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Water and power

Claremont Colleges Digital Library

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Title Water and power
Creator Harper's Magazine; Stegner, Page
Subject 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 use; Water-supply; Water-supply--California
Coverage Los Angeles (Calif.); Owens Valley (Calif.)
Description 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 the landscape of the Owens Valley and comments on the environmental impact of the Los Angeles Aqueduct's water pumping. Last two pages included with article contain responses to Stegner's piece from both the Director of Public Affairs at the Los...
Publisher Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Date 1981
Language eng
Source Facsimile magazine excerpt, 8.5 x 11 inches, 12 scanned pages: box 2, folder 6, Owens Valley Collection, Water Resources Collection, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Relation Owens Valley Collection California Water Documents - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cwd
Rights The Claremont Colleges Library, Special Collections For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Type Text; Image
Format image/jp2
Identifier cwd00200 http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/2861

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