Download or read book Water and Power written by William L. Kahrl and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1983-11-08 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not the purpose of this work to propose a specific format for the settlement of the city's current difficulties with the valley, to resolve the environmental questions associated with Los Angeles's proposed groundwater pumping program, or to promote any cause associated with the developing situation in the Owens Valley. But by performing the essential historical task of separating what happened from what did not, and by distinguishing in this way the choices which have been made from those which have yet to be decided, it is my hope that this effort will help to establish that common basis for understanding which is essential for the debate over specific issues to proceed most effectively. This book, then, is scarcely the last word on the Owens Valley conflict: the final chapter, after all, has yet to be written. The story that has emerged here is at once very different and more troubling than the conventional treatments of the conflict as a simplistic political morality play. Any attempt to deal with so controversial a subject, however, is almost certain to spark controversy itself. For that reason, with the exception of a small collection of private letters, this work is constructed entirely from the published documents and other materials available to the general public, anchoring the narrative in sources the reader can consult to trace the line of my argument on any point with which he or she may disagree. In addition, the work as a whole has been reviewed for technical accuracy by officials of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, although the department is in no way responsible for the content of this study or the conclusions drawn from it.
Download or read book Water and Power written by William L. Kahrl and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not the purpose of this work to propose a specific format for the settlement of the city's current difficulties with the valley, to resolve the environmental questions associated with Los Angeles's proposed groundwater pumping program, or to promote any cause associated with the developing situation in the Owens Valley. But by performing the essential historical task of separating what happened from what did not, and by distinguishing in this way the choices which have been made from those which have yet to be decided, it is my hope that this effort will help to establish that common basis for understanding which is essential for the debate over specific issues to proceed most effectively. This book, then, is scarcely the last word on the Owens Valley conflict: the final chapter, after all, has yet to be written. The story that has emerged here is at once very different and more troubling than the conventional treatments of the conflict as a simplistic political morality play. Any attempt to deal with so controversial a subject, however, is almost certain to spark controversy itself. For that reason, with the exception of a small collection of private letters, this work is constructed entirely from the published documents and other materials available to the general public, anchoring the narrative in sources the reader can consult to trace the line of my argument on any point with which he or she may disagree. In addition, the work as a whole has been reviewed for technical accuracy by officials of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, although the department is in no way responsible for the content of this study or the conclusions drawn from it.
Download or read book Water and Power written by William L. Kahrl and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
Download or read book Water Supply of Los Angeles California written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rivers in the Desert written by Margaret Leslie Davis and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise and fall of William Mulholland, and the story of L.A.’s disastrous dam collapse: “A dramatic saga of ambition, politics, money and betrayal” (Los Angeles Daily News). Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city. This “fascinating history” chronicles Mulholland’s dramatic ascension to wealth and fame—followed by his tragic downfall after the sudden collapse of the dam he had constructed to safeguard the water supply (Newsweek). The disaster, which killed at least five hundred people, caused his repudiation by allies, friends, and a previously adoring community. Epic in scope, Rivers in the Desert chronicles the history of Los Angeles and examines the tragic fate of the man who rescued it. “An arresting biography of William Mulholland, the visionary Los Angeles Water Department engineer . . . [his] personal and public dramas make for gripping reading.” —Publishers Weekly “A fascinating look at the political maneuvering and engineering marvels that moved the City of Angels into the first rank of American cities.” —Booklist
Download or read book Metropolitan Los Angeles Water supply by V Ostrom written by John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Supply of Los Angeles California written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Supply of Los Angeles CA Hearing on H R 406 Oct 31 Nov 4 1919 written by United States. Congress. House. Public lands and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water and Los Angeles written by William Deverell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. The remarkable urban and suburban trajectory of southern California since then cannot be fully understood without reference to the ways in which each of these three river systems came to be connected to the future of the metropolitan region. This history of growth must be understood in full consideration of all three rivers and the challenges and opportunities they presented to those who would come to make Los Angeles a global power. Full of primary sources and original documents, Water and Los Angeles will be of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city.
Download or read book Report Upon the Sanitary Quality of the Owens River Water Supply Delivered to Consumers in Los Angeles Through the Los Angeles Aqueduct System written by Charles Gilman Hyde and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Data on Available Water Supply and Future Requirements of the City of Los Angeles and the Metropolitan Area written by Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, which was complied by members of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power, was presented to Major General William L. Sibert of the Department of the Interior. The survey discusses various sources of water for Southern California and more specifically Los Angeles. The board concludes that the Colorado River must become a water source for Los Angeles. Photostat includes maps and graphics.
Download or read book Metropolitan Los Angeles a Study in Integration Water supply by V Ostrom written by John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Supply of Los Angeles California written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Supply of Los Angeles CA Hearing on H R 406 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Public lands and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Supply of Los Angeles CA Hearing on S 4023 Granting Rights of Way Over Certain Lands for Water Supply of Los Angeles CA January February 1919 written by United States. Congress. House Public lands and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Progress Report on the Water Supply of Southern California written by California. Division of Engineering and Irrigation and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Los Angeles Water Supply written by Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of Water and Power and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
