MS 302 San Diego County Water Authority Collection

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Collection Inventory

 Series I: San Diego County Water Authority, 1924-1998

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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