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Show 12 PROBLEMS. OF IMPERIAL. VALLEY AND VICINITY. The above table includes only lands which require the construction of the high-line canal to reach them. In addition to this the Imperial irrigation district is heavily interested in having a high line built for the reasons stated in the board report above referred to. The construction of a high-line canal is provided for in a contract with the United States dated October 23, 1918. In addition to this the district is pledged to connection with the Laguna Dam by contract with the Yuma.County Water Users' Association in order to terminate the dangerous practice of maintaining a diversion dam at Hanlon Heading. This connection should be made at the earliest possible date in accordance with the existing understandings and contracts. The distribution of the cost of the high-line canal would be according to the following table: Table No. 10.-Division of costs of canal between Yuma project and Imperial Valley. Cost of high-line canal: To connect with dam.............................................$1, 843; 000 Canal........................................................... 28, 930,000 Total.......................................................... 30, 773, 000 Division of costs of canal: Yuma project by contract...................". , 980,000 Remainder for Imperial Valley......................-............. 29, 793,000 Table No. 11.-Division of costs of canal by acreage benefited. Acres. Amount. Imperial district...............................,................................ 515,000 $18,826,000 Extensions in United States....... 270,000 9,870,000 Extensions in Mexico................. ......... 30,000 1,097,000 Total.................................................... 815,000 29,793,000 Cost per acre, Imperial Valley, $36.55. Division of costs of power installations along canal: Plant No. 1....................................................... |1, 380, 000 Plant No. 2....................................................... 1, 927,000 Total.......................................................... 3, 307,00a Divided as follows- ' Yuma project................................................. 528, 00a Imperial district............................................. 2,051, 000 Pumping..................................................... 728, 000 Table No. 12.--Pumping and distribution system. 3, 307, 000 Pumping is divided as follows: United States.............. Mexico.................... Total................................................ Division of costs of distribution system, including pumps: United States.......................................... Mexico............................................... Total. New lands. Acres. 270,000 30,000 270,000 30,000 Average per acre. $2.21 4.40 53. 57 21.67 Total. $596,00C 132, 00j 728,000 14,401,000 650,000 |
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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] : |