LA Times Today: Cost of Owens Valley storm damage continues to mount for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - Los Angeles Times
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LA Times Today: Cost of Owens Valley storm damage continues to mount for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

LA Times Today: Cost of Owens Valley storm damage continues to mount for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

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The 1974 movie “Chinatown” was inspired by the California water wars at the beginning of the 20th century as L.A. secured water rights in the Owens Valley. Today, climate change has impacted the region with rising floodwaters.

L.A. Times staff writer Louis Sahagún wrote that a series of storms in that part of southern California is costing L.A. Department of Water and Power millions of dollars in repairs.

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