panama and los angeles
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Panama and Los Angeles
Hannah Houze
Panama Canal 48 mile ship canal joining
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Key conduit for international maritime trade
Built from 1904-1914 Over 815,000 ships have
passed through the canal It has been named one of
the Seven Wonders of the World
Panama Canal Though an extremely
difficult engineering project, the Panama Canal now allows much quicker and safer maritime travel
First attempted by the French, it was abandoned due to a high death toll mostly from disease
Then the United States began construction, and was able to achieve completion
Panama Canal The U.S. controlled the canal
until the Torrijos-Carter Treaty was signed giving control to Panama
From 1979-1999 the canal was under joint U.S. Panama administration, and from December 31, 1999, the canal was under control of the Panama Canal Authority, which was an agency of the Panamanian Government
Panama Canal The Panamax is the maximum
size of a vessel the can pass through the canal
The longest ship to pass through was the San Juan Prospector which was 973 ft. long
There is a toll to pass through which is based on the size of your ship
The largest toll was by the Disney Magic which paid $331,200
The smallest toll was 36 cents, paid by an American adventurer, Richard Halliburton who was swimming the canal in 1928
Los Angeles Aqueduct Los Angeles completed
the construction of the First LA aqueduct in 1913
LA, first founded in 1769, has always depended on the LA River for water
The River had channels that irrigated fields, but as the city grew, the River could not keep up with demand
Los Angeles Aqueduct William Mulholland came from
Ireland and worked for the LA City Water Co. and eventually became superintendent
He began to look for a new water supply
Fred Eaton convinces Mulholland that the Owens River could provide LA with water
Eaton angered citizens by the Owens River by purchasing land and water rights
Los Angeles Aqueduct Construction on the LA
Aqueduct began in 1908 after Theodore Roosevelt decides that LA should have rights to the Owens River
The dedication of the aqueduct commenced on November 5, 1913
The city began to grow now that there was a reliable water supply. The citizens of the Owens Valley fought the export of water to LA and they began purchasing the land
Los Angeles Aqueduct A second aqueduct was
built to bring water from the Haiwee Reservoir in Inyo County
In 1984, Inyo County and LA enter into an EIR agreement
To encourage water conservation, metering was established in LA
Water reclamation is a great method of providing extra water to LA
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