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Owening Up to Their Mistakes
California's Owens River runs again after nearly a century |
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08 Dec 2006 |
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| Owening Up to Their Mistakes California's Owens River runs again after nearly a century The most ambitious river habitat restoration in the West kicked off this week, as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa turned a knob on a dam and allowed water to flow through. The dam, built in 1913 to direct water into an L.A. aqueduct some 250 miles away, evaporated Owens Lake into salt flats and kick-start ... |
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| Topics: California, news, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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San Joaquin Phoenix
Dead San Joaquin River will be revived |
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15 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| San Joaquin Phoenix Dead San Joaquin River will be revived More than 60 miles of California's dead, sandy San Joaquin River may yet run with water and salmon again, as enviros and farmers have settled an 18-year legal battle over the river's fate. Based on a new 20-year, $250-to-$800 million restoration plan, agricultural water diversion from the river will be reduced by an a ... |
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| Topics: California, food and agriculture, news, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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