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Water pollution: central and northern California.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Natural Resources and Power Subcommittee.

Water pollution: central and northern California.

Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, first session.

by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Natural Resources and Power Subcommittee.

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    Places:
  • California.
    • Subjects:
    • Water -- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- California.

    • Edition Notes

      Bibliography: p. 291-295.

      StatementMay 19, 1967.
      Classifications
      LC ClassificationsKF27 .G669 1967
      The Physical Object
      Paginationiv, 341 p.
      Number of Pages341
      ID Numbers
      Open LibraryOL5562183M
      LC Control Number67062292

        The Central Valley of California, anchored by cities like Fresno, Bakersfield, and Modesto, is the farming center of the state, and really the country. Its eight counties grow about half of the Author: Nate Berg. receive much rain in the winter or spring, either. Water from northern California is transported to southern California via the California Aqueduct and the Central Valley Project. This water comes from snow runoff from the interior mountain range, the Sierra Nevada. Water—how much there is, and how clean it is—is one of the biggestFile Size: 1MB.

        Southern California has a large and controversial network of aqueducts that brings in water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the north, the valleys in northern and central California, and the Colorado River to the east (see Figure \(\PageIndex{23}\)). Los Angeles is embarking on a number of water infrastructure projects. The Metropolitan Water District is planning to build a new $11 billion tunnel to channel water from Northern California. San Diego has been approved for $ million in federal funding to upgrade the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant.

      California is home to 11 major ports spanning the 1, miles of coast between the North Coast and San Diego County. The earliest ports came into existence with California's Gold Rush of San Francisco and Sacramento both developed their port offerings to meet the demand of supplies supporting the massive influx of immigrants during. A fascinating and well-written history of the Central Valley in CA told mainly through the lens of farmers. Based on that description alone, I would agree that it doesnt exactly scream Read me!, until you realize the skill of the author (a former LA Times reporter) to weave the foundational history (eg gold rush) with the current challenges of water, drought, law, immigration, environment, and /5.


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