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Show Part II. REPORT TO THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL BOARD. By Poetee J. Pbestox, Engineer in Charge of Surveys and Examinations. Yttma, Ariz., June 17, 1919. To the All-American Canal Board: INTRODUCTORY. (a) A contract was entered into by the Secretary of the Interior and the directors of the Imperial Irrigation District on February 16, 1918, for a ''complete investigation, survey, and cost estimate of an all-American canal from Laguna Dam, Arizona-California, into the Imperial Valley." The contract further provides, "in order to determine the possibility and feasibility of carrying an adequate supply of water for the irrigation of said lands in the Imperial Valley that such surveys shall be made in sufficient detail, so that the character and cost of development shall be shown"; such surveys shall also investigate the ways and means by which power may be developed as an incident to the construction of such irrigation works and the value and possible uses thereof. (b) Under the terms of the contract and the conditions now existing concerning the irrigation system of the Imperial Irrigation District, the cost of development above mentioned seems to refer to a main canal heading at Laguna Dam and connecting with the main distributing' canals of the irrigation district. Our investigations were therefore confined to a survey and investigation of this main canal from Laguna Dam to connect with the west-side main canal, and thereby intercepting all the other distributing canals of the irrigation district and at the same time being able to .serve the new lands from properly designed distributing canals. (c) A study was made of the available data in the Yuma office of the United States Reclamation Service, and early in March, 1918, a survey was commenced. Frequent meetings and conferences have been held with the board and individual members of the board from time to time, and their counsel and advice, aside from their official duties under the contract, have been of material assistance in the work of making the surveys and the preparation of this report. 72 |
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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. |