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79-446: The $ 23 million project started on April 8, 1933. Tunnel crews dug from four directions: the two main portals and two shafts. On July 1, 1934, one of the tunnel crews narrowly escaped the tunnel as ground water burst in and began filling the tunnel and shafts at a rate of nearly 8,000 US gallons per minute (0.50 m3/s). Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) Chief Engineer Frank E. Weymouth had noted in his 1930 report on

158-487: A 200 million dollar program to bring the Colorado River Aqueduct to its full capacity of 1,212,000 acre-feet (1.495 × 10  m ) annually. The Colorado River Aqueduct added six pumps to the original three at each of its five pumping stations. CRA pumping expanded from about 16,500 acre-feet (20,400,000 m ) of water in 1950 to about 1,029,000 acre-feet (1.269 × 10  m ) by 1960. On August 9, 1962,

237-488: A 320-bed general hospital. This had long been the territory of the indigenous Soboba people and Cahuilla tribe prior to Spanish colonization. During the early 19th century, Mission San Luis Rey used the land for cattle ranching. They named the area with the settler name Rancho San Jacinto . Hemet was named by the land development company that founded the town, The Lake Hemet Land Company . The company drew its name from Hemet Valley, now called Garner Valley , located in

316-458: A brick building. It could produce 50 barrels of flour per day. Hemet was incorporated in January 1910. Of 177 residents, 130 voted to incorporate, with 33 against. Those who voted against incorporation were landowners who feared increased taxation. The incorporation helped to serve the growing city, which was outgrowing its current infrastructure. With a railroad spur running from Riverside ,

395-440: A conventional 5-step treatment process as follows: Following the conventional treatment process, chlorine and ammonia are added to the water to form chloramines and maintain a disinfectant residual in the distribution system. Sodium hydroxide is added as a corrosion control measure to adjust the pH level and protect pipes and plumbing fixtures. Also, fluoride is added to help prevent dental caries in children as recommended by

474-1018: A filming location for the movie Seabiscuit (2003). The movie Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023) was filmed in San Diego County , but the location setting is in Hemet. In addition to Diamond Valley Lake , Hemet has six large parks as part of the Valley-Wide Recreation and Parks District, which also includes the cities of San Jacinto and Menifee as well as a number of unincorporated areas. Brubaker park contains one large children's play area, one half basketball court, eleven baseball/softball fields, fitness trails, two picnic areas, and one portable restroom. The Diamond Valley Lake Community Park opened in September 2009. The 85-acre (34 ha) park, part of

553-475: A half basketball court, picnic tables, shade structures, restrooms and a large turf area. There is a marked walking path/sidewalk of 0.75 miles (1.2 km) around the perimeter of the park. It has an area of 16 acres (65,000 m ), and was established in 1993. A fitness court was opened in October 2022. Dedicated to James Simpson, Hemet City Council from 1947 to 48, and mayor from 1950 to 1966, Simpson Park

632-539: A huge expansion of the Metropolitan service area as new cities began seeking additional reliable water supplies. In 1960, Metropolitan, along with 30 other public agencies, signed a long-term contract that made possible the construction of the State Water Project, including reservoirs, pumping plants and the 444-mile California Aqueduct (715 km), which serves urban and agricultural agencies from

711-485: A large turf area for passive uses. The park also features a memorial of military branches of the United States. In October 2023, a skate park was opened. In 2024, pickleball courts were added. It has an area of 11 acres (45,000 m ), and was established in 1970. Dedicated to Mary Henley, who was born in Hemet and served as Hemet City Clerk from October 1951 to March 1975. The park contains two playground areas,

790-610: A new leak elsewhere. Eventually the seepage was reduced to 540 US gallons per minute (0.034 m3/s), and on October 14, 1939, the San Jacinto Tunnel was completed, well ahead of schedule. As pressure increased over time, the tunnel grouting failed and seepage more than quadrupled. In February 1942, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors renewed its protest against exporting local water. The MWD responded by stating that local claims had been settled and that

869-512: A population of 78,657. The population density was 2,824.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,090.6/km ). The racial makeup of Hemet was 53,259 (67.7%) White (51.8% Non-Hispanic White), 5,049 (6.4%) African American , 1,223 (1.6%) Native American , 2,352 (3.0%) Asian , 284 (0.4%) Pacific Islander , 12,371 (15.7%) from other races , and 4,119 (5.2%) from two or more races. There were 28,150 residents of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (35.8%). The census reported that 78,043 people (99.2% of

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948-435: A population of around 1,600,000 in 13 cities. During the aqueduct's first five years of service from 1941 to 1946 it delivered an average of about 27,000 acre-feet (33,000,000 m ) of water, using less than 2% of its capacity. Only one pump at each lift, operating from one to six months out of the year, was needed to meet all the demands made on the system. At this time, due to availability of ground water, less than 10% of

1027-820: A private project on the San Jacinto River , creating Lake Hemet and providing a reliable water supply to the San Jacinto Valley. This water system, for irrigation in an arid region, was integral to the valley's development as an agricultural area. By 1894, settlers had established a newspaper, the Hemet News , and "several general stores", the largest being Heffelfinger & Co, which occupied an entire block. Other businesses included "a drug store, an excellent barber shop, two blacksmith shops, harness shop, shoe repairing houses, two real estate offices and two lumber yards." "The most pretentious building"

1106-642: A purified source of water to the four regional groundwater basins: Central, West Coast, Main San Gabriel, and Orange County.   Metropolitan list of member agencies: Hemet, California Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California . It covers a total area of 29.3 square miles (76 km ), about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto . The population

1185-496: A student population of over 20,000 students. There are also HUSD member schools in the rural communities of Anza , Idyllwild and Winchester . As of January 2010, the school district was facing having to possibly go far out of budget to fix the Historic Hemet Elementary school, due to the fact that it was built on top of a swamp and has been sinking deeper every year. The main building was built in 1927, and

1264-795: A substantial amount of the water was being used for local agriculture, indirectly citing the Poorman contract. On June 21, 1944, the Water and Natural Resources Committee of the Hemet Valley Chamber of Commerce called a meeting of concerned ranchers from Hemet , San Jacinto , Perris , Lakeview and Nuevo . They organized themselves as the San Jacinto River Protective Committee, with Irwin Farrar elected as chairman. The committee focused on development of

1343-473: A water treatment facility that would be one of the largest in the nation, producing 150 million gallons per day or 168 thousand acre-feet per year of purified water. Before the full-scale facility is developed, a 0.5 million gallon per day demonstration facility, The Advanced Purification Center, in Carson will test, treat, and operate to ensure the highest quality standards of wastewater treatment are met prior to

1422-472: Is Lake Mathews located in southwest Riverside, California, with a capacity of 182,000 acre-feet (224,000,000 m ) of water. Another is Lake Skinner located south of Hemet in Riverside County, its capacity is 44,000 acre-feet (54,000,000 m ) of water. Diamond Valley Lake is their third and newest reservoir, with a capacity of 810,000 acre-feet (1.00 × 10  m ) of water. This capacity

1501-738: Is a cooperative of fourteen cities, eleven municipal water districts, and one county water authority, that provides water to 19 million people in a 5,200-square-mile (13,000 km ) service area. It was created by an act of the California State Legislature in 1928, primarily to build and operate the Colorado River Aqueduct . Metropolitan became the first (and largest) contractor to the State Water Project in 1960. Metropolitan owns and operates an extensive range of capital facilities including

1580-546: Is a museum of local history, and features photographs of old Hemet, historic photographs from the Ramona Pageant, as well as Cahuilla cultural belongings such as baskets and agriculture displays. Hemet is also home of the Western Science Center , located in the southern part of the city at the intersection of Domenigoni Parkway and Searl Parkway. It features exhibits of Ice Age mammals, including 'Max',

1659-490: Is a wilderness park located in the Santa Rosa Hills southeast of Hemet with sheltered picnic area and tables, barbecues, restrooms, and hiking trails. At an elevation of 2,500 feet (760 m), it provides an expansive view of the San Jacinto Valley, as well as the nearby cities and towns of Winchester, Menifee, and Temecula , and it has an area of 438 acres (1.8 km ). Weston Park was established in 1921 and

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1738-423: Is one of the few historic landmarks left in Hemet. The other choice would be to demolish the school and build a new one in its place. The State of California will pay for 50% of either project, but the already cash-strapped district may run into trouble if the repairing of the school goes over budget. A new building could cost $ 20 million, with an extra $ 3 million to have it built in the original architectural style of

1817-875: Is over twice as large as that of Castaic Lake , the next largest reservoir in Southern California maintained by the state Department of Water Resources. Metropolitan partly funded the Brock Reservoir project with $ 28.6 million. In return for their contribution, California can each use 100,000 acre-feet (120,000,000 m ) of water starting in 2016. Metropolitan operates five treatment plants: They collectively filter water for more than 19 million Southern Californians. Metropolitan employs over 2,100 people to maintain and do research at these facilities, including scientists specializing in chemistry , microbiology , and limnology (the study of lakes and rivers). Metropolitan's water treatment plants each use

1896-679: The Imperial Irrigation District elected to not execute the DCP and the Metropolitan Water District agreed to provide the full portion of water storage contributions to Lake Mead. By the end of 2020, MWD will have nearly stored 1 million acre-feet in Lake Mead and contributing to 12 feet (3.7 m) of Lake Mead's elevation. The State Water Project moves water from the western Sierra Nevada through

1975-751: The Mexican–American War . In 1887, during the first major Southern California land boom, Anglo-Americans W.F. Whittier and E.L. Mayberry founded the Lake Hemet Water Company, and the Lake Hemet Land Company, for speculative development. They had plans to dam the San Jacinto River to provide irrigation water to the valley. They named the town Hemet in November 1893. In 1895, they completed Hemet Dam as

2054-840: The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta before delivering supplies—via the California Aqueduct to Southern California. Once in the south coastal plain, deliveries are split between the SWP's West Branch, storing water in Castaic Lake for delivery to the west side of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the East Branch, which delivers water to the Inland Empire and the south and east parts of

2133-651: The San Jacinto Mountains . Initially, the company referred to the area as South San Jacinto, but changed the name to Hemet when the land company filed a plat map on November 11, 1893. Following Mexico gaining independence from Spain, in 1842, settler José Antonio Estudillo received the Rancho San Jacinto Viejo Mexican land grant . In 1848, the United States annexed the California territory after defeating Mexico in

2212-403: The 1960s, large-scale residential development began, mostly in the form of mobile home parks and retirement communities. Hemet was known as a working-class retirement area. In the 1980s, former ranchland was developed in subdivisions of single-family homes. "Big-box" retail followed the increase in population. After a roughly decade-long lull in development following the major economic downturn of

2291-923: The Colorado River Aqueduct which runs from an intake at Lake Havasu on the California-Arizona border to its endpoint at the Lake Mathews reservoir in Riverside County. It also imports water supplies from northern California via the 444-mile (715 km) California Aqueduct as a contractor to the State Water Project. In 1960, Metropolitan became the first (and largest) contractor to the State Water Project. Metropolitan's extensive water system includes three major reservoirs, six smaller reservoirs, 830 miles (1,340 km) of large-scale pipes, about 400 connections to member agencies, 16 hydroelectric facilities and five water treatment plants. It serves parts of Los Angeles , Orange , San Diego , Riverside , San Bernardino and Ventura counties. The district covers

2370-472: The Colorado River Aqueduct's capacity was used, only 178,000 acre-feet (220,000,000 m ) of water. The San Diego County Water Authority joined Metropolitan as its first wholesale member agency in 1946. SDCWA was formed in 1944 to facilitate joining Metropolitan, received its first deliveries in 1947 and was buying half of Metropolitan's water by 1949. The SDCWA annexation broke two traditions at Metropolitan: Member agencies had previously been cities (SDCWA

2449-520: The Cosa Loma outlet and Lakeview siphon, as agreed in the Poorman contract. After further negotiations and meetings, the MWD agreed to attempt to reseal the tunnel. In December 1946, the tunnel was shut down and work was begun to remediate the leakage. The tunnel was lined with concrete varying from 19 inches to 6 feet (1.8 m) in thickness. The seepage was temporarily reduced, but pressure again built up and

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2528-852: The Delta. A minimum freshwater flow has to pass through the Delta in order to prevent salinity intrusion from San Francisco Bay , and the removal of freshwater from the Delta has also threatened multiple species, such as native chinook salmon . The Inland Feeder project added a direct tunnel and pipeline connection from Silverwood Lake to Diamond Valley Lake and was completed in 2010. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California reservoirs store fresh water for use in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. These reservoirs were built specifically to preserve water during times of drought, and are in place for emergencies uses such as earthquake, floods or other events. Metropolitan maintains three major water reservoirs. One

2607-817: The Historic Hemet Theater Foundation negotiated a five-year lease/option to purchase the theater. As of 2016, the Foundation had restored the Theater back to operation and was in the process of raising funds in order to purchase and restore the Hemet Historical Treasure. Scenes for The Fast and the Furious (2001) were filmed on Domenigoni Parkway. The grandstands and track at the Hemet Stock Farm were

2686-529: The Los Angeles Basin. The Colorado River Aqueduct begins at Lake Havasu , just north of Parker Dam , and travels 242 miles (389 km) west to Lake Mathews in southwest Riverside County. Water is first pumped 125 miles (201 km) uphill through a series of five pumping plants approaching Chiriaco Summit, then flows 117 miles (188 km) downhill towards Los Angeles. Metropolitan contracts for about 2 MAF/Y (million acre feet per year) from

2765-689: The MWD by various water users along the San Jacinto River. The four plaintiffs were the Nuevo Water Company, the Hemet Packing Company (owners of a 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) ranch in Lakeview), the Centinela Ranch near San Jacinto, and Leland Houk, who had a ranch southwest of Hemet. The MWD responded, maintaining that it had acted in good faith and claimed that 16,400 acre feet (20,200,000 m3) of water has been returned at

2844-487: The Metropolitan Water District, The Regional Recycled Water Program will introduce purified and treated wastewater that will replenish groundwater basins across Los Angeles and Orange Counties that aims to potentially accommodate direct potable reuse demands in the near future. The program includes 60 miles (97 km) of new pipelines to convey the treated water across four regional groundwater basins, an industrial facility, and two MWD treatment plants. The program calls for

2923-862: The Metropolitan set an all-time delivery record of 1,316,000,000 gallons of water in just a 24-hour period. Metropolitan's additional supplies and easier rules of entry facilitated an expansion through annexation of large areas of low populations: The eight MWDs that joined from 1946 to 1955 added 200 percent to Metropolitan's service area but only 75 percent to Metropolitan's population served. By 1965, Metropolitan had 13 cities and 13 municipal water districts as members. It covered more than 4,500 square miles (12,000 km ) and served some 10,000,000 people. By 2008 Metropolitan had 14 cities and 12 municipal water districts (San Fernando joined in 1973; MWDOC and Coastal MWD merged in 2001) and provided water to nearly 10,000,000 people. As of 2021 , Metropolitan with 26 member agencies and cities served nearly 19 million people in

3002-504: The Poormans took their share in water. The settlement was negotiated in secret and included two additional landowners. The Pico family of California , owners of a 3,200 acre (13 km2) ranch southwest of the Poorman's ranch, also agreed to take water in return for dropping their claim against the MWD. Dairy farmer Clayton Record Sr. agreed to take five percent of the seepage water in exchange for right of way across his property. The contract

3081-592: The Ramona Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater, a Regal Cinemas and the Historic Hemet Theatre, built in 1921. A development being planned for the area is a downtown transit village , with the center of it being a Metrolink station. It will be north of the downtown core, and will consist of residences, shops, and parks. The station itself could feature a railroad museum, a heritage trail, and a farmer's market and market hall. The Historic Hemet Theater

3160-480: The San Francisco Bay to Southern California. As the largest of the now 29 agencies, Metropolitan contracts with the state Department of Water Resources, which owns and operates the State Water Project, for slightly less than half of all supplies delivered to Metropolitan. Metropolitan is governed by a board of 38 directors whose powers and functions are specified in the 1927 authorization act. This board

3239-638: The Santa Rosa Hills and San Jacinto Mountains, is mostly dry land, except for Diamond Valley Lake to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 29.28 square miles (76 km ), all land. Hemet is 80 miles (130 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles . Hemet has a semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification : BSh ) with mild winters and very hot, very dry summers. The 2010 United States Census reported that Hemet had

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3318-448: The State Water Project and 1.35 MAF/Y from the Colorado River Aqueduct, but actual delivery amounts depend on a conditions including hydrology, infrastructure and regulatory conditions . Between 1984 and 2004 the actual deliveries were 0.7 MAF/Y from the SWP and 1.2 MAF/Y from the CRA. The SWP allotment is rarely met, if at all, due to restrictions on the amount of water that can be pumped from

3397-513: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Every year trained scientists and technicians perform more than 320,000 analytical tests on more than 50,000 samples. Metropolitan Water District has various EPA Environmental Protection Agency approved methods used to for the detection of bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites, chemical contaminants and toxins. In partnership with the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and

3476-406: The age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.2. In the city, 29.1% of the population was under

3555-419: The age of 19, 6.2% was from 20 to 24, 11.9% from 25 to 34, 10.6% from 35 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 54, and 25.7% was 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. The median income for a household in the city was $ 34,974, and the median income for a family was $ 41,559. Males had a median income of $ 40,719 versus $ 30,816 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,046. About 14.5% of families and 17.2% of

3634-622: The area. The city is known for being the home of The Ramona Pageant , California's official outdoor play, set in the Spanish colonial era. Started in 1923, the play is one of the longest-running outdoor plays in the United States. Hemet has been named a Tree City USA for 20 years by the Arbor Day Foundation for its dedication to the local forest. The city is home to the Hemet Valley Medical Center,

3713-633: The city became a trading center for San Jacinto Valley agriculture; commodity crops included citrus, apricots, peaches, olives, and walnuts. The Agricultural District Farmer's Fair of Riverside County began here in 1936 as the Hemet Turkey Show. It was relocated to Perris . During World War II , the city hosted the Ryan School of Aeronautics, which trained about 6,000 fliers for the Army Air Force between 1940 and 1944. The site of

3792-422: The city include leisure and hospitality, financial services, professional and business services, construction, and manufacturing. The amount of wage and salary positions in Hemet is 22,769, with a further 1,479 people being self-employed, adding up to a total of 24,248 jobs in the city. Hemet was heavily impacted by the housing crisis which followed the financial crisis of 2007–2008 . Rent remains affordable, but

3871-568: The city. The population density was 2,713.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,047.6/km ). There were 33,486 housing units at an average density of 1,208.8 units per square mile (466.7 units/km ). As of 2009 , The racial makeup of the city was 60% white , 2.4% black or African American , 4.9% Asian or Pacific Islander , 4.9% from other races and 28.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino . 12.6% were of German , 10.5% English , 7.8% Irish and 4.3% American ancestry . There were 29,341 households, out of which 31.1% had children under

3950-475: The coastal and most heavily populated portions of Southern California while large portions of San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside counties are located outside of its service area. The Metropolitan headquarters is in downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to Los Angeles Union Station . In the early 20th century, Southern California cities were faced with a growing population and shrinking local groundwater supplies. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

4029-601: The committee met with the MWD Water Problems Committee and requested that water be pumped from the west portal further up the San Jacinto River and be released above the Soboba Indian Reservation where the water could spread, and return to the local water table. The MWD agreed to study the matter, however, by March 1945, the MWD had yet to respond. The San Jacinto River Protective Committee arranged filings of four lawsuits against

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4108-683: The counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino. In 2019 the Metropolitan Water District played a crucial role in the development of the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). The Drought Contingency Plan aims to implement legislation to reduce the risk of declining levels in the Colorado River reservoirs, particularly by incentivizing agencies to store additional water in Lake Powell and Lake Mead. In 2018,

4187-408: The development of the new facility. The construction and application of a membrane bioreactors in the demonstration facility cost nearly $ 17 million dollars and the total cost of building the full-scale program will be $ 3.4 billion, resulting in an annual operation cost of $ 129 million, and water cost of $ 1,830 per acre-foot. The full scale treatment facility would serve 500,000 homes daily and deliver

4266-453: The early 1990s, housing starts in the city skyrocketed in the early 21st century. The area's affordability, its proximity to employment centers such as Corona, Riverside and San Bernardino , and its relatively rural character made it an attractive location for working-class families priced out of other areas of Southern California. Hemet is in the San Jacinto Valley of western Riverside County , south of San Jacinto . The valley, surrounded by

4345-506: The eastern recreation area of Diamond Valley Lake, has eight lighted ball fields, three soccer fields, four pickleball courts, four restrooms, and three picnic areas. The park is also adjacent to the Diamond Valley Aquatic Center. Gibbel Park contains a large children's play area, one ball field, a half basketball court, restrooms, two lighted tennis courts, a lawn bowling green, horseshoe pits, picnic areas, and

4424-561: The flight school was redeveloped as Hemet-Ryan Airport . In 1950, Hemet was home to 10,000 people, joining Corona and Riverside as the three largest cities in Riverside County. Hemet was racially discriminatory. Numerous African Americans migrated to California during and after World War II in the Great Migration from such Deep South states as Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Hemet was a sundown town , prohibiting African Americans from living there or even staying overnight. In

4503-448: The form of district-wide credits against water rates. 33°52′34″N 116°52′34″W  /  33.8761°N 116.8762°W  / 33.8761; -116.8762 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States. The name is usually shortened to "Met," "Metropolitan," or "MWD." It

4582-578: The largest mastodon found in the Western United States, and 'Xena', a Columbian mammoth. Along with the two museums, science center and theater, close to Hemet there sits an outdoor amphitheater , the privately owned Ramona Bowl is a natural amphitheater located nearby in the Riverside county foothills. It is known for producing the play, Ramona . The city of Hemet is expanding upon its entertainment venues. The three largest venues are

4661-530: The local area, and claimed that water that was being carried out of the area by the MWD could irrigate up to 4,000 acres (16 km2) each year. The committee made two demands of the MWD: stop seepage in the San Jacinto tunnel, and return the estimated 150,000 acre feet (190,000,000 m3) of water than had been carried away since 1934. Over $ 9000 was raised in donations to aid the battle with the MWD. On December 15, 1944,

4740-435: The mountain, no more than a few inches off. With the excavation completed, the tunnel was then grouted with concrete. This operation filled in cracks and crevices and reduced the tunnel to its finished size of 16 feet (4.9 m) tall and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide. About 24,100 tons of cement were used in the attempts to seal off the seepage, averaging about 20 sacks per foot of tunnel. As leaks were sealed, pressure would build and create

4819-626: The population were below the poverty line , including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. As of 2009 , about 22,300 residents of the city were employed with 4,700 unemployed (an unemployment rate of 17.4%). According to the California Economic Development Department , in 2005 the economy of Hemet was based on four main industries: retail trade, health care, educational services, and government. These industries provide 4,734, 4,441, and 3,946 jobs respectively. Other major industries in

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4898-654: The population) lived in households, 155 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 459 (0.6%) were institutionalized. There were 30,092 households, out of which 9,700 (32.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,174 (43.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4,349 (14.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,623 (5.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,002 (6.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 208 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 9,119 households (30.3%) were made up of individuals, and 5,754 (19.1%) had someone living alone who

4977-505: The seepage had become a concern around the San Jacinto Valley as springs, creeks and streams began to run dry. On October 21, 1935 the Riverside County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling on the MWD to prevent water from entering the tunnel or from flowing away from the place it was encountered. The MWD responded by stating that water entering the tunnel during digging is nearly unavoidable, and that lining of

5056-612: The seepage then increased. By the end of 1947, the MWD and the San Jacinto River Conservation District (formerly the San Jacinto River Protective Committee) agreed that it was impossible to completely stop the seepage. By the fall of 1952, all the Poorman rights were acquired by the newly formed Eastern Municipal Water District of Southern California . Benefit of the seepage water was conveyed to EMWD customers in

5135-402: The settlement. The Nuevo Water Company had been negotiating with the MWD since 1936 to have the seepage water pumped higher up the San Jacinto River where it could be allowed to sink back into the natural water table. Nuevo thought it was close to a settlement when suddenly the MWD signed the Poorman contract and cut off all negotiations. In November 1938, the two segments of the tunnel met under

5214-472: The three-hour commute by Metrolink to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles has impeded Hemet's growth as a bedroom community. According to the City of Hemet's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the ten largest employers in the city are: The City of Hemet has two museums and an outdoor amphitheater. The Hemet Museum is located at the intersection of State Street and Florida Avenue in downtown. It

5293-604: The tunnel routes that the Parker route “involves less risk than any of the other proposed lines.” The continued intrusion of water was more than the original contractors could handle, and in February 1935 the MWD terminated the contract and took over the job. More pumps were brought in and a portion of the tunnel was re-routed. Three crews of 34 men, working eight-hour shifts worked on the tunnel. The MWD continued to encounter tunnel seepage. The amount varied but never dropped below 540 US gallons per minute (0.034 m3/s), and sometimes topped 30,000 US gallons per minute (1.9 m3/s). By 1935

5372-506: The tunnels near the end of construction should prevent further inflow. Lawsuits were filed against MWD by nearby landowners and most of these were settled out of court, with MWD paying out over $ 350,000 between 1936 and 1944. The largest and most controversial settlement was known as the Poorman contract. The Poorman family owned a 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) dairy ranch on the south side of the San Jacinto River , across from Gilman Hot Springs , along with 3,600 acres (15 km2) of grass and grazing in

5451-404: The upper Perris valley. The ranches were managed by Ed Poorman, known locally as the founding president of the Ramona Pageant Association. Ed Poorman's brother, Samuel Poorman, was an attorney for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power . In 1937, after noticing a drop in groundwater, Samuel Poorman negotiated a settlement with the MWD for the loss of groundwater, but instead of taking cash,

5530-436: Was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.5%. 45,459 people (57.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 32,584 people (41.4%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, Hemet had a median household income of $ 32,774, with 23.3% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of 2008 , the census estimated there were 75,163 people, over 29,341 households, and 18,031 families residing in

5609-751: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59. There were 19,146 families (63.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.24. There were 20,340 people (25.9%) under the age of 18, 6,814 people (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 17,323 people (22.0%) aged 25 to 44, 16,776 people (21.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 17,404 people (22.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males. There were 35,305 housing units at an average density of 1,267.8 units per square mile (489.5 units/km ), of which 18,580 (61.7%) were owner-occupied, and 11,512 (38.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

5688-445: Was 89,833 at the 2020 census . It borders San Jacinto to the north, East Hemet to the east, Polly Butte and Diamond Valley Lake to the south, and Green Acres and Juniper Springs to the west. The founding of Hemet, initially called South San Jacinto , predates the formation of Riverside County. This area was then still part of San Diego County . The formation of Lake Hemet helped the city to grow and stimulated agriculture in

5767-514: Was a water wholesaler) in the south coast basin (SDCWA was south of the basin). The next break came in 1950, when Pomona MWD (now Three Valleys MWD) joined Metropolitan. Since Pomona was a largely agricultural member agency at the time, Metropolitan was no longer selling water only for domestic use. The territory served by the Pomona district has urbanized rapidly, with agriculture having disappeared almost entirely by 1970. In 1952, Metropolitan began

5846-581: Was dedicated to John B. Weston, who was president of the board of trustees from 1914 to 1920. It contains shuffleboard courts, restrooms, a playground, a basketball court, and a turf area for passive uses and games. It is located in the downtown area west of Santa Fe Street, and has an area of 4 acres (20,000 m ). The educational services of the majority of the city are under the Hemet Unified School District . It covers most of Hemet, and parts of San Jacinto, and Valle Vista, with

5925-590: Was established in 1928 under an act of the California Legislature to build and operate the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct (389 km) that would bring water to southern coastal areas. Southland residents voted for a major bond in the depths of the Great Depression to fund the construction effort through the desert to deliver essential water supplies and generate badly needed jobs. The post-World War II boom and 1950s dry spells prompted

6004-421: Was in charge of issuing bonds and financing their repayment by selling water to member agencies. In the early years, revenue from water sales was too low, so Metropolitan also collected taxes that ranged from 0.25 to 0.50 percent of assessed value. Ninety percent of the cost of the aqueduct has been paid for by the taxpayers. In 1929 the district was set up with an area of 600 square miles (1,600 km ) and served

6083-434: Was once the oldest continually run single-screen theater in the nation. However, the theater was forced to close down in January 2010 due to water damage from a fire that destroyed adjacent store fronts. The musty smell forced the theater to stay closed for a year, which created financial struggles. As of 2011 , the foundation was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)3 for the purpose of supporting community projects. In July 2013,

6162-439: Was signed on February 11, 1937, turning over the entire seepage flow to the three ranchers, with 57 percent going to the Poormans. The pipeline that would carry water from the west portal to Lake Mathews crossed the Poorman ranch, and a safety blowout (where excess pressure could be released in an emergency) was built on the property where their share was delivered. Other local ranchers and water companies were caught off guard by

6241-411: Was the two-story Hotel Mayberry, "supplied with all the modern conveniences usually found in first-class hostelries, including stationary water, baths, etc., and a complete electric light system, the power for which is furnished by the company's private plant." Also noted was the Hemet flour mill, owned by John McCool and built at a cost of $ 20,000. It was the only such mill in this area, and was housed in

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