Owens Valley water wars

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environmental conflict historical event resource conflict water conflict

The Owens Valley water wars were a series of early 20th-century conflicts in California over Los Angeles’ diversion of water from the Owens Valley, which devastated local agriculture and became a landmark case in Western water politics.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Owens Valley water rights controversy	2
California water wars	1
Los Angeles water supply controversy	1
Owens Valley water wars canonical	1
Owens Valley water-rights disputes	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental conflict ⓘ historical event ⓘ resource conflict ⓘ water conflict ⓘ
chronologyFollowedBy	California water politics in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ Mono Basin ⓘ surface form: Mono Basin water disputes
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedBySource	California water politics ⓘ Western water law history ⓘ
hasCause	construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct ⓘ diversion of Owens River water to Los Angeles ⓘ urban water demand in Los Angeles ⓘ
hasEffect	decline of Owens Valley farming economy ⓘ devastation of local agriculture in Owens Valley ⓘ drying of Owens Lake ⓘ dust pollution from exposed Owens Lake bed ⓘ environmental degradation of Owens Lake ⓘ long-term legal disputes over water rights ⓘ resentment toward Los Angeles in Owens Valley communities ⓘ
hasTheme	environmental justice ⓘ growth of Los Angeles ⓘ urban versus rural resource use ⓘ water rights and property rights ⓘ
inspiredWork	film Chinatown ⓘ various books on California water history ⓘ
involves	Los Angeles Aqueduct ⓘ Owens Lake ⓘ Owens River ⓘ groundwater pumping in Owens Valley ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
location	eastern California ⓘ surface form: Eastern California Owens Valley ⓘ
mainConflict	allocation of surface water to Los Angeles versus local use ⓘ control of Owens River water rights ⓘ
mainParticipant	Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: City of Los Angeles Inyo County residents ⓘ Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ⓘ Owens Valley farmers ⓘ Owens Valley ranchers ⓘ
notableFor	being an early example of large-scale interbasin water transfer conflict ⓘ impact on doctrines of prior appropriation and water rights in the American West ⓘ influencing public perceptions of Los Angeles water policy ⓘ role in shaping Western water politics ⓘ secretive land and water rights acquisitions ⓘ use of political influence by Los Angeles to secure water rights ⓘ
partOf	history of Los Angeles water supply ⓘ history of the American West ⓘ
significantEvent	blowing up of aqueduct structures by local residents ⓘ construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct ⓘ land purchases in Owens Valley by Los Angeles ⓘ legal challenges by Owens Valley landowners ⓘ sabotage of Los Angeles Aqueduct facilities ⓘ
significantYear	1905 ⓘ 1913 ⓘ 1924 ⓘ 1927 ⓘ 1930s ⓘ
startTime	early 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Owens Valley → historicalEvent → Owens Valley water wars ⓘ

Chinatown → settingFeature → Owens Valley water wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Angeles water supply controversy

Owens River → historicalEventAssociated → Owens Valley water wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: California water wars

Los Angeles Aqueduct → significantEvent → Owens Valley water wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Owens Valley water rights controversy

William Mulholland → notableEvent → Owens Valley water wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Owens Valley water rights controversy

William Mulholland → knownFor → Owens Valley water wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Owens Valley water-rights disputes