Guide to the San Diego County Water Authority Collection
MS 302
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills
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.
San Diego History Center Document Collection
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
September 9, 2014
Title: San Diego County Water Authority Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 302
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
49.5 Linear feet
(69 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1909-2010
Abstract: This collection contains administrative papers, reports, and other reference materials from the library and offices of the
San Diego County Water Authority.
creator:
San Diego County Water Authority .
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.
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.
Preferred Citation
San Diego County Water Authority Collection, MS 302, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
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.) .
Heilbron, Fred A.
Jennings, William H.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.) .
San Diego County Committee for Vital Water .
United States. Navy.
Upper Colorado River Commission .
All-American Canal (Calif.)
Aqueducts
Bonsall Reservoir
Brochures
City planning
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Conference proceedings
Correspondence
Droughts
Education -- Standards
Flood control
Flood dams and reservoirs
Hodges, Lake (Calif.)
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
Hydroelectric power plants
Hydrology
International obligations
Legislation
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Mexico
Municipal water supply
Newsletters
Pamo Valley Reservoir
Peripheral Canal
Reservoir sedimentation
San Diego (Calif.)
San Diego Aqueduct
San Luis Reservoir (Calif.)
San Pasqual Valley (Calif.)
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
Series I:
San Diego County Water Authority,
1924-1998
Box-folder 1:1
Annual reports,
1946, 1948
Box-folder 1:2
Annual reports,
1949-1950
Box-folder 1:3
Annual reports,
1951-1952
Box-folder 1:4
Annual reports,
1953-1954
Box-folder 1:5
Annual reports,
1955-1956
Box-folder 1:6
Annual reports,
1957-1958
Box-folder 1:7
Annual reports,
1959-1960
Box-folder 2:1
Annual reports,
1961-1962
Box-folder 2:2
Annual reports,
1963-1964
Box-folder 2:3
Annual reports,
1965-1966
Box-folder 2:4
Annual reports,
1967-1968
Box-folder 2:5
Annual reports,
1969-1970
Box-folder 2:6
Annual reports,
1971-1972
Box-folder 3:1
Annual reports,
1973-1974
Box-folder 3:2
Annual reports,
1975-1976
Box-folder 3:3
Annual reports,
1977-1978
Box-folder 3:4
Annual reports,
1979-1981
Box-folder 3:5
Annual reports,
1982-1983
Box-folder 3:6
Annual reports,
1984-1985
Box-folder 4:1
Annual reports,
1986-1987
Box-folder 4:2
Annual reports,
1988-1989
Box-folder 4:3
Annual reports,
1990-1991
Box-folder 4:4
Annual reports,
1992-1993
Box-folder 5:1
Annual reports,
1996-1998
Box-folder 5:2
Correspondence,
1944 May 20–1945 March 14
Box-folder 5:3
Special meeting transcript (Rainbow Irrigation District),
1953 April 27
Box-folder 5:4
Administrative Improvement Program proposal,
1960
Box-folder 5:5
Strategic Planning part 1 (deconstructed binder),
1982
Box-folder 5:6
Strategic Planning part 2 (deconstructed binder),
1982
Box-folder 5:7
Earthquake Emergency Response Plan,
1983 March 3
Box-folder 5:8
1988 Public Opinion Survey part 1 (deconstructed binder),
1988 March 1
Box-folder 5:9
1988 Public Opinion Survey part 2 (deconstructed binder),
1988 March 1
Box-folder 5:10
1991 Public Opinion Survey,
1991 October
Box-folder 5:12
Water bonds fundraising,
1964-1968
Box-folder 5:13
San Diego County Committee for Vital Water,
1965-1966
Box-folder 69:2
San Diego County Committee for Vital Water scrapbook,
1966
Box-folder 5:14
“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.
Box-folder 6:1
San Diego County Seismic Zonation Workshop part 1 (deconstructed binder),
1991 November 8
Box-folder 6:2
San Diego County Seismic Zonation Workshop part 2 (deconstructed binder),
1991 November 8
Box-folder 6:3
San Diego County Seismic Zonation Workshop part 3 (deconstructed binder),
1991 November 8
Box-folder 6:4
“SDCWA Literature” part 1 (deconstructed binder),
1986-1989 and undated
Box-folder 6:5
“SDCWA Literature” part 2 (deconstructed binder),
1986-1989 and undated
Box-folder 6:6
Scrapbook: “Publicity Record,”
1947 June 17–1949 September 19
Box-folder 6:7
Scrapbook 1: “City of San Diego Water Supply and Water Supply Problems” part 1,
1927-1932
Box-folder 6:8
Scrapbook 1: “City of San Diego Water Supply and Water Supply Problems” part 2,
1927-1932
Box-folder 6:9
Scrapbook 2: “Colorado River Water for San Diego and Los Angeles, Laguna Salada,”
1930-1932
Box-folder 7:1
Scrapbook 3: “El Capitan Dam” part 1,
1929-1932
Box-folder 7:2
Scrapbook 3: “El Capitan Dam” part 2,
1929-1932
Box-folder 7:3
Scrapbook 4: “Mission Gorge No. 2 San Diego River” part 1,
1930-1931
Box-folder 7:4
Scrapbook 4: “Mission Gorge No. 2 San Diego River” part 2,
1930-1931
Box-folder 7:5
Scrapbook 5: “San Diego River Watershed Development,”
1930-1932
Box-folder 7:6
Scrapbook 6: “El Capitan Dam,”
1932
Box-folder 44:1
Scrapbook 7:
1944-1946 August
Box-folder 44:2
Scrapbook 8:
1946 September–1947 February
Box-folder 45:1
Scrapbook 9:
1947 February–1947 October
Box-folder 45:2
Scrapbook 10:
1947 October–1948 October
Box-folder 46:2
Scrapbook 12:
1948 November–1949 December
Box-folder 47:1
Scrapbook 13:
1950 January–1950 August
Box-folder 47:2
Scrapbook 14:
1950 August–1951 November
Box-folder 48:1
Scrapbook 15:
1951 December–1952 July
Box-folder 49:1
Scrapbook 16:
1951 November–1953 April
Box-folder 52:1
Scrapbook 19:
1957 November–1962 May
Box-folder 53:1
Scrapbook 20:
1966–1968 July
Box-folder 54:1
Scrapbook 21:
1968 August–1971 July
Box-folder 55:1
Scrapbook 22:
1971 May–1972 April
Box-folder 56:1
Scrapbook 23:
1972 May–1973 August
Box-folder 57:1
Scrapbook 24:
1973 August–1974 December
Box-folder 58:1
Scrapbook 25:
1975 January–1976 December
Box-folder 59:1
Scrapbook 26:
1977 January–1978 September
Box-folder 60:1
Scrapbook 27:
1978 October–1981 December
Box-folder 61:1
Scrapbook 28:
1982 February–1984 May
Box-folder 62:1
Scrapbook 29:
1984 April–1984 December
Box-folder 63:1
Scrapbook 30:
1985 January–1985 August
Box-folder 64:1
Scrapbook 31:
1985 August–1987 May
Box-folder 65:1
Scrapbook 32:
1987 October–1989 January
Box-folder 7:7
Miscellanea,
undated
Includes:
Excerpts from texts about San Diego County Water Authority and County Water Act.
Box-folder 69:3-5
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.
Includes:
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).
Series II:
Metropolitan Water District,
1930-1981
Box-folder 8:1
Annexation with SDCWA: Correspondence,
1944 September 15–1946 April 19
Box-folder 8:2
Annexation with SDCWA: Discussions,
1946 and undated
Box-folder 8:5
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1934 June 15–1934 December 20
Box-folder 8:6
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1935 January 20–1935 December 23
Box-folder 8:7
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1936 January 8–1936 December 25
Box-folder 8:8
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1937 January 10–1937 December 25
Box-folder 8:9
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1938 January 10–1938 December 25
Box-folder 8:10
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1939 January 25–1939 December 25
Box-folder 8:11
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1940 January 25–1940 December 25
Box-folder 9:1
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1941 January 25–1946 December
Box-folder 9:2
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1947 January–1948 December
Box-folder 9:3
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1949 January–1950 December
Box-folder 9:4
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1951 January–1952 December
Box-folder 9:5
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1953 January–1954 December
Box-folder 9:6
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1955 January–1956 December
Box-folder 9:7
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1957 January–1957 December
Box-folder 9:8
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1958 January–1959 December
Box-folder 9:9
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1960 January–1960 December
Box-folder 9:10
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1961 January–1961 December
Box-folder 9:11
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1962 January–1963 December
Box-folder 9:12
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1964 March–1965 December
Box-folder 9:13
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1966 January–1966 December
Box-folder 9:14
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1967 January–1967 December
Box-folder 9:15
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1968 January–1968 December
Box-folder 9:16
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1969 January–1969 December
Box-folder 10:1
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1970 January–1970 December
Box-folder 10:2
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1971 January–1971 December
Box-folder 10:3
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1972 January–1972 December
Box-folder 10:4
“Aqueduct News” newsletter,
1973 January–1973 November
Box-folder 10:5
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.
Box-folder 10:6
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.
Series III:
City of San Diego,
1931-1953
Box-folder 10:8
City yearbook 1944-45,
1945
Box-folder 10:9
City yearbook 1945-46,
1946
Box-folder 10:10
City yearbook 1946-47,
1947
Box-folder 10:11
City Water Department annual report,
1947 October 1
Box-folder 11:1
San Diego Chamber of Commerce annual report,
1948
Series IV:
San Diego Aqueduct,
1930 October 23-1965 February 25
Box-folder 11:3
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.
Box-folder 11:4
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.
Box-folder 11:5
First Aqueduct: Preliminary report by R.B. Ward,
1944 September
Box-folder 11:6
First Aqueduct: Preliminary report by R.B. Ward [copy],
1944 September
Box-folder 11:7
First Aqueduct: Preliminary report on All-American Canal connection,
1946 January
Box-folder 11:8
First Aqueduct: Hearings before Senate committee,
1947 February
Box-folder 11:9
First Aqueduct: Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments meeting,
1947 February 27
Box-folder 12:1
First Aqueduct: “Report on need and feasibility of increasing the capacity of the San Diego Aqueduct,”
1948 July 29
Box-folder 12:2
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.
Box-folder 12:3
First Aqueduct: Investigation, design, and construction,
1948
Box-folder 12:4
First Aqueduct: “San Jacinto-San Vicente Aqueduct” by M.W. Loving,
1953
Box-folder 12:5
Second Aqueduct: Subsurface explorations,
1958 February 27
Box-folder 12:6
Second Aqueduct: Dedication program,
1960 December 1
Box-folder 12:7
Expansions: Report on Metropolitan Connection enlargement,
1950 October
Box-folder 12:8
Expansions: Report on Metropolitan Connection enlargement,
1951 January
Box-folder 12:9
Expansions: Report on Metropolitan Connection enlargement,
1951 September
Box-folder 13:1
Expansions: Report on constructing second barrel of Second Aqueduct,
1965 February 25
Box-folder 13:2
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”).
Box-folder 13:3
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”).
Box-folder 13:4
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”).
Box-folder 14:1
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”).
Box-folder 14:2
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”).
Box-folder 14:3
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”).
Box-folder 14:4
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”).
Box-folder 66:1
Aqueduct scrapbook,
1944 December–1948 July
Box-folder 66:2
Scrapbook: “Aqueduct dedication publicity record,”
1947 October–1947 December
Box-folder 15:1
Articles,
1945 January 20–1952 June 4 and undated
Series V:
San Diego Water Development,
1925-1996
Box-folder 15:2
History: Timelines,
undated
Box-folder 15:3
History: “San Diego’s quest for water,”
1947
Box-folder 15:4
History: “A history of the dams and water supply of western San Diego County” part 1,
1953
Box-folder 15:5
History: “A history of the dams and water supply of western San Diego County” part 2,
1953
Box-folder 15:6
History: Water supply and water agencies,
Undated
Box-folder 15:7
Preferential rights sourcebook part 1 (deconstructed binder),
1996 January 11
Box-folder 15:8
Preferential rights sourcebook part 2 (deconstructed binder),
1996 January 11
Box-folder 15:9
Water supply: La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley Irrigation District,
1941-1947
Box-folder 15:10
Water supply: Escondido Soil Conservation District,
1947 February
Box-folder 16:1
Water supply: Mission Basin,
1950 March
Box-folder 16:2
Water supply: San Diego County,
1924–1945 and undated
Includes:
Issue of “The Freeman Report” from 1924, on San Diego water supply (in F4D1).
Box-folder 16:3
Water supply: Report on probable future developments,
1955 June
Box-folder 16:4
Water supply: Study of potential supply,
1983 July
Box-folder 69:1
Water supply: “The need for stand-by water for the San Diego area” (book),
1941
Box-folder 16:5
Water use: Escondido irrigation,
1948
Box-folder 16:6
Water use: 1956-57 estimates and actuals,
1957 May
Box-folder 16:7
Water use: San Diego County land and water use survey,
1968
Box-folder 16:8
Urban planning: San Diego metropolitan area,
1937
Box-folder 16:9
Urban planning: San Diego Bay toll highway,
1957
Box-folder 17:1
Urban planning: Urban drought plan,
Undated [c. 1970s]
Box-folder 17:2
Urban planning: Effectiveness of 208 program,
1982 April
Box-folder 17:3
Urban planning: Profiles of special districts,
1996
Box-folder 17:4
Water reclamation: Senate hearings on Santa Margarita River controversy,
1952
Box-folder 17:5
Water reclamation: Report on sewage treatment in San Diego County,
1952 September
Box-folder 17:6
Water reclamation: Study on Balboa Park and Mission Bay Park,
1963 March
Box-folder 17:7
Water reclamation: San Pasqual Valley Project,
1986
Box-folder 17:8
Water conservation committee report,
1972 June 1
Box-folder 18:1
Water quality control plan,
1975
Box-folder 18:2
Water and power plan,
1980
Box-folder 18:3
Semi-tropic storage electrical consumption,
1991
Box-folder 18:4
Flood control: Rainfall and stream run-off since 1769,
1931
Box-folder 18:5
Flood control: Storms in San Diego County, 1906-1969,
undated
Box-folder 18:6
Flood control: Poway Valley study,
1967
Box-folder 18:7
Flood control: Las Chollas Creek,
1975 April
Box-folder 18:8
Flood control: 1975 hydrology report,
1975
Box-folder 18:9
Flood control: Hydrology of San Diego River,
1975 July
Box-folder 18:10
Flood control: “Upper San Diego River flood control investigation,”
1976 February
Box-folder 18:11
Water storage: North County reservoir sites,
1966 December 31
Box-folder 19:1
Water projects: Upper Lake Hodges Project,
1925 May
Box-folder 19:2
Water projects: Bonsall Reservoir and Mission Underground Basin,
1954
Box-folder 19:3
Water projects: San Luis Reservoir and forebay recreation development,
1965 May
Box-folder 19:4
Water projects: San Pasqual Valley/Lake Hodges area plan,
1985 October
Box-folder 19:5
Water projects: Pamo Valley Reservoir,
1984–1994
Box-folder 19:6
Water projects: Dam site photos,
1925–1938 and undated
Series VI:
California Water Development,
1928-2001
Box-folder 19:8
State bulletins: Water conditions in California,
1973 December–1975 April
Box-folder 19:9
State bulletins: Water conditions in California,
1976 February–1978 May 1
Box-folder 19:10
State bulletins: Water conditions in California,
1982 April 1–1998 May 1
Box-folder 19:11
State bulletin: Water conditions and flood events in California,
1977 July
Box-folder 20:1
State bulletin: Crop water use in California,
1986 April
Box-folder 20:2
California public works plan,
1960
Includes:
A large report by Weber Foundation Studies, including step-by-step water plan with numerous maps.
Box-folder 20:3
State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” volume 1,
1956 May
Box-folder 20:4
State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” volume 2,
1956 May
Box-folder 21:1
State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” volume 3,
1956 May
Box-folder 21:2
State Water Plan: “Report on California Water Plan” conclusions and recommendations,
1956 May
Box-folder 21:3
State Water Plan: Economic considerations,
1958 March–1960 February 1
Box-folder 21:4
State Water Project: Design and construction,
1964 February–1964 March 3
Box-folder 21:5
State Water Project: Progress report,
1965 March
Box-folder 21:6
State Water Project: Metropolitan Water District aqueduct expansion,
1965 February
Box-folder 21:7
State Water Project: Kern County water dedication,
1968 May 17
Box-folder 21:8
State Water Project: Peripheral Canal,
1974 August–1979 February
Box-folder 21:9
State Water Project: The Burns-Porter Act,
1984 April
Box-folder 22:1
State Water Project: State water contractors,
1987 June
Box-folder 22:2
State Water Project: Municipal water quality control,
1989 February
Box-folder 22:3
State Water Project: Management of project in 1998,
2001 March
Box-folder 22:4
State Water Project: Articles,
1961 January 5–1961 May 5
Box-folder 22:5
Basin region planning: “Drainage basin problems and programs,”
1936 December
Box-folder 22:6
Basin region planning: Field estimate data,
1944
Box-folder 22:7
Basin region planning: South coastal basin water supply,
1950 December
Box-folder 22:8
Basin region planning: South coastal basin investigation,
1953
Box-folder 22:9
Basin region planning: Weber Foundation study on Basin Plan,
Undated
Box-folder 22:10
Central Valley Project: Feasibility of state ownership and operation,
1952 March
Box-folder 23:1
Central Valley Project: Management survey,
1953 November
Box-folder 23:2
Central Valley Project: Status of state acquisition,
1955 February
Box-folder 23:3
Central Valley Project: Enlarging Shasta Lake,
1978 November
Box-folder 23:4
Southwest planning: Water supply summary bulletins,
1954
Box-folder 23:5
Southwest planning: Water supply summary bulletins,
1955 April
Box-folder 23:6
Southwest planning: Water supply summary bulletins,
1955 June
Box-folder 23:7
Southwest planning: Water resources summary bulletins,
1952 September 30 – 1954 March
Box-folder 23:8
Southwest planning: Water resources summary bulletins,
1956 May–1957
Box-folder 24:1
Southwest planning: Water resources summary bulletins,
1959-1964
Box-folder 24:2
Southwest planning: Feasibility of public ownership of Sweetwater System,
1956 January 3
Box-folder 24:3
Southwest planning: Review of Pacific Southwest Water Plan,
1964 March 18
Box-folder 24:4
Southwest planning: Pacific Southwest Project,
1964 March 30
Includes:
A proposed act authorizing coordinated development of water resources in the Pacific Southwest region.
Box-folder 24:5
Feather River Project: Memo on water rights applications,
1954 August
Box-folder 24:6
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.
Box-folder 24:7
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.
Box-folder 24:8
Feather River Project: Analysis of Los Angeles importation proposal,
1960 May
Box-folder 24:9
Feather River Project: Senate Permanent Fact Finding Committee,
1967
Box-folder 24:10
Feather River Project: Articles,
1954 March 3–1955 December 28
Box-folder 25:1
Feather River Project: Articles,
1956 January 9–1956 December 18
Box-folder 25:2
Feather River Project: Articles,
1957 January 17–1957 December 18
Box-folder 25:3
Feather River Project: Articles,
1958 January 2–1958 December 24
Box-folder 25:4
Feather River Project: Articles,
1959 January 13–1959 September 22
Box-folder 25:5
Feather River Project: Articles,
1960 January 1–1960 December 31
Box-folder 25:6
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.
Box-folder 25:7
California drought: Report on dry year impacts,
1976 February 1
Box-folder 25:8
California drought: Update by The Resources Agency,
1976 May
Box-folder 25:9
California drought: Update by The Resources Agency,
1977 February 15
Box-folder 25:10
California drought: Governor’s drought conference,
1977 March
Box-folder 25:11
California drought: Update by The Resources Agency,
1977 August
Box-folder 25:12
California drought: Report on extent, damage, and governmental response,
1977 October 19
Box-folder 25:13
California drought: Report on projected economic effects in 1990,
1982 April 13
Box-folder 25:14
California drought: Report on preparing for future drought,
2000 July
Box-folder 25:15
Special districts,
1974 February 15–1980 February 1
Box-folder 26:1
Water conservation,
1971 April
Box-folder 26:2
Water quality monitoring program,
1956 June
Box-folder 26:3
Water resources development: Department of Interior interim report,
1951 January
Box-folder 26:4
Water resources development: Corps of Engineers report,
1953 January 1
Box-folder 26:5
Water resources development: Report on future needs,
1987 November
Box-folder 26:6
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.
Box-folder 26:7
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.
Box-folder 26:8
Brochures and articles: Miscellanea,
1964 February 26–1992 April 27 and undated
Series VII:
Colorado River,
1926 April 15-2003
Box-folder 27:1
Histories and summaries,
1930-1939
Box-folder 27:2
Histories and summaries,
1945–1947 and undated
Box-folder 27:3
Colorado River contracts part 1,
1926 April 15–1946 May 17
Scope and Content
Contents originally pinned in a folder, documents retain original order.
Box-folder 27:4
Colorado River contracts part 2,
1926 April 15–1946 May 17
Scope and Content
Contents originally pinned in a folder, documents retain original order.
Box-folder 27:5
Reports and recommendations: Future water requirements,
1944 April 12
Box-folder 27:6
Reports and recommendations: Plan for distributing water,
1946 June 7
Box-folder 27:7
Reports and recommendations: Proposed storage facilities,
1954 August
Box-folder 28:1
Reports and recommendations: Water supply of Lower Colorado River Basin,
1952 November
Box-folder 28:2
Upper Colorado River Commission first annual report,
1950 March 20
Box-folder 28:3
Western Water bulletins,
1959–1961
Box-folder 28:4
Western Water bulletins,
1962-1964
Box-folder 28:5
Western Water bulletins,
1968–1977
Box-folder 29:1
State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Appendices to the answer,
1952
Box-folder 29:2
State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Utah’s proposed findings of fact,
1957 October
Box-folder 29:3
State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Arizona’s proposed findings of fact,
1958 October
Box-folder 29:4
State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Nevada’s proposed findings of fact,
1958 October
Box-folder 29:5
State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: United States Government’s proposed findings of fact,
1959 October
Box-folder 29:6
State of Arizona vs. State of California et al.: Petition for rehearing,
1963 October
Box-folder 29:7
Senate hearings: Colorado River water rights,
1948 May 10–1948 May 14
Box-folder 29:8
Senate hearings: Central Arizona Project,
1951 March 15–1951 April 18
Box-folder 30:1
Senate hearings: Colorado River Basin Project,
1967 March 13–1967 March 17
Box-folder 30:2
Senate reports,
1949 August 3–1955 March 25
Includes:
Reports on Bridge Canyon Project, Colorado River Storage Project, and depletion of surface water supplies.
Box-folder 30:3
Boulder Canyon Project: General information,
1941-1945
Box-folder 30:4
Boulder Canyon Project: All-American Canal water requirements,
1944 May 20
Box-folder 30:5
Boulder Canyon Project: Colorado River investigations volume II,
1936 December 10
Box-folder 30:6
Boulder Canyon Project: Colorado River investigations volume IV,
1937 January 8
Box-folder 30:7
Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
1962
Box-folder 30:8
Water quality control: Need for controlling salinity,
1970 August
Box-folder 30:9
Water quality control: Improvement program,
1974 January
Box-folder 31:1
Water quality control: 1984 plan,
1984 November
Box-folder 31:2
Conferences,
1950, 1997
Includes:
Colorado River Compact 75th anniversary symposium proceedings and sixth annual Colorado River Water Users Conference proceedings.
Box-folder 31:3
Citizens’ Committee for Colorado River Water,
1946 September 6–1946 October 25 and undated
Box-folder 67:1
Scrapbook: “Citizen’s Committee for Colorado River Water publicity record,”
1946 September–1946 November
Box-folder 31:4
Literature / Brochures,
1950-1959
Box-folder 31:5
Literature / Brochures,
1995-2003
Box-folder 31:6
Literature / Brochures,
Undated
Box-folder 31:7
Articles,
1947 and undated
Includes:
A publicity record book of newspaper articles for San Diego Colorado River Association and a typed press release.
Series VIII:
Water Treaties with Mexico,
1944-1983
Box-folder 31:8
Six States Committee,
Undated
Includes:
A three volume brief in support of the treaty with Mexico.
Box-folder 31:9
Opposition to treaty,
1944
Box-folder 31:10
Opposition to treaty,
1945 and undated
Box-folder 32:1
Senate hearings,
1945 January 22–1945 January 26
Box-folder 32:2
Senate hearings,
1945 January 29–1945 February 3
Box-folder 32:3
Suggested revisions to treaty,
1945 February 5–1945 March 5
Box-folder 32:4
Allocation of waters under treaty,
1953 May
Box-folder 32:5
Proposed Joint International Reclamation Project,
1983 November
Box-folder 32:6
Miscellanea,
1946 and undated
Includes:
A water bulletin about flow of Rio Grande into Mexico and a historical summary of the treaty.
Box-folder 32:7
Atlases,
1951-1978
Includes:
Three Thomas Bros. Atlases marked up with water routes and territories.
Box-folder 68:3
Atlases: “The California water atlas,”
1978
Box-folder 32:8
American Water Works Association centennial book,
1981
Box-folder 32:9
Biography: Nathan L. Eggert (SDHS oral history),
1992 September 19
Box-folder 33:1
Biography: William Jennings part 1,
1967
Scope and Content
Transcript of an oral history, originally in a binder.
Box-folder 33:2
Biography: William Jennings part 2,
1967
Scope and Content
Transcript of an oral history, originally in a binder.
Box-folder 33:3
Biography: Uriah Lott (by J.L. Allhands),
1949
Box-folder 33:4
Central Arizona Project,
1963 June
Box-folder 33:5
“Climate change and U.S. water resources” (by Paul E. Waggoner),
1990
Box-folder 33:6
Contacts,
1944 December
Includes:
A directory of officials of flood control, reclamation, levee and drainage districts, and municipalities.
Box-folder 33:7
Economic interdependence of western states,
1968
Box-folder 33:8
Filtered water distribution study,
1973 August
Box-folder 34:1
Filtered water distribution study,
1974 April
Box-folder 34:2
Geology: “Natural provinces of Southern California,”
1976
Box-folder 34:3
Headwaters: Control and use,
1936
Includes:
A book of papers presented at Upstream Engineering Conference.
Box-folder 34:4
History articles,
1964, 1993
Box-folder 34:5
History books: “Coachella Valley’s golden years,”
1978
Box-folder 34:6
History books: “The stratagems and the aqueducts of Rome,”
1925
Box-folder 34:7
History books: “Water for the West: The Bureau of Reclamation 1902-1977,”
1979
Box-folder 34:8
History books: “Water in the West: Western water flows to the cities,”
1987
Box-folder 34:9
History books: “The San Felipe story,”
1987
Box-folder 35:1
History pamphlets,
1978
Includes:
Pamphlets from the Bureau of Reclamation on individual states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, and
Nevada.
Box-folder 35:2
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.
Box-folder 68:1
Hydraulic tables and diagrams (book),
1909
Box-folder 35:3
Hydroelectric power: Overview and guidelines,
1979-1993
Box-folder 35:4
Hydroelectric power: HydroWire supplemental edition,
1997
Box-folder 35:5
Irrigation: “Manual for measurement of irrigation water,”
1946 October
Box-folder 35:6
Irrigation: “Pesticide applicators safety manual for irrigation systems,”
1988
Box-folder 35:7
Irrigation: Report on projects on Rio Grande River,
1919
Box-folder 35:8
Mortars and concretes,
1932 July
Box-folder 35:9
Political Reform Act,
1991
Box-folder 36:1
Plant life in California,
1979-1980
Box-folder 36:3
Reservoir sedimentation surveys,
1953
Box-folder 36:4
“Ring deflection of buried pipes,”
1966 May 1
Box-folder 36:5
Snow hydrology,
1956 June 30
Includes:
A report on investigations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Box-folder 36:6
Soil preservation: Nitrate removal,
1976 May
Box-folder 36:7
Soil preservation: Pervious fences,
1951 February
Box-folder 36:8
Soil preservation: Rating California soils,
1936 January
Includes:
Three maps originally accompanying Bulletin 599. Maps are folded.
Box-folder 68:2
Travel: “Down the Colorado” (book),
1969
Box-folder 37:1
Urban growth in Los Angeles,
1997
Includes:
The book “The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles” by William Fulton.
Box-folder 37:2
Water conservation: National water policy,
1950 June
Box-folder 37:3
Water conservation: Water and power resources service project data,
1981
Box-folder 38:1
Water conservation conference: American Society of Civil Engineers,
1935 March
Box-folder 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.”
Box-folder 38:3
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.”
Box-folder 38:4
Water education: Metropolitan Education Unit,
2005 December 16
Box-folder 38:5
Water education: Wizard of Water Magic Show,
1999
Box-folder 38:6
Water education: Environmental-based education,
1998-2002
Includes:
A State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER) report and other literature.
Box-folder 38:7
Water education: California K-12 science content standards,
1998–1999 and undated
Box-folder 38:8
Water education: California K-12 history-social science content standards,
1998
Box-folder 38:9
Water education: Sample curricula materials,
1974–2006 and undated
Box-folder 38:10
Water education: San Diego County Water Authority free program brochures,
1996-2010
Box-folder 39:1
Water education: Brochures,
1989–1992 and undated
Box-folder 39:2
Water education: Miscellanea,
1948-2007
Includes:
A SeaWorld Environmental Excellence Award application, and articles on water and youth education.
Box-folder 39:3
Water law: History,
1992
Includes:
The book “To Reclaim A Divided West: Water, La, and Public Policy 1848-1902” by Donald J. Pisani.
Box-folder 39:4
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.
Box-folder 39:5
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.
Box-folder 39:6
Water law: “General comparison of California Water District acts,”
1973 November
Box-folder 40:1
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.
Box-folder 40:2
Water law: Water Resources Policy Commission,
1950-1968
Box-folder 40:3
Water law: Clean water action plan,
1998
Box-folder 40:4
Water law: House Subcommittee to Study Civil Works,
1952
Box-folder 40:5
Water law: Miscellanea,
1951-1964
Includes:
Bills on water rights, states’ interests, and Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in Colorado.
Box-folder 40:6
Water monitoring: General handbooks,
1992-2001
Box-folder 40:7
Water monitoring: Estuary monitoring methods manual,
1993
Box-folder 41:1
Water monitoring: Stream monitoring methods manual,
1997
Box-folder 41:2
Water monitoring: Wetlands monitoring resource guide,
2001
Box-folder 41:3
Water monitoring: Quality assurance project plans,
1996
Box-folder 41:4
Water monitoring: Newsletters and brochures,
1993-2004
Box-folder 41:5
Water reclamation: Reports,
1949-1950
Includes:
Report on sewage reclamation in Los Angeles County with associated correspondence.
Box-folder 41:6
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.
Box-folder 41:7
Water reclamation: Los Angeles plan for water reuse,
1963 July
Box-folder 41:8
Water reclamation: International wastewater treatment plant,
1996 September
Box-folder 42:1
Water reclamation: San Diego River Basin planning and development study,
1989 October
Box-folder 42:2
Water reclamation: UC Berkeley conference,
1956 January
Box-folder 42:3
Water reclamation: Symposium on water supply and water reuse,
1991 June
Box-folder 42:4
Water reclamation: Board workshop East Bay Municipal Utility District,
1991 July 20
Box-folder 42:5
Water repurification feasibility study part 1 (deconstructed binder),
1994 May
Box-folder 43:1
Water repurification feasibility study part 2 (deconstructed binder),
1994 May
Box-folder 43:2
Water repurification feasibility study part 3 (deconstructed binder),
1994 May
Box-folder 43:3
“Water resources and economic development of the West” conference,
1966 December
Box-folder 43:4
Water rights: “They would rule the valley” (book),
1947
Box-folder 43:5
“Water rights: Scarce resource allocation, bureaucracy, and the environment” (book),
1983
Box-folder 43:6
Water rights: “Understanding water rights and conflicts” (book),
1987
Box-folder 43:7
Western Water Review Advisory Committee,
1998
Includes:
A report on challenges for the next century.