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Show 39 242 miles long, with a designed carrying capacity of 1,605 c.f.s. and an estimated actual carrying capacity of 1,800 c.f .s.38 It carries Colorado River water to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the City of San Diego and the. San Diego County Water Authority.37 Both the County of San Diego and the San Diego County Water Authority receive this water through the San Diego Aqueduct which turns out from the Colorado River Aqueduct.33 Construction was initiated in 1932 and water was first delivered in 1941.30 The Colorado River Aqueduct was financed, and title is held, by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California which operates and maintains it.40 B. Gila River System Works 1. Coolidge Dam. Situated on the Gila River, 26 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona, this reinforced concrete multiple dome structure has a height of 250 feet and creates a reservoir with a capacity of 1,267,447 acre-feet. The water so impounded is utilized to irrigate lands of the Gila River Indian Reservation and privately owned lands adjacent thereto. In addition, the Dam has a generating capacity of 10,000 kw. Construction was completed in 1928 and title is held by the United States.41 2. Ashiirst-Hayden Dam. Performing a purely diversionary function, this diversion point for the San Carlos Project is located on the Gila River approximately 10 miles east of Florence, Arizona.42 3GTr. 9530-9531, 9590 (Elder). This translates into approximately 3,570 acre-feet per day, or 1,203,050 acre-feet per year. "Calif. Ex. 455. 38Calif. Ex. 457. 39Tr. 9535 (Elder). 40Calif. Ex. 457. "Ariz. Ex. 1000, p. 23. i2Ibid. |
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Original Report: State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial 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 |