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<br /> <br />InRIGATIOS <br /> <br />Water mmf'>; from the Colorado riVt"f, diverled from the Arizona <br />side of Impt'rial Dam, travding" throu~h the Gila Gravity Main Canal. <br />and theno' inlo the Wellton.Mohawk Canal at Mile 1.'),0. The District <br />has .10.') mil{'S of connete lined canals and 70 milffi of concrete lined <br />drainage challnds. Theft' is a constructt'd turnout for each 160 acr~. <br />The irrili:ation system was opt'rated by the Burt'au of Het'lamation until <br />construction was l'omplt'ted and then turnt'd over to the District. At <br />thi.... tinw, thl' District i.... compriSt'd of approximately 57,601 irriKable <br />anes in the valley and 7,400 acres on the mesa_ <br /> <br />POWEH. <br /> <br />Ell't:tric powt't was first introduced in this ar(-'s in 1908 wht-'n a <br />numhl'r of minlllR men from Bisbet', Arizona, hecaml' interested in the <br />Wellton Valley a.... an irrigatIon projed, fornwd thl' Antt'lolw Valley <br />Irrig!ltion lh..triet and mnwd in a steam hoiler, a 120 hp. Corlii'o.... enKine <br />and a 60 kw, 6,6(.:) voll 1i:l'lwrator. Tht' Kefwrator was belt driven from <br />the l'ngine, and till' horizontal waIN IUhe boill'r was fired with mesquite <br />wood c1t'arl"'t1 from 1 hI;' surroundin!!: land. <br />Thl:' plant was localt'd in \\'elltoll am! pOwt'r was transmitted 10 <br />tht. Antelopt. Ifill hearlin,g wht'f(' wall'r wa..; pumped from the Gila Hi\"t'r, <br />and to Sl'\'eral wt'!l... throughoul the valley. <br />In 1!l:.!O. Ihe (;ila Va]II'y I'ov,w Districl was organiZl'd wilh ,J. L. <br />Terr.\", Ikt' I'rol'l'lSh-1. Charlt"" Hindman, Dallas Hrl\'alh'f and .J. E_ <br />Sudlow a.. the li"'t diret"tors. <br />III 192:1-2-1.1l ;tl,lIU) vol! Iinl' WIl,. built from Yuma In ahoUl H milt's <br />t'l!,.t and l1<lrlh of H'111 hv (~ \\' Taintor. who linan('(~l th,' t'oll,.tru,tiofl <br />Ilf lht. llllt-', 1'00\"t'f was lht'n a\'ailahh. for Illau\" lllllrf' Irrigation wl'lI" <br />and fOf donh'stH" U';", <br /> <br />On .1 11m' I:?, EI-I:?, lh,~ GIla \'allf'\' Power lh"friel t'n\l'rt"Ci into a <br />('unlral"! with thl' Unitt'd Stal..,.; for Pllreha..;.. of elet'tril' puwer frulll <br />l'arkt.r.Jl,'nis I'roj.'t'\ and on .June 2:1. 19-1i( the (iila Valley Power <br />District was all(O('a\ft! 2,001 kw from ,.aid prnjl'('1. Thl' ,'nergy was <br />furni....llt'd from Ihe Gila Sub"tation which shortel1ftl thl' trall..mi.......ion <br />line ahout I:J mil('~. <br /> <br />In 1948, tht' Gibt Valley Powl'r District wa,. changed to the Well- <br />ton.~1ohawk Operating Companv. <br /> <br />In 19;11, the United States buill the \\'eIlton,~tohllWk Substation <br />at Pumping Plant 2. approximately eiJ:"ht miles Wl;'st of Welhon and <br />furni....hPd electric enerJ:"~' to the District al this point. and tht' 33,000 <br />\"olt line budt by Taintor was abandonffi. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />