Sherri Lee Barnes has worked in the surveying and engineering fields for more than 30 years and currently works as a survey and mapping technician on the Geodetics and Mapping team for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. She has a passion for searching historic documents and preserving the past.
Paul L. Tucker is a licensed land surveyor in the state of California and has been surveying and mapping for more than 35 years. He is a second-generation land surveyor and also works on the Geodetics and Mapping team for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Sherri Lee Barnes and Paul L. Tucker, PS
Articles by Sherri Lee Barnes and Paul L. Tucker, PS
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Surveying the Colorado River Aqueduct
Monday, January 09, 2017​During the 1920s, the city of Los Angeles was burgeoning. Demographics were changing, and geographic boundaries were being pushed out in all directions. Oil was booming, industrialization was in full swing, and water was in high demand.