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... ,.. .~. ;-, .1. u ~ .~ The Coachella Valley County Water District is located west and north of the Salton Sea in California. More than 135,000 of its 620,451 acres could be irrigated from the 123-mile Coachella Branch of the All American Canal. There are presently 60,000 acres under irrigation, Raymond R, Rummonds, Vice President of the Coachella District's Board of Directors, represents the District on the Colorado River Board and is its Chairman as well as ex officio Colorado River Commissioner of California. The Coachella Branch of the All American Canal brings vital Colorado River water to the fertile valley, The investment of the District in works dependent upon the water of the Colorado River system totals approximately $34 million. Principal agricultural products of the Coachella Valley are dates, grapefruit, grapes, vegetables, alfalfa, collon and grain which in 1975 had a value of $94,071,503. In 1975, the per acre crop value exceeded $1,700. (\' ~\\~.\ ,:c\~:._t,\. ~~ ~ ~.- ~;y k,.""". ]I {'r-_c~(~ ,r.:-. j ~~}J fI Raymond R. Rummonds Board Chairman 4 Imperial Irrigation District, in the southeastern corner of the state, is located in Imperial and Riverside Counties, and is bordered by Mexico on the south and by the Colorado River on the east. The gross acreage within the District boundaries-in Imperial County-is 1,062,290 of which 502,400 acres now receive water, making the 1.1.0, the largest irrigation project in the western hemisphere, It is represented on the Colorado River Board by R, F. Carter, General Manager. The 80-mile.long All-American Canal delivers Colorado River water to the District's 1,639-mile distribution system, and is the sole source of water for all agricultural, industrial, and domestic purposes, The canal, placed in service in 1942, replaced the old Alamo Canal, which was in service from 1901 and traveled much of its distance through Mexico, In addition to its canal and distribution system, the District also maintains a l,400-mile drainage network. Imperial Valley, known as the "Winter Garden of America- Where the Sun Spends the Winter," annually produces crops valued in excess of $500 million with the livestock and dairy industry contributing a major part of this amount. Imperial Valley cattle-feeding operations are the largest in the world. The Colorado River, via the All-American Canal, has made possible the production of high-quality winter and early spring vegetables and fruits in large quantities, Other multi-million dollar crops include sugar beets, alfalfa, wheat, cotton, barley, and sorghum. The All-American Canal also provides a second service, i.e" production of electric power-from hydro plants located along its channel-to the extent of 250,000,000 kwh per annum, supplementing a 1,250,000,000 kwh power requirement to serve 110,000 customers situated in Imperial and Riverside Counties. ,~~ \ "t ) I \ k' i ~. {\' ~h:1!H, ' ( 1::,," l;1, j ~ ~.) ~\'\ Robert F. Carter Board Member The City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, supplies water and electric service to nearly 2,800,000 residents of the third largest city in the Unit~d States. The Department's assets in 1975 were $2.7 billion making it the nation's largest municipal water and power utility system, The appointment of the Department of Water and Power representative on the Colorado' River Board is pending action by the Governor. The City imports approximately 80% of its water supply through the Owens Valley Aqueduct system. The system has been in operation since 1913 and the system capacity was increased by nearly 50% with the completion of a second aqueduct in 1970, The City is one of the original member cities of the Metropolitan Water District and receives Colorado River water through the Colorado River Aqueduct. Water use in Los Angeles in 1975 averaged 506 million gallons a . day, with a per capita use of 181 gallons daily, jit'1 ~~ , V -' ~~ ~::/." -~......~ -~ ),-.~\ Robert V. Phillips Board Member (Retired 3-31-75) The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California built and operates the 242-mile-long Colorado River Aqueduct which, for more than a decade, delivered more than 1,000,000 acre-feet of water annually to the coastal plain. The District is the largest of 31 contractors for Northern California water from the State Water Project. Since northern water became available to the District in 1972, it has gradually decreased pumping on the Colorado River Aqueduct and increased the amount of northern water. In 1975, for example, the District delivered about 750,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water and received about 550,000 acre-feet from the State Water Project. The District is represented on the Colorado River Board by Warren W, Butler, Chairman Emeritus of the District's Board of Directors, The coastal plain service area of the District covers 4,900 square miles, with a population of more than 10,800,000 and an assessed valuation of nearly $40 billion, To deliver northern water to its member agencies, the District is expanding its facilities at a cost of more than one billion dollars. It has an investment of more than $500 million in its Colorado River Aqueduct and its distribution system. /1 A.; ~~ .~~ .-.~- "~! ~~ r, d'~~ \\~~ ~- \ Warren W. Butler Board Member