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<br />u <br /> <br />,., <br />ZG ~/ET H OPOL IT..\ ~ W.\ T E H D 15TH I CT <br /> <br />Water dclit'ery to the U. S. Army <br />In March 1942 the U. S. Army began necessary operations for <br />establishing training centers in the California desert in order to <br />develop mechanized divisions consisting of tanks, trucks, artillery, <br />and supporting aircraft, and to train them in methods of desert <br />warfare. Because of the immediate availability of an ample water <br />supply these training centers, extending from Camp Young (the <br />first to be built) near Shaver's Summit, eastward to Rice, were <br />located adjacent to the aqueduct. Maneuvers were carried out. <br />across the open desert areas north and south of the aqueduct. <br />The District stored water in the aqueduct reservoirs, canals, <br />siphons, and cut.-and-cover conduits, and furnished supplies first <br />for camp construction and then for general use. Delivery to Camp <br />Young was started in May 1942 and soon thereafter at other points <br />eastward as required by camps and maneuvers. <br /> <br />Pumping system <br />The pumping plants were operated at short intervals during the <br />fiscal year. In September 1941, 6,259 acre feet were pumped at <br />Hayfield for delivery to Lake Mathews. Other pumping during the <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />'1 <br /> <br />A desert reservoir <br />