchased by this municipally-owned electric system and distributed to domestic, industrial and business consumers in Los Angeles. The Department is one of the two agencies which operate the power plant at Hoover Dam, under contracts with the Government. In addition to the energy which it generates for its own lines, the Department generates the power purchased by all the other public agencies. The other generating agency is the Southern California Edison Company, which generates for its own lines and for the other private agencies purchasing Hoovet Dam power. The power system of the Department of Water and Power is the largest city-owned electric system in the United States. All electric energy distributed to consumers in the City of Los Angeles is provided by the Department's power system, In addition to its allotment of Hoover Dam power, the Department generates energy at its hydroelectric power plants on the Owens River Aqueduct and at three steam plants. A new source of electricity to meet ever-increasing demands has been provided by the con- struction of the Owens Gorge Hydroelectric Project, consisting of three power plants. This project was completed in 1953 and is in full operation. Under construction in San Fernando Valley at the present time is the Valley Steam Plant with two generators having been placed in service in 1954. When the Valley Steam Plant is completed in 1955 it will have four [10]