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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1957

Page

11

San Luis Dam Project Bill Sent to Senate

U S senators Knowland and Kuchel introduced a bill to authorize a San Luis Dam costing 230 million dollars. The project aims to expand water supplies in Southern California and the Santa Clara Valley and would be built by the federal government as part of the Central Valley project. Initial capacity would be 1 million acre feet, with later plans for 2 million acre feet.

Prrvan Ndepetelrat Washington U. S Knowland Wid Kuchel California San Lula Dam Santa Clara Valley U. S. Reclamation Bureau San Joaquin Valley Ita Central Valley Project

County Valuations May Top $9 Billion

Los Angeles county officials expect total assessed value to exceed 9 billion dollars in 1957-58. Assessor John Quinn says improvements and new houses will raise the roll by at least 10 to 20 percent, with 1.3 million parcels affected. Personal property increases also expected. exact tax rate to be set by May. Supervisor Herbert Lege notes rates may return to around 2.01 per hundred.

Los Angeles CNS Las Bouckceles County Tonta Palos Verdes Pening County Xuta John 2 Quinn Oeone Herbert C. Lege

Feather River Storage Availability for State Use

The text notes that jlty would be available when needed by the state for storing Feather River water destined for Southern California, indicating a planned allocation or logistics framework for regional water management.

Jlty Feather River California

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