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<br /> <br />P f'- <br />'~'.J:j <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />\It:Tll0P\II.IT_\."" W\lER Ill:-;THIC'[ <br /> <br />are beillll operated under the supen'ision of the chief ope-ration <br />and maintenance ellgill",er. The orwration und maintenance divisioll <br />took over th", operation of the groves from the right of way divi:!ion <br />on April 5. 1946. :\'ormal operation includes cultivating. irrigat. <br />inf.:'. fertilizinf.:'. sprllying and dusting. Smudging was required on <br />two occasions during the .n>ar. <br />The total income from sale of oranj{t':-\. lemons, and walnuts wa:; <br />$:~6.61S.!}:ol. for the 1i:;cnl Yl'ar. The Iwt profits ..Her deductinJ( <br />$20,111.04 for operating I'Xpensl:'S, including ~2.422.09 for taxeJol, <br />waJ'! $16,;;07.!l4. The total lIet profit from thl;' llrtlWS since bej{in- <br />!linj{ of oIwratioll in .July 1936 is $fl6.58:lA1. <br /> <br />Irflter softnliu!1 (111(1 filtrotilllf phwt <br /> <br />The water softeninJ{ alld filtration plant opt:'rntl:'d continuously. <br />without shutdown, from the dati' of fir:;t dl'lin'ry of softened <br />Colorado River wnter 011 .June 17. 19.11. until February H. 1946. <br />when the water was shut olT to lwrmit construction of two new <br />service connK'tions. one on the upper ({'{'der and Olle 011 the Santa <br />:\Ionica fl"t.'dl'r. The water was olT at Lake :\Iathews for 25~~~ <br />hours. permittinf,r illspf'ction of the water contInits amI equipment <br /> <br /> <br />Grun(lf !'iff/' ,..f ..'<off"lIillg 1"(11/1 <br /> <br />