1.  Interior Secretary  Ballinger  has withdrawn the  Hetch Hetchy permit granted by Secretary Garfield. In 1910, he requested  an Advisory Board of Army Engineers be brought in to review the matter.

2.  As engineers, your job is to find and recommend to the City of San Francisco possible  reservoir sites that would  supply the city with an adequate amount of fresh water.

3.  Potential reservoir sites must meet these criteria:
    A. The water must be of good quality.
    B. There must be enough water to meet the needs of the city under any climatic conditions (i.e. drought)
    C. Any industry or land holders that have legal claims on the water supply being considered  must be compensated before construction of the reservoir may begin.
    D. The site must provide water that can be collected and delivered to the city at minimum cost.

4.  As early as 1882, Tuolumne water had been proposed for San Francisco. The United States Geologic Survey  recommended Hetch Hetchy in their 1899-1900 annual report. City Engineer Grunsky from San Francisco recommended Tuolumne / Hetch hetchy after reviewing 14 possible water systems, including several local companies, Lake Tahoe, the Sacramento River and others.

5. Although nine other sites meet the first three criteria, none meets the minimum cost criteria as perfectly as the Hetch Hetchy - Lake Eleanor site. Theses sites would be the least costly because:
    A. Electrical power could be generated at the reservoir and sold to profit the project.
    B. The city would have to pay much less for water rights along this route than along the others that had been considered.

6. After thoroughly studying all the water sources in California for nearly three years you have chosen the Hetch Hetchy - Lake Eleanor site as the least expensive and most economical water supply for the city of San Francisco. It is projected to be $20 million cheaper.