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Grommet California Colorado River Aqueduct 2023
In a simplified view, the Colorado River Aqueduct transfers water from the Colorado River to the municipal water systems of Los Angeles County, California. Of course, not much is simple when we're discussing water in California. Most municipal water systems have tie-ins to neighboring systems. In an earthquake, or catastrophic system failure, water officials can quietly turn some valves and fill reservoirs through the reconfigured plumbing. The Colorado River Aqueduct also ties in with portions of San Diego County. It's operated by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Your tax dollars at work.
This is a view of the aqueduct as it crosses the Mojave Desert on the way to Los Angeles. The channel is roughly (my estimate by uncalibrated eyeball) twenty feet wide.
It's tough to find a place where you can photograph the aqueduct from a public road. I found one about two months ago and finally made it back around sunset to get this shot.
There's a wad of public policy issues tied to water in California. The book Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner reveals some of them.
Per capita water use in Sacramento is 271 gallons per day. In Oakland and other East Bay Area cities, it's 171 gallons. Los Angelenos, though, use only 155 gallons a day.
— Hofer, Garry, editor, "In Search of a Permanent Solution," Aqueduct 2000, Special Bulletin 1998, pp.2.
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Grommet California Colorado River Aqueduct 2023
In a simplified view, the Colorado River Aqueduct transfers water from the Colorado River to the municipal water systems of Los Angeles County, California. Of course, not much is simple when we're discussing water in California. Most municipal water systems have tie-ins to neighboring systems. In an earthquake, or catastrophic system failure, water officials can quietly turn some valves and fill reservoirs through the reconfigured plumbing. The Colorado River Aqueduct also ties in with portions of San Diego County. It's operated by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Your tax dollars at work.
This is a view of the aqueduct as it crosses the Mojave Desert on the way to Los Angeles. The channel is roughly (my estimate by uncalibrated eyeball) twenty feet wide.
It's tough to find a place where you can photograph the aqueduct from a public road. I found one about two months ago and finally made it back around sunset to get this shot.
There's a wad of public policy issues tied to water in California. The book Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner reveals some of them.
Per capita water use in Sacramento is 271 gallons per day. In Oakland and other East Bay Area cities, it's 171 gallons. Los Angelenos, though, use only 155 gallons a day.
— Hofer, Garry, editor, "In Search of a Permanent Solution," Aqueduct 2000, Special Bulletin 1998, pp.2.
Please do not copy this image.
Journalism Grade Image.
Source: 4,200x2,800 16-bit TIF file.