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Title
Water and power
Creator
Harper's Magazine
Stegner, Page
Date Created and/or Issued
1981
Publication Information
Honnold/Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
California Water Documents
Rights Information
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Rights Holder and Contact
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/
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 Angeles Department of Water and Power and a resident of Chino. Stegner responds to the director on last page of document. Article published March 1981 and responses, in June 1981 edition of magazine.
Type
text
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
cwd00200
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/2861
Language
English
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
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Owens Valley (Calif.)
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

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