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Show -12- Dam, east of Murray Reservoir, and just west of Sweetwater Reservoir. 3. Capacity The Second San Diego Aqueduct as proposed will have a capacity of 500 c.f.s. in the canal section for a length of 30 miles in Riverside County. A pipe line with a capacity of 250 c.f.s. will begin at the end of the canal and continue into San Diego County and gradually decrease as the aqueduct proceeds southerly with a minimum capacity of about 150 c.f.s., where it discharges into Otay Reservoir. 4. Estimated Cost The cost of the proposed aqueduct and terminal storage is estimated at about $55,000,000, of which the Metropolitan Water District portion is estimated to cost $20,000,000, and the Authority's portion $35,000,000. 5. Financing The funds for constructing the northerly portion of the aqueduct will be obtained by the Metropolitan Water District from the sale of short-term notes, backed by annexation charges due the District from its member agencies. The Authority expects to obtain funds for the construction of its portion of the aqueduct from bonds, to be voted on at a special election which will be held on July 9, 1957. 6. Conduits The pipe line will consist of reinforced concrete pipe, except in those portions where the head on the pipe exceeds about 600 feet. Steel pipe will be used in locations with heads above 600 feet. The exact pipe diameters are being determined at present by engineering studies, but will probably vary from about 48 inches to 84 inches in diameter. |
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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. |