GPHY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Central Arizona Project, Pressure Head, Oak Ridges Moraine
18 Dec 2016
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Recap of the la water diversion case study. Bringing water to la: 3 phases: 1905 onwards; diversion of water from the owens valley, divert colorado river to la, central valley of california project 1935 engineer and superintendent of la water dept. At the time of the development of the la aqueduct project, mulholland was chief. Indigenous people who: urgent water necessity for growing population, poor land deals. Mulholland and mayor eaton left la to find water: had an election on whether they may do it; voted during a drought year (cid:494)(cid:494)water flows downhill, except towards money(cid:495)(cid:495) La was permitted to appropriate owen(cid:495)s valley water by: William(cid:495)s career abruptly ended because the st francis dam broke in (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:884)(cid:890) Other diversion projects (not la) central arizona project to support growth in tucson. Continuation of municipal water systems presentation formerly occupied the land.
