MS 302 San Diego County Water Authority Collection
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical / Historical Notes
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Collection Inventory
- San Diego County Water Authority,
- Metropolitan Water District,
- City of San Diego,
- San Diego Aqueduct,
- San Diego Water Development,
- California Water Development,
- Colorado River,
- Water Treaties with Mexico,
- Subject Files
Summary Information
- Repository
- San Diego History Center Document Collection
- Creator
- San Diego County Water Authority .
- Title
- San Diego County Water Authority Collection
- ID
- MS 302
- Date [inclusive]
- 1909-2010
- Extent
- 49.5 Linear feet (69 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection contains administrative papers, reports, and other reference materials from the library and offices of the San Diego County Water Authority.
Preferred Citation
San Diego County Water Authority Collection, MS 302, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) was created June 9, 1944 by an act of the State Legislature. It was established as a public agency to administer the county’s Colorado River water rights. SDCWA officials work in Sacramento and Washington D.C. to monitor legislation with potential impact for the San Diego County region. The Water Authority promotes water conservation and reclamation programs, youth education, and other projects to improve the quality and reliability of local water supplies. By the early 2000s, the Water Authority included 24 member agencies around the county.
The history of water in San Diego is one of cyclical droughts and floods. The region has a 10-11 year flood cycle, but flood years are occasionally skipped, so immense amounts of water must be stored to last through dry periods. The water needs of the City of San Diego have often conflicted with the needs of local farmers and other city districts. In 1922, the Colorado River Compact was formed and included California as one of the seven states entitled to an allocation of the Colorado River. The Metropolitan Water District was formed in 1927 to develop the entitlement for cities throughout Southern California. Boulder Dam was completed in 1935 and the All-American Canal in 1940, but legal conflicts continued with Arizona over the size of the allocation.
World War II and the arrival of the military in San Diego nearly doubled the local population and led to threats of water shortages. The newly formed SDCWA worked with the Navy and the US Bureau of Reclamation to construct the San Jacinto-San Vicente Aqueduct, though later there would be conflict with the government over the appropriateness of Navy financing. Water from the Colorado River finally arrived in the San Vicente Reservoir in November 1947. A second pipeline was completed in 1952.
In 1959, SDCWA officials including Board Chairman, Fred A. Heilbron and General Counsel, William H. Jennings joined a statewide effort to pass the Burns-Porter Act. This act authorized the State Water Project, which stretches 700 miles from Lake Oroville to Lake Perris via Feather River, the Sacramento River, and several other byways before joining the Metropolitan Water District system. The SDCWA eventually added three more pipelines to draw water from the Colorado River and Northern California via the State Water Project.
Scope and Content
This collection contains administrative papers, reports, and other reference materials from the library and offices of the San Diego County Water Authority.
Administrative papers for the San Diego County Water Authority include annual reports from 1946-1998, strategic planning documents, public opinion surveys, workshop materials, brochures, and 26 scrapbooks dating from the 1930s. There are also several scrapbooks on specific topics in later series. Administrative papers for the Metropolitan Water District contain most issues of the Aqueduct News newsletter from 1934-1973 detailing progress with Colorado River water, as well as a scrapbook of clippings, mailers, pamphlets, and citizens’ committee material. Additionally there is some material from the City of San Diego, including the 1931 city charter, yearbooks from 1945-1947, and brochures about the city as a tourist destination.
The collection contains numerous reports, legislative documents, and other materials on water development projects involving San Diego, California, the Colorado River, and Mexico. Records on the San Diego Aqueduct include pre-planning recommendations, design and construction, the impact of World War II and controversial aid from the Navy, and later expansion projects. Records on San Diego water development include histories of water in the region, a sourcebook on applying preferential rights, water supplies and usage throughout the county, planning in urban areas, reclamation studies, quality control, and flood control. Additionally, there are several reports on individual water projects such as Lake Hodges, the Bonsall Reservoir, the San Luis Reservoir, and the Pamo Valley Reservoir, as well as assorted photographs of dam sites.
Records on California water development contain numerous state bulletins, reports, project updates, and other literature on the water conditions and supplies of the state, as well as the design and implementation of the State Water Plan and State Water Project, including specific aspects such as the Feather River Project. This series also includes region-specific water resource development plans for basin/drainage regions, the Central Valley, and the Southwest region. Additionally, there are reports on drought in the mid-1970s, water conservation, quality control, and projected future developments.
Records on the Colorado River include histories, reports and recommendations, government proceedings from various court cases, and information on the Boulder Canyon Project, water quality control, the Citizens’ Committee for Colorado River Water, and various pamphlets and brochures. Records on Mexico are primarily arguments for or against water treaties and how they affect supply between California and Mexico.
Finally, subject files contain books, reports, published government proceedings, and brochures on topics such as climate, economics, history, hydroelectric power, irrigation, soil preservation, water conservation, education, legal cases, volunteer water monitoring, sewage reclamation, and water rights conflicts.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into nine series.
Series I: San Diego County Water Authority
Series II: Metropolitan Water District
Series III: City of San Diego
Series IV: San Diego Aqueduct
Series V: San Diego Water Development
Series VI: California Water Development
Series VII: Colorado River
Series VIII: Water Treaties with Mexico
Series IX: Subject Files
Series I-VIII are arranged by subject. Series IX is arranged alphabetically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
San Diego History Center Document Collection September 9, 2014
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2013.22.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Samantha Mills on September 9, 2014.
This collection was processed as part of a grant project supported by the San Diego County Water Authority with generous funding from the Hans and Margaret Doe Foundation.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- American Water Works Association .
- Boulder Canyon Project .
- California State Water Project .
- Central Arizona Project Aqueduct (Ariz.) .
- Central Valley Project (Calif.) .
- Citizens’ Committee for Colorado River Water .
- Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.) .
- Colorado River Water Users’ Association .
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.) .
- Feather River Project (Calif.) .
- Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (U.S.) .
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.) .
- San Diego County Committee for Vital Water .
- United States. Navy.
- Upper Colorado River Commission .
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
Geographic Name(s)
- All-American Canal (Calif.)
- Bonsall Reservoir
- Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
- Hodges, Lake (Calif.)
- Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Mexico
- Pamo Valley Reservoir
- Peripheral Canal
- San Diego (Calif.)
- San Diego Aqueduct
- San Luis Reservoir (Calif.)
- San Pasqual Valley (Calif.)
Personal Name(s)
- Heilbron, Fred A.
- Jennings, William H.
Subject(s)
- Aqueducts
- Brochures
- City planning
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Conference proceedings
- Droughts
- Education — Standards
- Flood control
- Flood dams and reservoirs
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Hydrology
- International obligations
- Legislation
- Municipal water supply
- Newsletters
- Reservoir sedimentation
- Scrapbooks
- Soil conservation
- State water planning
- Water conservation
- Water development, supply, and management
- Water districts
- Water quality management
- Water reuse
- Water rights
- Water supply — California — San Diego County
- Water use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The majority of the collection is in good condition, except for the scrapbooks. The scrapbooks are at various stages of deterioration. They remain with their original covers, but many have deconstructed bindings (e.g. rope removed from stab bindings). All have been interleaved and oversize scrapbooks have been placed in individual boxes.
San Diego Aqueduct photograph scrapbook pages (boxes 13-14) are made of degrading paper. Photographs that have already come unglued have been placed in archival sleeves. Those remaining are fixed to the pages by a single spot of glue apiece. The remainder of the photographs could potentially become detached allowing them to be removed and sleeved without damaging the originals and with captions intact.
Three folded maps from a bulletin rating California soils (box 36 folder 8) may require future encapsulation.
Collection Inventory
Series I: San Diego County Water Authority, 1924-1998 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| Annual reports, 1946, 1948 | 1:1 | |||
| Annual reports, 1949-1950 | 1:2 | |||
| Annual reports, 1951-1952 | 1:3 | |||
| Annual reports, 1953-1954 | 1:4 | |||
| Annual reports, 1955-1956 | 1:5 | |||
| Annual reports, 1957-1958 | 1:6 | |||
| Annual reports, 1959-1960 | 1:7 | |||
| Annual reports, 1961-1962 | 2:1 | |||
| Annual reports, 1963-1964 | 2:2 | |||
| Annual reports, 1965-1966 | 2:3 | |||
| Annual reports, 1967-1968 | 2:4 | |||
| Annual reports, 1969-1970 | 2:5 | |||
| Annual reports, 1971-1972 | 2:6 | |||
| Annual reports, 1973-1974 | 3:1 | |||
| Annual reports, 1975-1976 | 3:2 | |||
| Annual reports, 1977-1978 | 3:3 | |||
| Annual reports, 1979-1981 | 3:4 | |||
| Annual reports, 1982-1983 | 3:5 | |||
| Annual reports, 1984-1985 | 3:6 | |||
| Annual reports, 1986-1987 | 4:1 | |||
| Annual reports, 1988-1989 | 4:2 | |||
| Annual reports, 1990-1991 | 4:3 | |||
| Annual reports, 1992-1993 | 4:4 | |||
| Annual reports, 1994 | 4:5 | |||
| Annual reports, 1995 | 4:6 | |||
| Annual reports, 1996-1998 | 5:1 | |||
| Correspondence, 1944 May 20–1945 March 14 | 5:2 | |||
| Special meeting transcript (Rainbow Irrigation District), 1953 April 27 | 5:3 | |||
| Administrative Improvement Program proposal, 1960 | 5:4 | |||
| Strategic Planning part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1982 | 5:5 | |||
| Strategic Planning part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1982 | 5:6 | |||
| Earthquake Emergency Response Plan, 1983 March 3 | 5:7 | |||
| 1988 Public Opinion Survey part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1988 March 1 | 5:8 | |||
| 1988 Public Opinion Survey part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1988 March 1 | 5:9 | |||
| 1991 Public Opinion Survey, 1991 October | 5:10 | |||
| Oceanside election, 1946 | 5:11 | |||
| Water bonds fundraising, 1964-1968 | 5:12 | |||
| San Diego County Committee for Vital Water, 1965-1966 | 5:13 | |||
| San Diego County Committee for Vital Water scrapbook, 1966 | 69:2 | |||
| “Future of Regional Government” workshop, 1979 April 28
Includes: Materials from a workshop co-sponsored by the San Diego section of the American Planning Association and the San Diego County League of Women Voters. |
5:14 | |||
| San Diego County Seismic Zonation Workshop part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1991 November 8 | 6:1 | |||
| San Diego County Seismic Zonation Workshop part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1991 November 8 | 6:2 | |||
| San Diego County Seismic Zonation Workshop part 3 (deconstructed binder), 1991 November 8 | 6:3 | |||
| “SDCWA Literature” part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1986-1989 and undated | 6:4 | |||
| “SDCWA Literature” part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1986-1989 and undated | 6:5 | |||
| Scrapbook: “Publicity Record,” 1947 June 17–1949 September 19 | 6:6 | |||
| Scrapbook 1: “City of San Diego Water Supply and Water Supply Problems” part 1, 1927-1932 | 6:7 | |||
| Scrapbook 1: “City of San Diego Water Supply and Water Supply Problems” part 2, 1927-1932 | 6:8 | |||
| Scrapbook 2: “Colorado River Water for San Diego and Los Angeles, Laguna Salada,” 1930-1932 | 6:9 | |||
| Scrapbook 3: “El Capitan Dam” part 1, 1929-1932 | 7:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 3: “El Capitan Dam” part 2, 1929-1932 | 7:2 | |||
| Scrapbook 4: “Mission Gorge No. 2 San Diego River” part 1, 1930-1931 | 7:3 | |||
| Scrapbook 4: “Mission Gorge No. 2 San Diego River” part 2, 1930-1931 | 7:4 | |||
| Scrapbook 5: “San Diego River Watershed Development,” 1930-1932 | 7:5 | |||
| Scrapbook 6: “El Capitan Dam,” 1932 | 7:6 | |||
| Scrapbook 7: 1944-1946 August | 44:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 8: 1946 September–1947 February | 44:2 | |||
| Scrapbook 9: 1947 February–1947 October | 45:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 10: 1947 October–1948 October | 45:2 | |||
| Scrapbook 11: 1948 | 46:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 12: 1948 November–1949 December | 46:2 | |||
| Scrapbook 13: 1950 January–1950 August | 47:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 14: 1950 August–1951 November | 47:2 | |||
| Scrapbook 15: 1951 December–1952 July | 48:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 16: 1951 November–1953 April | 49:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 17: 1953-1956 | 50:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 18: 1956-1957 | 51:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 19: 1957 November–1962 May | 52:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 20: 1966–1968 July | 53:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 21: 1968 August–1971 July | 54:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 22: 1971 May–1972 April | 55:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 23: 1972 May–1973 August | 56:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 24: 1973 August–1974 December | 57:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 25: 1975 January–1976 December | 58:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 26: 1977 January–1978 September | 59:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 27: 1978 October–1981 December | 60:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 28: 1982 February–1984 May | 61:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 29: 1984 April–1984 December | 62:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 30: 1985 January–1985 August | 63:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 31: 1985 August–1987 May | 64:1 | |||
| Scrapbook 32: 1987 October–1989 January | 65:1 | |||
| Miscellanea, undated
Includes: Excerpts from texts about San Diego County Water Authority and County Water Act. |
7:7 | |||
| Miscellanea, 1924, 1990,1995, 1998 and undated
Includes: “The Freeman Report”; Historic Water Conservation and Transfer Agreement, signed by Boards of Imperial Irrigation District and SDCWA; commendation to SDCWA from Public Relations Society of America for the Bronze Anvil Program. Set of four conservation ads mounted onto poster board; enlarged text of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 102 Relative to Water Awareness Month, signed by Senator Killea; map of SDCWA areas of responsibility in 1995 (in Oversize Collections F4 D1). |
69:3-5 | |||
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Series II: Metropolitan Water District, 1930-1981 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| Annexation with SDCWA: Correspondence, 1944 September 15–1946 April 19 | 8:1 | |||
| Annexation with SDCWA: Discussions, 1946 and undated | 8:2 | |||
| Annual report, 1974 | 8:3 | |||
| Annual report, 1981 | 8:4 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1934 June 15–1934 December 20 | 8:5 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1935 January 20–1935 December 23 | 8:6 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1936 January 8–1936 December 25 | 8:7 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1937 January 10–1937 December 25 | 8:8 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1938 January 10–1938 December 25 | 8:9 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1939 January 25–1939 December 25 | 8:10 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1940 January 25–1940 December 25 | 8:11 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1941 January 25–1946 December | 9:1 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1947 January–1948 December | 9:2 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1949 January–1950 December | 9:3 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1951 January–1952 December | 9:4 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1953 January–1954 December | 9:5 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1955 January–1956 December | 9:6 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1957 January–1957 December | 9:7 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1958 January–1959 December | 9:8 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1960 January–1960 December | 9:9 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1961 January–1961 December | 9:10 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1962 January–1963 December | 9:11 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1964 March–1965 December | 9:12 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1966 January–1966 December | 9:13 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1967 January–1967 December | 9:14 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1968 January–1968 December | 9:15 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1969 January–1969 December | 9:16 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1970 January–1970 December | 10:1 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1971 January–1971 December | 10:2 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1972 January–1972 December | 10:3 | |||
| “Aqueduct News” newsletter, 1973 January–1973 November | 10:4 | |||
| MWD Scrapbook part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1930–1931
Includes: Articles, letterhead, mailers, photo copies of ads, pamphlets from MWD and various citizens’ committees in favor of expanding water resources. |
10:5 | |||
| MWD Scrapbook part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1930-1931
Includes: Articles, letterhead, mailers, photo copies of ads, pamphlets from MWD and various citizens’ committees in favor of expanding water resources. |
10:6 | |||
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Series III: City of San Diego, 1931-1953 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| City charter, 1931 | 10:7 | |||
| City yearbook 1944-45, 1945 | 10:8 | |||
| City yearbook 1945-46, 1946 | 10:9 | |||
| City yearbook 1946-47, 1947 | 10:10 | |||
| City Water Department annual report, 1947 October 1 | 10:11 | |||
| San Diego Chamber of Commerce annual report, 1948 | 11:1 | |||
| Brochures, 1945-1953 | 11:2 | |||
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Series IV: San Diego Aqueduct, 1930 October 23-1965 February 25 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| First Aqueduct: Reports and recommendations, 1930 October 23–1947 September 17
Includes: A report by H.N. Savage; remarks by Captain A.K. Fogg; and geology and lab reports by L.H. Tuthill. |
11:3 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Impact of World War II, 1944 August–1946 August 20
Includes: A report on the impact of the war in the San Diego area; issues of “San Diego Business” charting area growth; and communications from President Roosevelt. |
11:4 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Preliminary report by R.B. Ward, 1944 September | 11:5 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Preliminary report by R.B. Ward [copy], 1944 September | 11:6 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Preliminary report on All-American Canal connection, 1946 January | 11:7 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Hearings before Senate committee, 1947 February | 11:8 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments meeting, 1947 February 27 | 11:9 | |||
| First Aqueduct: “Report on need and feasibility of increasing the capacity of the San Diego Aqueduct,” 1948 July 29 | 12:1 | |||
| First Aqueduct: “San Diego Aqueduct Project,” 1948 July
Includes: A report on the need, pre-construction planning, administration, construction history, and financing of the project from the Eleventh Naval District in San Diego. |
12:2 | |||
| First Aqueduct: Investigation, design, and construction, 1948 | 12:3 | |||
| First Aqueduct: “San Jacinto-San Vicente Aqueduct” by M.W. Loving, 1953 | 12:4 | |||
| Second Aqueduct: Subsurface explorations, 1958 February 27 | 12:5 | |||
| Second Aqueduct: Dedication program, 1960 December 1 | 12:6 | |||
| Expansions: Report on Metropolitan Connection enlargement, 1950 October | 12:7 | |||
| Expansions: Report on Metropolitan Connection enlargement, 1951 January | 12:8 | |||
| Expansions: Report on Metropolitan Connection enlargement, 1951 September | 12:9 | |||
| Expansions: Report on constructing second barrel of Second Aqueduct, 1965 February 25 | 13:1 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 1-6), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
13:2 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 7-12), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
13:3 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 13-18), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
13:4 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 19-24), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
14:1 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 25-30), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
14:2 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 31-36), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
14:3 | |||
| Aqueduct photograph scrapbook (p. 37-39), 1964-1965
Scope and Content: Contents originally in a binder. Processor numbered pages to retain original order. Loose photos have been sleeved and kept with original page. See numbers on front corners or back of sleeved photos to match with captions on page (e.g. “#3” or “S-14-4”). |
14:4 | |||
| Aqueduct scrapbook, 1944 December–1948 July | 66:1 | |||
| Scrapbook: “Aqueduct dedication publicity record,” 1947 October–1947 December | 66:2 | |||
| Articles, 1945 January 20–1952 June 4 and undated | 15:1 | |||
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Series V: San Diego Water Development, 1925-1996 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| History: Timelines, undated | 15:2 | |||
| History: “San Diego’s quest for water,” 1947 | 15:3 | |||
| History: “A history of the dams and water supply of western San Diego County” part 1, 1953 | 15:4 | |||
| History: “A history of the dams and water supply of western San Diego County” part 2, 1953 | 15:5 | |||
| History: Water supply and water agencies, Undated | 15:6 | |||
| Preferential rights sourcebook part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1996 January 11 | 15:7 | |||
| Preferential rights sourcebook part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1996 January 11 | 15:8 | |||
| Water supply: La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley Irrigation District, 1941-1947 | 15:9 | |||
| Water supply: Escondido Soil Conservation District, 1947 February | 15:10 | |||
| Water supply: Mission Basin, 1950 March | 16:1 | |||
| Water supply: San Diego County, 1924–1945 and undated
Includes: Issue of “The Freeman Report” from 1924, on San Diego water supply (in F4D1). |
16:2 | |||
| Water supply: Report on probable future developments, 1955 June | 16:3 | |||
| Water supply: Study of potential supply, 1983 July | 16:4 | |||
| Water supply: “The need for stand-by water for the San Diego area” (book), 1941 | 69:1 | |||
| Water use: Escondido irrigation, 1948 | 16:5 | |||
| Water use: 1956-57 estimates and actuals, 1957 May | 16:6 | |||
| Water use: San Diego County land and water use survey, 1968 | 16:7 | |||
| Urban planning: San Diego metropolitan area, 1937 | 16:8 | |||
| Urban planning: San Diego Bay toll highway, 1957 | 16:9 | |||
| Urban planning: Urban drought plan, Undated [c. 1970s] | 17:1 | |||
| Urban planning: Effectiveness of 208 program, 1982 April | 17:2 | |||
| Urban planning: Profiles of special districts, 1996 | 17:3 | |||
| Water reclamation: Senate hearings on Santa Margarita River controversy, 1952 | 17:4 | |||
| Water reclamation: Report on sewage treatment in San Diego County, 1952 September | 17:5 | |||
| Water reclamation: Study on Balboa Park and Mission Bay Park, 1963 March | 17:6 | |||
| Water reclamation: San Pasqual Valley Project, 1986 | 17:7 | |||
| Water conservation committee report, 1972 June 1 | 17:8 | |||
| Water quality control plan, 1975 | 18:1 | |||
| Water and power plan, 1980 | 18:2 | |||
| Semi-tropic storage electrical consumption, 1991 | 18:3 | |||
| Flood control: Rainfall and stream run-off since 1769, 1931 | 18:4 | |||
| Flood control: Storms in San Diego County, 1906-1969, undated | 18:5 | |||
| Flood control: Poway Valley study, 1967 | 18:6 | |||
| Flood control: Las Chollas Creek, 1975 April | 18:7 | |||
| Flood control: 1975 hydrology report, 1975 | 18:8 | |||
| Flood control: Hydrology of San Diego River, 1975 July | 18:9 | |||
| Flood control: “Upper San Diego River flood control investigation,” 1976 February | 18:10 | |||
| Water storage: North County reservoir sites, 1966 December 31 | 18:11 | |||
| Water projects: Upper Lake Hodges Project, 1925 May | 19:1 | |||
| Water projects: Bonsall Reservoir and Mission Underground Basin, 1954 | 19:2 | |||
| Water projects: San Luis Reservoir and forebay recreation development, 1965 May | 19:3 | |||
| Water projects: San Pasqual Valley/Lake Hodges area plan, 1985 October | 19:4 | |||
| Water projects: Pamo Valley Reservoir, 1984–1994 | 19:5 | |||
| Water projects: Dam site photos, 1925–1938 and undated | 19:6 | |||
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Series VI: California Water Development, 1928-2001 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| History, 1961 – 1993 | 19:7 | |||
| State bulletins: Water conditions in California, 1973 December–1975 April | 19:8 | |||
| State bulletins: Water conditions in California, 1976 February–1978 May 1 | 19:9 | |||
| State bulletins: Water conditions in California, 1982 April 1–1998 May 1 | 19:10 | |||
| State bulletin: Water conditions and flood events in California, 1977 July | 19:11 | |||
| State bulletin: Crop water use in California, 1986 April | 20:1 | |||
| California public works plan, 1960
Includes: A large report by Weber Foundation Studies, including step-by-step water plan with numerous maps. |
20:2 | |||
| State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” volume 1, 1956 May | 20:3 | |||
| State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” volume 2, 1956 May | 20:4 | |||
| State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” volume 3, 1956 May | 21:1 | |||
| State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” conclusions and recommendations, 1956 May | 21:2 | |||
| State Water Plan: Economic considerations, 1958 March–1960 February 1 | 21:3 | |||
| State Water Project: Design and construction, 1964 February–1964 March 3 | 21:4 | |||
| State Water Project: Progress report, 1965 March | 21:5 | |||
| State Water Project: Metropolitan Water District aqueduct expansion, 1965 February | 21:6 | |||
| State Water Project: Kern County water dedication, 1968 May 17 | 21:7 | |||
| State Water Project: Peripheral Canal, 1974 August–1979 February | 21:8 | |||
| State Water Project: The Burns-Porter Act, 1984 April | 21:9 | |||
| State Water Project: State water contractors, 1987 June | 22:1 | |||
| State Water Project: Municipal water quality control, 1989 February | 22:2 | |||
| State Water Project: Management of project in 1998, 2001 March | 22:3 | |||
| State Water Project: Articles, 1961 January 5–1961 May 5 | 22:4 | |||
| Basin region planning: “Drainage basin problems and programs,” 1936 December | 22:5 | |||
| Basin region planning: Field estimate data, 1944 | 22:6 | |||
| Basin region planning: South coastal basin water supply, 1950 December | 22:7 | |||
| Basin region planning: South coastal basin investigation, 1953 | 22:8 | |||
| Basin region planning: Weber Foundation study on Basin Plan, Undated | 22:9 | |||
| Central Valley Project: Feasibility of state ownership and operation, 1952 March | 22:10 | |||
| Central Valley Project: Management survey, 1953 November | 23:1 | |||
| Central Valley Project: Status of state acquisition, 1955 February | 23:2 | |||
| Central Valley Project: Enlarging Shasta Lake, 1978 November | 23:3 | |||
| Southwest planning: Water supply summary bulletins, 1954 | 23:4 | |||
| Southwest planning: Water supply summary bulletins, 1955 April | 23:5 | |||
| Southwest planning: Water supply summary bulletins, 1955 June | 23:6 | |||
| Southwest planning: Water resources summary bulletins, 1952 September 30 – 1954 March | 23:7 | |||
| Southwest planning: Water resources summary bulletins, 1956 May–1957 | 23:8 | |||
| Southwest planning: Water resources summary bulletins, 1959-1964 | 24:1 | |||
| Southwest planning: Feasibility of public ownership of Sweetwater System, 1956 January 3 | 24:2 | |||
| Southwest planning: Review of Pacific Southwest Water Plan, 1964 March 18 | 24:3 | |||
| Southwest planning: Pacific Southwest Project, 1964 March 30
Includes: A proposed act authorizing coordinated development of water resources in the Pacific Southwest region. |
24:4 | |||
| Feather River Project: Memo on water rights applications, 1954 August | 24:5 | |||
| Feather River Project: Report on feasibility of project, 1951 May
Scope and Content: There is an extended, bound version of this report in folder 7. |
24:6 | |||
| Feather River Project: Report on feasibility of project, 1951 May
Scope and Content: This is an extended, bound version of the report in folder 6. |
24:7 | |||
| Feather River Project: Analysis of Los Angeles importation proposal, 1960 May | 24:8 | |||
| Feather River Project: Senate Permanent Fact Finding Committee, 1967 | 24:9 | |||
| Feather River Project: Articles, 1954 March 3–1955 December 28 | 24:10 | |||
| Feather River Project: Articles, 1956 January 9–1956 December 18 | 25:1 | |||
| Feather River Project: Articles, 1957 January 17–1957 December 18 | 25:2 | |||
| Feather River Project: Articles, 1958 January 2–1958 December 24 | 25:3 | |||
| Feather River Project: Articles, 1959 January 13–1959 September 22 | 25:4 | |||
| Feather River Project: Articles, 1960 January 1–1960 December 31 | 25:5 | |||
| Feather River Project: Prop 1 Articles, 1960
Scope and Content: Articles originally pinned in a folder, all articles have been copied and kept in original order. Also includes a brochure and press release text. |
25:6 | |||
| California drought: Report on dry year impacts, 1976 February 1 | 25:7 | |||
| California drought: Update by The Resources Agency, 1976 May | 25:8 | |||
| California drought: Update by The Resources Agency, 1977 February 15 | 25:9 | |||
| California drought: Governor’s drought conference, 1977 March | 25:10 | |||
| California drought: Update by The Resources Agency, 1977 August | 25:11 | |||
| California drought: Report on extent, damage, and governmental response, 1977 October 19 | 25:12 | |||
| California drought: Report on projected economic effects in 1990, 1982 April 13 | 25:13 | |||
| California drought: Report on preparing for future drought, 2000 July | 25:14 | |||
| Special districts, 1974 February 15–1980 February 1 | 25:15 | |||
| Water conservation, 1971 April | 26:1 | |||
| Water quality monitoring program, 1956 June | 26:2 | |||
| Water resources development: Department of Interior interim report, 1951 January | 26:3 | |||
| Water resources development: Corps of Engineers report, 1953 January 1 | 26:4 | |||
| Water resources development: Report on future needs, 1987 November | 26:5 | |||
| Miscellaneous reports, 1928–1991
Includes: Reports on failure of St. Francis dam, 1937 San Miguel fire, chlorination equipment for Cachuma Project, impact of snow augmentation in Sierra Nevada Mountains, and a technical summary of engineering features of Los Banos Grandes Facilities. |
26:6 | |||
| Brochures and articles: League of Women Voters, 1966–1981 and undated
Includes: Information and opinions on water issues such as Peripheral Canal and SB 200, and a tour of Oroville Dam. |
26:7 | |||
| Brochures and articles: Miscellanea, 1964 February 26–1992 April 27 and undated | 26:8 | |||
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Series VII: Colorado River, 1926 April 15-2003 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| Histories and summaries, 1930-1939 | 27:1 | |||
| Histories and summaries, 1945–1947 and undated | 27:2 | |||
| Colorado River contracts part 1, 1926 April 15–1946 May 17
Scope and Content: Contents originally pinned in a folder, documents retain original order. |
27:3 | |||
| Colorado River contracts part 2, 1926 April 15–1946 May 17
Scope and Content: Contents originally pinned in a folder, documents retain original order. |
27:4 | |||
| Reports and recommendations: Future water requirements, 1944 April 12 | 27:5 | |||
| Reports and recommendations: Plan for distributing water, 1946 June 7 | 27:6 | |||
| Reports and recommendations: Proposed storage facilities, 1954 August | 27:7 | |||
| Reports and recommendations: Water supply of Lower Colorado River Basin, 1952 November | 28:1 | |||
| Upper Colorado River Commission first annual report, 1950 March 20 | 28:2 | |||
| Western Water bulletins, 1959–1961 | 28:3 | |||
| Western Water bulletins, 1962-1964 | 28:4 | |||
| Western Water bulletins, 1968–1977 | 28:5 | |||
| State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Appendices to the answer, 1952 | 29:1 | |||
| State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Utah’s proposed findings of fact, 1957 October | 29:2 | |||
| State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Arizona’s proposed findings of fact, 1958 October | 29:3 | |||
| State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Nevada’s proposed findings of fact, 1958 October | 29:4 | |||
| State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: United States Government’s proposed findings of fact, 1959 October | 29:5 | |||
| State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Petition for rehearing, 1963 October | 29:6 | |||
| Senate hearings: Colorado River water rights, 1948 May 10–1948 May 14 | 29:7 | |||
| Senate hearings: Central Arizona Project, 1951 March 15–1951 April 18 | 29:8 | |||
| Senate hearings: Colorado River Basin Project, 1967 March 13–1967 March 17 | 30:1 | |||
| Senate reports, 1949 August 3–1955 March 25
Includes: Reports on Bridge Canyon Project, Colorado River Storage Project, and depletion of surface water supplies. |
30:2 | |||
| Boulder Canyon Project: General information, 1941-1945 | 30:3 | |||
| Boulder Canyon Project: All-American Canal water requirements, 1944 May 20 | 30:4 | |||
| Boulder Canyon Project: Colorado River investigations volume II, 1936 December 10 | 30:5 | |||
| Boulder Canyon Project: Colorado River investigations volume IV, 1937 January 8 | 30:6 | |||
| Colorado-Big Thompson Project, 1962 | 30:7 | |||
| Water quality control: Need for controlling salinity, 1970 August | 30:8 | |||
| Water quality control: Improvement program, 1974 January | 30:9 | |||
| Water quality control: 1984 plan, 1984 November | 31:1 | |||
| Conferences, 1950, 1997
Includes: Colorado River Compact 75th anniversary symposium proceedings and sixth annual Colorado River Water Users Conference proceedings. |
31:2 | |||
| Citizens’ Committee for Colorado River Water, 1946 September 6–1946 October 25 and undated | 31:3 | |||
| Scrapbook: “Citizen’s Committee for Colorado River Water publicity record,” 1946 September–1946 November | 67:1 | |||
| Literature / Brochures, 1950-1959 | 31:4 | |||
| Literature / Brochures, 1995-2003 | 31:5 | |||
| Literature / Brochures, Undated | 31:6 | |||
| Articles, 1947 and undated
Includes: A publicity record book of newspaper articles for San Diego Colorado River Association and a typed press release. |
31:7 | |||
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Series VIII: Water Treaties with Mexico, 1944-1983 |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| Six States Committee, Undated
Includes: A three volume brief in support of the treaty with Mexico. |
31:8 | |||
| Opposition to treaty, 1944 | 31:9 | |||
| Opposition to treaty, 1945 and undated | 31:10 | |||
| Senate hearings, 1945 January 22–1945 January 26 | 32:1 | |||
| Senate hearings, 1945 January 29–1945 February 3 | 32:2 | |||
| Suggested revisions to treaty, 1945 February 5–1945 March 5 | 32:3 | |||
| Allocation of waters under treaty, 1953 May | 32:4 | |||
| Proposed Joint International Reclamation Project, 1983 November | 32:5 | |||
| Miscellanea, 1946 and undated
Includes: A water bulletin about flow of Rio Grande into Mexico and a historical summary of the treaty. |
32:6 | |||
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Series IX: Subject Files |
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| Box-folder | ||||
| Atlases, 1951-1978
Includes: Three Thomas Bros. Atlases marked up with water routes and territories. |
32:7 | |||
| Atlases: “The California water atlas,” 1978 | 68:3 | |||
| American Water Works Association centennial book, 1981 | 32:8 | |||
| Biography: Nathan L. Eggert (SDHS oral history), 1992 September 19 | 32:9 | |||
| Biography: William Jennings part 1, 1967
Scope and Content: Transcript of an oral history, originally in a binder. |
33:1 | |||
| Biography: William Jennings part 2, 1967
Scope and Content: Transcript of an oral history, originally in a binder. |
33:2 | |||
| Biography: Uriah Lott (by J.L. Allhands), 1949 | 33:3 | |||
| Central Arizona Project, 1963 June | 33:4 | |||
| “Climate change and U.S. water resources” (by Paul E. Waggoner), 1990 | 33:5 | |||
| Contacts, 1944 December
Includes: A directory of officials of flood control, reclamation, levee and drainage districts, and municipalities. |
33:6 | |||
| Economic interdependence of western states, 1968 | 33:7 | |||
| Filtered water distribution study, 1973 August | 33:8 | |||
| Filtered water distribution study, 1974 April | 34:1 | |||
| Geology: “Natural provinces of Southern California,” 1976 | 34:2 | |||
| Headwaters: Control and use, 1936
Includes: A book of papers presented at Upstream Engineering Conference. |
34:3 | |||
| History articles, 1964, 1993 | 34:4 | |||
| History books: “Coachella Valley’s golden years,” 1978 | 34:5 | |||
| History books: “The stratagems and the aqueducts of Rome,” 1925 | 34:6 | |||
| History books: “Water for the West: The Bureau of Reclamation 1902-1977,” 1979 | 34:7 | |||
| History books: “Water in the West: Western water flows to the cities,” 1987 | 34:8 | |||
| History books: “The San Felipe story,” 1987 | 34:9 | |||
| History pamphlets, 1978
Includes: Pamphlets from the Bureau of Reclamation on individual states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, and Nevada. |
35:1 | |||
| History pamphlets, 1978
Includes: Pamphlets from the Bureau of Reclamation on individual states: New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. |
35:2 | |||
| Hydraulic tables and diagrams (book), 1909 | 68:1 | |||
| Hydroelectric power: Overview and guidelines, 1979-1993 | 35:3 | |||
| Hydroelectric power: HydroWire supplemental edition, 1997 | 35:4 | |||
| Irrigation: “Manual for measurement of irrigation water,” 1946 October | 35:5 | |||
| Irrigation: “Pesticide applicators safety manual for irrigation systems,” 1988 | 35:6 | |||
| Irrigation: Report on projects on Rio Grande River, 1919 | 35:7 | |||
| Mortars and concretes, 1932 July | 35:8 | |||
| Political Reform Act, 1991 | 35:9 | |||
| Plant life in California, 1979-1980 | 36:1 | |||
| Pumping plants, 1976 | 36:2 | |||
| Reservoir sedimentation surveys, 1953 | 36:3 | |||
| “Ring deflection of buried pipes,” 1966 May 1 | 36:4 | |||
| Snow hydrology, 1956 June 30
Includes: A report on investigations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
36:5 | |||
| Soil preservation: Nitrate removal, 1976 May | 36:6 | |||
| Soil preservation: Pervious fences, 1951 February | 36:7 | |||
| Soil preservation: Rating California soils, 1936 January
Includes: Three maps originally accompanying Bulletin 599. Maps are folded. |
36:8 | |||
| Travel: “Down the Colorado” (book), 1969 | 68:2 | |||
| Urban growth in Los Angeles, 1997
Includes: The book “The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles” by William Fulton. |
37:1 | |||
| Water conservation: National water policy, 1950 June | 37:2 | |||
| Water conservation: Water and power resources service project data, 1981 | 37:3 | |||
| Water conservation conference: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1935 March | 38:1 | |||
| Water conservation conference: National Manufacturer’s Convention, 1963-1964
Includes: Handouts and brochures from an envelope labeled: “1st National Manufacturers Convention San Francisco Jan. 1964.” |
38:2 | |||
| Water conservation conference: National Manufacturer’s Convention, 1963-1964
Includes: Handouts and brochures from an envelope labeled: “1st National Manufacturers Convention San Francisco Jan. 1964.” |
38:3 | |||
| Water education: Metropolitan Education Unit, 2005 December 16 | 38:4 | |||
| Water education: Wizard of Water Magic Show, 1999 | 38:5 | |||
| Water education: Environmental-based education, 1998-2002
Includes: A State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER) report and other literature. |
38:6 | |||
| Water education: California K-12 science content standards, 1998–1999 and undated | 38:7 | |||
| Water education: California K-12 history-social science content standards, 1998 | 38:8 | |||
| Water education: Sample curricula materials, 1974–2006 and undated | 38:9 | |||
| Water education: San Diego County Water Authority free program brochures, 1996-2010 | 38:10 | |||
| Water education: Brochures, 1989–1992 and undated | 39:1 | |||
| Water education: Miscellanea, 1948-2007
Includes: A SeaWorld Environmental Excellence Award application, and articles on water and youth education. |
39:2 | |||
| Water law: History, 1992
Includes: The book “To Reclaim A Divided West: Water, La, and Public Policy 1848-1902” by Donald J. Pisani. |
39:3 | |||
| Water law: Trends and directions, 1993
Includes: The book “Natural Resources Policy and Law: Trends and Directions” edited by Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Sarah F. Bates. |
39:4 | |||
| Water law: Legislation, 1933-1984
Includes: Copies of Metropolitan Water District Act, County Water Authority Act, Municipal Water District Act, and a binder of Senate and Assembly bills from 1982-1984. |
39:5 | |||
| Water law: “General comparison of California Water District acts,” 1973 November | 39:6 | |||
| Water law: Reclamation Project Act of 1939, 1946-1948
Includes: Hearings on proposed amendments to the act and a bill relating to the sale of electric power and lease of power privileges under the act. |
40:1 | |||
| Water law: Water Resources Policy Commission, 1950-1968 | 40:2 | |||
| Water law: Clean water action plan, 1998 | 40:3 | |||
| Water law: House Subcommittee to Study Civil Works, 1952 | 40:4 | |||
| Water law: Miscellanea, 1951-1964
Includes: Bills on water rights, states’ interests, and Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in Colorado. |
40:5 | |||
| Water monitoring: General handbooks, 1992-2001 | 40:6 | |||
| Water monitoring: Estuary monitoring methods manual, 1993 | 40:7 | |||
| Water monitoring: Stream monitoring methods manual, 1997 | 41:1 | |||
| Water monitoring: Wetlands monitoring resource guide, 2001 | 41:2 | |||
| Water monitoring: Quality assurance project plans, 1996 | 41:3 | |||
| Water monitoring: Newsletters and brochures, 1993-2004 | 41:4 | |||
| Water reclamation: Reports, 1949-1950
Includes: Report on sewage reclamation in Los Angeles County with associated correspondence. |
41:5 | |||
| Water reclamation: Reports, 1957-1982
Includes: Reports on study of wastewater reclamation by State Water Pollution Control Board, health aspects of reclamation by Department of Health, and use of wiped-film rotating-disk evaporators. |
41:6 | |||
| Water reclamation: Los Angeles plan for water reuse, 1963 July | 41:7 | |||
| Water reclamation: International wastewater treatment plant, 1996 September | 41:8 | |||
| Water reclamation: San Diego River Basin planning and development study, 1989 October | 42:1 | |||
| Water reclamation: UC Berkeley conference, 1956 January | 42:2 | |||
| Water reclamation: Symposium on water supply and water reuse, 1991 June | 42:3 | |||
| Water reclamation: Board workshop East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1991 July 20 | 42:4 | |||
| Water repurification feasibility study part 1 (deconstructed binder), 1994 May | 42:5 | |||
| Water repurification feasibility study part 2 (deconstructed binder), 1994 May | 43:1 | |||
| Water repurification feasibility study part 3 (deconstructed binder), 1994 May | 43:2 | |||
| “Water resources and economic development of the West” conference, 1966 December | 43:3 | |||
| Water rights: “They would rule the valley” (book), 1947 | 43:4 | |||
| “Water rights: Scarce resource allocation, bureaucracy, and the environment” (book), 1983 | 43:5 | |||
| Water rights: “Understanding water rights and conflicts” (book), 1987 | 43:6 | |||
| Western Water Review Advisory Committee, 1998
Includes: A report on challenges for the next century. |
43:7 | |||
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