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Show 64 nearly 300,000 acres of land in the basin in order to guarantee its supply of ground water. In addition, Los Angeles extended the Owens Valley Aqueduct into the Mono Basin and took water therefrom through Owens Valley into the City. The local supply in Los Angeles, added to the supply made available by the Owens Valley and Mono Basin diversions, provided an adequate supply for approximately 2,000,000 persons.08 In 1928 it became apparent that this water supply was no longer adequate and the Metropolitan Water District was formed to obtain a greater supply.09 The area of the District, which in 1957 was approximately 3,000 square miles, has expanded steadily and is expected to expand still further in the future. It embraces the territory from a point north of Los Angeles to the Mexican border south of San Diego and includes cities and other municipal corporations lying along the southern coastal plain of California. As of 1957 the following entities were members of the District: in Los Angeles County-Beverly Hills, Burbank, Compton, Glendale, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, San Marino, Torrance, West Basin Municipal Water District, Pomona Valley Municipal Water District, Foothill Municipal Water District, Central Basin Municipal Water District; in Orange County-Anaheim, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Coastal Municipal Water District, Orange County Municipal Water District; in San Diego County-San Diego County Water Authority; in Riverside County- Eastern Municipal Water District, Western Municipal Water District; and in San Bernadino County-Chino Basin Municipal Water District.70 The Metropolitan Water District acts exclusively as a wholesaler of water, which it 68Tr. 9429-9435 (Morris). 69Tr. 9494-9504 (Elder). 70See Calif. Ex. 447. |
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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 |