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The California Water Wars were a series of political conflicts between the city of Los Angeles and farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California over water rights. As Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began outgrowing its water supply. Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles, promoted a plan to take water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles via an aqueduct. The aqueduct construction was overseen by William Mulholland and was finished in 1913. The water rights were acquired through political fighting and, as described by one author, "chicanery, subterfuge ... and a strategy of lies".

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  • حروب الماء في كاليفورنيا (ar)
  • California water wars (en)
  • Guerres de l'eau en Californie (fr)
  • Guerre dell'acqua in California (it)
  • Guerras da Água na Califórnia (pt)
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  • Les guerres de l'eau en Californie (anglais : California Water Wars) désignent les différends entre la ville de Los Angeles et les fermiers de la vallée de l'Owens en Californie concernant les droits de l'eau. Les conflits découlent principalement de l'emplacement dans une zone semi-aride de Los Angeles et la disponibilité de l'eau de la Sierra Nevada dans la vallée de l'Owens. (fr)
  • حروب الماء في كاليفورنيا هي سلسلة من الصراعات السياسية بين مدينة لوس أنجلس والمزارعين وأصحاب المزارع في وادي أوينز في شرق كاليفورنيا حول حقوق المياه. مع توسع لوس أنجلس في أواخر القرن 19، بدأت تنمي كميات أكبر من مياهها. أدرك فرِد إيتن، عمدة لوس أنجلس، أن الماء قد يتدفق من وادي أوينز إلى لوس أنجلس عبر قناة مائية. وقد أُنجز بناء القناة سنة 1913 تحت إشراف وليام مولهولاند. وقد اكتُسبت الحقوق المائية بواسطة القتال السياسي، كما وصفه أحد الكتاب: «احتيال، حيَل، إستراتيجية من الأكاذيب». (ar)
  • The California Water Wars were a series of political conflicts between the city of Los Angeles and farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California over water rights. As Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began outgrowing its water supply. Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles, promoted a plan to take water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles via an aqueduct. The aqueduct construction was overseen by William Mulholland and was finished in 1913. The water rights were acquired through political fighting and, as described by one author, "chicanery, subterfuge ... and a strategy of lies". (en)
  • Le guerre dell'acqua in California (inglese: California Water Wars) furono una serie di conflitti per lo sfruttamento delle risorse idriche tra la città di Los Angeles e gli agricoltori e i proprietari di ranch della Valle di Owens nella California orientale. (it)
  • As Guerras da Água na Califórnia foram uma série de conflitos entre a cidade de Los Angeles e os agricultores e pecuaristas do no Leste do estado americano da Califórnia, além dos ambientalistas. Quando Los Angeles cresceu muito no final do século XIX, o abastecimento de água tornou-se insuficiente. , prefeito da cidade, imaginou que a água poderia ir até Los Angeles vinda do Owens Valley, por meio de um aqueduto. A construção ficou a cargo de e foi terminada em 1913. Os direitos sobre a água foram conseguidos depois de uma intensa luta política com uso de muitos subterfúgios e mentiras. Além disso, os fazendeiros não teriam recebido um preço justo pela cessão dos direitos de uso da água. (pt)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LAAqueductUnlined2.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Walker_circa_1860_by_Mathew_Brady.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mono_lake_tufa_formation.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/OwensVly1924.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_William_Mulholland_with_a_surveyor's_scope_on_a_tripod,_ca.1908-1913_(CHS-14459).jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Second_Los_Angeles_Aqueduct_Cascades,_Sylmar.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fred-Eaton-inoffice.jpg
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