- Apr 2016
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cms.whittier.edu cms.whittier.eduMap Room4
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In the century since Mulholland’s declaration, Angelenos havebecome more repentant water users, even initiating a reverse migration of water (albeit small) backinto the parched Owens Valley where water once abundantly flowed into farms and orchardsbefore 1913
Yes, although this is still not enough. People do not realize the extent of the drought until their demographic is reached, and these events only reach certain specific demographics. Furthermore, many people, even when reached, will not do anything until formal policy and law is put into place.
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but water used to produce farms instead of urban spaces.
Although urban spaces use considerably more water than farms, and so it is doubtful that it will return to a "moist" state
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Yet, in the minds of engineers in 1888 (when the population of Los Angelesstood at around 50,000—roughly half the size of Santa Monica today), Los Angeles—particularlyWest Los Angeles, was anything but a parched landscape.
Reminds me of the conversation we had in class a while ago - Part of the reason the drought is so bad in the LA area is that we are a desert, and awareness is difficult because we cannot readily see a water scarcity, such as that which may be apparent further north.
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Numerous conferences, documentaries, and public ceremonies have allowed residentsof Los Angeles to reexamine their consumption of water in light of the unprecedented droughtplaguing the state in recent years. In the century since Mulholland’s declaration, Angelenos havebecome more repentant water users, even initiating a reverse migration of water (albeit small) backinto the parched Owens Valley where water once abundantly flowed into farms and orchardsbefore 1913
Yes, although this is still not enough to make an impact that has potential to fix the problem. These events only effect certain demographics, whereas sanctions and laws have a stronger potential to effect the LA community as a whole.
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