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<br />In 1952, Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District took <br />over the assets and liabilities of the Wellton-Mohawk Operating Com- <br />pany, <br /> <br />In 1954, the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District <br />rebuilt and greatly extended the transmission and distribution lines <br />so that practically the entire Valley could be served with electric energy, <br /> <br />In 1966, the District added the Martinez Lake area to its power <br />serVice area. In the first full year of operation, 1958, the area had 125 <br />customers and used 149 thousand kilowatt-hours. In 1977, the area had <br />405 customers and used 4 million kilowatt-hours, <br /> <br />By 1967, system expansion was again required to cope with contirlU- <br />ing load growth. A second transmission line was built from the main <br />substation at Pumping Plant No.2 extending to Tacna. The Martinez <br />Lake line was converted from a 12,000 volt line to 34,500 voltR, Suh- <br />sequently, three distribution substations at Well ton, Roll, and Tacna <br />were rebuilt with modernized design and increased capacity. Anew <br />substation was built at Martinez Lake to meet a growing load and <br />to provide reliability and good service. <br /> <br />The year 1977 finds the system still growing rapidly requiring major <br />system expansion efforts as well as negotiation of contracts for addi- <br />tional power supply, The District currently gets its power from the <br />four hydro-electric dams on the Colorado River by contract with the <br />Bureau of Reclamation and by steam generation from Arizona Public <br />Service Company, <br /> <br />From 1954 until the current year 1977 connected meters have <br />increased by 462% to a current 2,500; capacity requirements peaked <br />at 10,7 megawatts, an increase of 524%; energy increases were 770% <br />and totaled 45,5 million kilowatt-hours. Annual revenue has risen in <br />this period 1,388% to well over a million dollars per year and capital <br />expenditures for system expansion must follow suit to meet the needs <br />of a growing demand. <br /> <br />In addition to the power needs of the people, the project power <br />requirements for pumping plants, drainage and relifting continues to <br />be significant using 103,2 million kilowatt-hours in 1977, <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />I <br />1 <br />j <br /> <br />j <br />j <br />\ <br />I <br />, <br />,j <br />1 <br /> <br />10 <br />