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| Filename: | wt-0149-d.jpg |
| Album name: | jimwestp / Main |
| Keywords: | water / water / use / water / rights / Owens / Lake / Owens / Valley / water / wars / environment / conservation / pollution / lake / dry / lake / LADWP / Los / Angeles / Aqueduct / diversion / rewater / rewatering / mitigate / mitigation / ecology / water / project / salt / alkali / salt / pan / reflection / California / U |
| Filesize: | 69 KiB |
| Date added: | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Dimensions: | 274 x 399 pixels |
| Displayed: | 29 times |
| Image Description: | Keeler, California - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is returning some water to Owens Lake, 100 years after it began diverting water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles via the 233-mile Los Angeles Aqueduct. The diversion ended farming in the valley and caused the lake to dry up, creating massive alkali dust storms. In recent years, LADWP has been required to mitigate the environmental damage, and it has installed a system of pipes, pumps, and dikes to rewater part of the lake. |
| IPTC Copyright: | Copyright © Jim West
4875 Three Mile Drive
Detroit, MI 48224 USA
(313) 885-4531; (313) 549-2325
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| IPTC Keywords: | water water use water rights Owens Lake Owens Valley water wars environment conservation pollution lake dry lake LADWP Los Angeles Aqueduct diversion rewater rewatering mitigate mitigation ecology water project salt alkali salt pan reflection California USA United States America west vertical |
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