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Reclaiming the Colorado: The Differing Visions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Chemehuevi

Posted on June 13, 2022 by ahcadmin

In 1931, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California praised plans to build the Parker Aqueduct, which would redirect water from the Colorado River to the rapidly growing Los Angeles metropole. To the engineers and planners of the Metropolitan Water … Continue reading →

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