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<br /> <br />, . <br />,.~~ <br /> <br />CHAPTER ~ <br /> <br />OI'ER:\TIO;-'; :\;-';1) .\L-\I;-';TI:;-';:\~CE <br /> <br />D1:,TRIIILJTI()\ SYSTE.\I <br /> <br />TII E distribution systpm i:! de;o;igm'd for whole..-ale delivery <br />of watt'r to tht> compolH'nt area:! of tht! ;\1t'trOI)()litan <br />Water Distrid and dot's not :'uppl.... water directl.... to the <br />individual householder. industry, or 1'arnH,'r. The system begins <br />with a main stm'age rei'l",n'uir known as Lake :\Iathews, south of <br />tht' City of Hiwrside. The 2.J2.milt, main aqut'duct delivers Colo- <br />rado Rivt'r water into this rt~st'n'oir as rt'quirt'{l to maintain an <br />ample n'st'rw supply. Flow (mOl thi." re:-:er\"oir into the upper <br />fpeder pip;' line is regulated by an outlet tower and hpadworks. <br /> <br />8tor09(' in l.alit. .l/{/tJH'/f'.~ <br /> <br />Storage in Lake :'Ilathews on ,Junt' :10.1945 "'us 80,021 acre fed. <br />Xo pumping was dOlw ill July and with thp incl'east"(! summer <br />demand storage was drawn duwn tu the minimum for the year of <br />71.886 acre fpet on AUKHst n at tht, ht.'gillllifll{ of a pumping' lwriod. <br />Storag'e rt'acht'(] a maximum of ~6.lll lIcn' f~'t..t 011 ~o\"embt.'r 11 <br />and ttuduatt.'d lwtwt'en that quantity and the 81.098 acre feet in <br />~torage on .June :10, I9.l6. <br /> <br /> <br />l.flh' .1l1lt1/1'I'''~ ("IJkill{f lit/rill <br /> <br />123) <br /> <br />