Los Angeles River

groundwater was a part of the Los Angeles River but employed vague terms that could be interpreted in varying ways that did not reflect the hydrological realities of the region (Sax 2003, 278). Again, if the water below the valley was legally defined as groundwater, it would be subject to absolute ownership law and Los Angeles would only be secure in the rights to the Los Angeles River (Sax 2003, 280). So, the Court asserted that geographically speaking, the Los Angeles River’s headwaters began in

internship with Friends of The Los Angeles River (FoLAR) has been a pretty fantastic experience. Although I had a couple of other opportunities, I chose to intern here because I felt it breached the gap between water resource management and the natural world. I also liked the idea of learning more about the damage done to the Los Angeles River when it was channelized and working for a nonprofit organization. I first learned about the FoLAR when they showed up to my work in the River Rover, a 38-foot-long

In the early 1900s diverting water from the river through ditches was how the water supply was handled for the Los Angeles River. Since the population of Los Angeles was increasing there was something that needed to be done to manage the water supply and that’s why the dam was built. Around the same time a water company that was private gave away the city’s waterworks and began offering water to the city. Los Angeles took over the city’s water supply in 1902. Originally the Water Department was established

have impacted rivers since the birth of civilization. For millennia, water from rivers has been, used, re-used, diverted, depleted, polluted, sold, flushed, fought for, stolen, ruled, exchanged and more. To understand what affects the quality and quantity of water for The Los Angeles River, we must understand the water sources that charge and shape the River’s watershed. Moreover, we must also understand the Los Angeles River and its interaction with the environment. You see, as the River moves downgradient

The design of this river greenway, a constructed infiltration basin is likely the contributing factor to the lower groundwater threat than seen previously, particularly for a highly industrial area. In order to determine walkability and connectivity to and from the site,

The range mapped in the Santa Monica Mountains is limited on the south by Hollywood, on the north by the San Fernando Valley, on the west by Cahuenga Pass and Dark Canyon, and on the east by the Los Angeles River. Griffith Park is incorporated inside the eastern portion of the region. The vital topographic component of the territory is an east-westridge. Cahuenga Peak (height 1821 feet) is close to the western end of the edge, and Mount Hollywood (elevation 1652 feet) is justsouth of the focal part

Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the United States and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. In addition, Long Beach is the second largest city in the Greater Los Angeles Area and a principal city of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Port of Long Beach is the United States' second busiest container port and

displacement to the Chicano population within and around the Los Angeles area. Olvera Street was built with inclination of an economic gain, and through its process hid the racial politics of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Olvera Street was planned out by Christine Sterling who had a vision, “a Mexican street of yesterday in a city of today” (Carpio lecture week 3). With profit in mind, Olvera Street worked as a tourist attraction in Los Angeles with the help of Union Station opening during that period

1. The Mexican government system over the Native Americans introduced the policy of mercantilism. In this system, merchants and the government based in Mexico partnered to make a strong political rule over Native Americans. In the process, the colonial government backed the merchants in exploiting the resources of the native peoples. In exchange, the government took its share in terms of taxes and duties. The tax that the colonial government earned was used to equip the loyal navy such that the Mexican

Nearly all of the valley’s native fish and reserves are gone, winter run chinook salmon are nearly extinct. The Sacramento river now irrigates crops, even the San Joaquin river reverses its flow from time to time. President Carter had the opportunity to prevent this from happening, but the support and influence agriculture companies exerted in politics proved too valuable for his presidential campaign