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Letter of transmittal and report of W. F. McClure, state engineer [Dept. of Public Works]: concerning the Owens Valley--Los Angeles controversy: to Governor Friend Wm. Richardson

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Title: Letter of transmittal and report of W. F. McClure, state engineer [Dept. of Public Works]: concerning the Owens Valley--Los Angeles controversy: to Governor Friend Wm. Richardson
Creator: McClure, W. F. (Wilbur F.)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1925-01-09
Publication Information: Senate, California Legislature, Sacramento, California
Honnold/Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: California Water Documents
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Rights Holder and Contact: Claremont Colleges Library, Special Collections
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Senate, California Legislature. Senate Publications and Flags office has given Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections permission to provide access to the digitized work online. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Letter and report to California Governor Friend William Richardson provides contextual information surrounding the take-over of the Alabama Hills waste gate by Owens Valley residents. Waste gate is part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and its take-over comes as a response to water use practices by the City of Los Angeles. Report contains information on the aqueduct as well as statements from both local and national newspapers and from Owens Valley residents.
Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Identifier: cwd00220
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/3170
Language: English
Subject: Aqueducts
Aqueducts--California
Bookplates
California. Department of Public Works
Engineers
Government publications
Governors
Irrigation
Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)
Newspapers
Water use
Place: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Owens Valley (Calif.)
Source: Monograph, 105 scanned pages: Letter of transmittal and report of W. F. McClure, state engineer [Dept. of Public Works]: concerning the Owens Valley--Los Angeles controversy: to Governor Friend Wm. Richardson, HD1694.C2 A5 1925, Water Resources Collection, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Relation: Water Resources Collection
California Water Documents - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cwd

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