04891nam 2201033 a 450 991080927090332120240501133628.01-282-38298-597866123829870-520-90741-810.1525/9780520907416(CKB)1000000000765795(EBL)470864(OCoLC)609849953(SSID)ssj0000367411(PQKBManifestationID)12107788(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367411(PQKBWorkID)10424259(PQKB)11245837(DE-B1597)520177(DE-B1597)9780520907416(Au-PeEL)EBL470864(CaPaEBR)ebr10676271(CaONFJC)MIL238298(MiAaPQ)EBC470864(EXLCZ)99100000000076579519810505d1982 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWater and power the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley /William L. Kahrl1st ed.Berkeley University of California Press19821 online resource (605 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-05068-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Organizing for Development -- 2. Competing Public Interests -- 3. The Politics of Appropriation -- 4. Forging the Link -- 5. Years of Excess -- 6. The Politics of Exploitation -- 7. Legacy -- 8. The Ties That Bind -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIt is not the purpose of this work to propose a specific format for the settlement of the city's current difficulties with the valley, to resolve the environmental questions associated with Los Angeles's proposed groundwater pumping program, or to promote any cause associated with the developing situation in the Owens Valley. But by performing the essential historical task of separating what happened from what did not, and by distinguishing in this way the choices which have been made from those which have yet to be decided, it is my hope that this effort will help to establish that common basis for understanding which is essential for the debate over specific issues to proceed most effectively. This book, then, is scarcely the last word on the Owens Valley conflict: the final chapter, after all, has yet to be written. The story that has emerged here is at once very different and more troubling than the conventional treatments of the conflict as a simplistic political morality play. Any attempt to deal with so controversial a subject, however, is almost certain to spark controversy itself. For that reason, with the exception of a small collection of private letters, this work is constructed entirely from the published documents and other materials available to the general public, anchoring the narrative in sources the reader can consult to trace the line of my argument on any point with which he or she may disagree. In addition, the work as a whole has been reviewed for technical accuracy by officials of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, although the department is in no way responsible for the content of this study or the conclusions drawn from it.Water-supplyCaliforniaLos AngelesWater-supplyCaliforniaOwens Valleyamerican west.california.chinatown.city planning.conservation.drought.dust control.ecology.environment.environmental history.environmental justice.environmental questions.environmentalism.fred eaton.government.groundwater.jp lipincott.los angeles.natural resources.nature.nonfiction.owens valley.politics.railroad barons.san fernando valley.urban environment.urbanism.water history.water policy.water resources.water scarcity.water supply.water wars.water.william mulholland.Water-supplyWater-supply333.91/009794/9Kahrl William L.1946-684321MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809270903321Water and power1264580UNINA