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Show -2- A. General Description, Physical Data and Financial Expenditures by the M.W.D. for the Distribution System of the Colo--fedo River Aqueduct Project, as of January 31, 1944. 1. Definition-The term "distribution system" is defined as all that portion of the Colorado River Aqueduct Project except the "main aqueduct." 2. Area Traversed by Distribution System-The distribution system commences at Lake Mathews, the terminal storage reservoir of the main aqueduct, and moves westerly to form a network of pipeline "feeders" to serve that portion of the coastal plain of Southern California which constitutes the M.W.D. 3. Title to Distribution System-owned and operated by the M.W.D. 4. Cost-Exclusive of certain general costs and credits, the total cost of construction of the distribution system was approximately $52,401,894. 5. Financing-The distribution system was included in the financing of the main aqueduct which was financed by a $220,000,000 bond issue of M.W.D. bonds, a large part of which initially were sold to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, an agency of the United States, but were resold by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at a profit, to private investors. 6. Right of Way and Property-Through condemnation proceedings, the M.W.D. acquired a right of way of approximately 9,574 acres of land for the construction of the distribution system, at an approximate cost of $2,612,457. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |