Full page article with continued column on back narrates entire Owens River Valley trip to view the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Trip comprised of government officials and notable Los Angeles citizens who took multiple cars from Los...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Boulder Canyon Project (U.S.); Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.); Mulholland,...
In a magazine article, Ahrens tells of William Mulholland's role in the creation of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and goes on to describe the aqueduct's physical structure. Ahrens also notes how Owens Valley residents opposed the construction....
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Architecture--Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Editorials; Environmental degradation; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water usage;...
Stegner relates his investigation into the Owens Valley conflict with the City of Los Angeles. He interviews Owens Valley residents who complain of water shortages and unfair treatment by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He describes...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Blueprints; Business enterprises; Charts, diagrams, etc.; Damages; Farmers; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Real property; Seals and labels (Philately); Watermarks; Water rights; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Detailed report uses tables, line graphs, and personal narratives to explain the economic plight of the citizens of Owens Valley. One chart gives thorough statistics on how individual farmers living in Owens valley have fared since the construction...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; California. Legislature. Assembly; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Governors; Irrigation; Irrigation-California; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.);...
Statement in the Los Angeles Times criticizes the City of Los Angeles for its dealings with the Owens Valley residents in relation to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Article also includes a statement from the California Daily Journal which not only...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; Charts, diagrams, etc.; Environmental impact analysis; Ground water; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.);...
Report contains a summary of the progress of the larger report on the environmental impact of Owens Valley water pumping by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Report contains graphs on groundwater pumping patterns and amount of water...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Municipal League of Los Angeles; Seals and labels (Philately); Water conservation; Water conservation-California;...
Yeatman's report proposes measures to improve the Los Angeles Aqueduct and Owens Valley water pumping in order to harvest more water and decrease water loss. Yeatman addresses the Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles....
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Bonds; Dams; Dams California; Engineering; Engineers; Fire prevention; Insurance; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Memorandums; Overhead costs; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Pipelines; Profit; Reservoirs;...
Document provides detailed financial information on the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct as well as tables showing expenditures for similar water projects. Document also gives financial information on the Spring Valley Appraisal project and...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Boulder Canyon Project (U.S.); Geology; Hydrogeology; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water conservation; Water conservation-California; Water usage; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Shoemaker describes the geographic makeup of the Pomona Valley's natural water supply and details the history of the area's water usage and conservation. Document also mentions the value of water received from the Colorado River.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Brochures; Fishing; Hunting; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Tourism; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Tourism booklet published by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power praises the Owens Valley as a tourist site for recreational and fishing activities. Mentioned throughout are the efforts of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Charts, diagrams, etc.; Environmental impact analysis; Ground water; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Report details a project to increase groundwater pumping of the Owens Valley and summarizes the consequent environmental impact on Inyo County. Report is dated June 1979.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Charts, diagrams, etc.; Environmental impact analysis; Ground water; Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Report tells of a City of Los Angeles project to increase groundwater pumping in the Owens Valley. Report includes a summary of environmental impact and a chart that gives numbers related to the proposed project and possible alternatives.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Geologists; Judges; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Trials; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Report gives information on the continuation of a trial between the City of Los Angeles and Inyo County citizens. Judge Jones brings in geologists to testify on the geological structure of the Owens Valley and the amount of water the valley has...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Governors; Judges; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply; Water-supply-California; Water table
News clipping reports the addition of another judge to precede over the number of cases against the City of Los Angeles by Owens Valley residents. Residents argue that the water pumping done by the Los Angeles Aqueduct has reduced the water supply...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Judges; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Trials; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Piece reports the details of a trial involving the City of Los Angeles and Bishop residents and businesses. Article contains testimony from Inyo County residents who assert that they have lost water due to pumping from the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Judges; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Trials; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
News story announces the end of a trial between Inyo County, specifically the city of Bishop, and the City of Los Angeles over water pumping. Article contains words from Judge Jones who presided over the case.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Real property; Water-Storage; Water-Storage-California; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Article includes a list of steps Los Angeles Mayor John Clinton Porter will take in the Mono Basin and Owens Valley to secure more water for the increased population of the city. A transcription of the mayor's statement is included.
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Reservoirs; Reservoirs California; Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Eighth part of a series of articles on Owens Valley residents covers the Los Angeles Aqueduct itself. Article begins with a short history of the aqueduct's conception and construction. Detailed description of the aqueduct, its path, reservoirs, and...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply; Water-supply-California
In a news story, water from lands in the Mono and Inyo Counties are directed to the Los Angeles Aqueduct to alleviate a water shortage in Los Angeles. Article reports that the water will supply Los Angeles until the Colorado River is "ready for...
Aqueducts; Aqueducts California; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Water-supply; Water-supply-California
Short article argues that since the City of Los Angeles has announced its purchase of 98% of Mono Basin, it should also settle the continued dispute it has with Inyo and Mono County. Article ends by asking what Los Angeles will do with Inyo-Mono...
