Ever wondered what is inside those anonymous DWP buildings all around town? Or did you ever want to take a peek into the Colorado River Aqueduct? Then I have something for you, something sure to thrill all of you water infrastructure buffs. There is extensive information on file at the Library of Congress’ Historic American…
Back in 2007, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power finally put water back in the Lower Owens River, the result of a judge’s order issued several years before. (Hey, this is my photoblog, so I don’t have to research everything ….) As part of the plan, however, DWP was allowed to take back…
It’s spring time – well, at least for a little bit longer, so that means it is green for about three weeks before everything begins turning brown. There are pictures I am trying to retake with the new camera, and so it was time to visit these iconic water infrastructure landmarks while the grass is…
Another Southern California iconic water infrastructure landmark are these pumps, visible on I-5 around Tejon Ranch. The Chrisman Windgap Pumps lift the water about 800 feet up to begin to cross the Tehacahpis to deliver water into Southern California.
On my recent trip to Sacramento (March 23 – 26, 2011), I had rented a car and had planned to spend a day traveling around and photographing the Sacramento San-Joaquin Delta, but the persistent rain and heavy flows in the rivers ruled that out. So instead, I took the chance to see how Sacramento’s flood…