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Show -3- Plans for obtaining water from the Colorado River for southern California cities contemplate an aqueduct about 260 miles in length, and taking water from the river near the town of Blythe, Calif., which is about 150 miles below Boulder Canyon. This aqueduct will cost, according to preliminary estimates, about $150,000,000. Water will have to be lifted by pumping about 1,400 feet in order to surmount an intervening mountain range. A public district is now in process of formation embracing Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale, and about 20 other intrested cities, to carry through this domestic water project. This district will require for pumping purposes a large block of electrical energy, amounting, when the aqueduct is operated to full capacity, to possibily 350,000 horsepower, thus adding materially to the market for power from the dam. A high dam creating large storage is essential in order that these cities may obtain the water they need from the Colorado River. It will impound for useful purposes large quantities of flood waters of the river which now annually waste into the sea and will have the effect of desilting the river flow and thus making it suitable for domestic use. The unquestionable needs of southern California cities for domestic water will assure heavy contributions, on account of water stored and delivered and power for pumping purposes, to Government revenues from the project. |
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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. |