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Until 1925, raw sewage from Los Angeles was discharged untreated directly into Santa Monica Bay in the region of the Hyperion Treatment Plant. [ 3 ] With the population increase, the amount of sewage became a major problem to the beaches, so in 1925 the city built a simple screening plant in the 200 acres (0.81 km 2 ) it had acquired in 1892.
This would mark the first time Los Angeles uses treated, recycled waste water as drinking water. The city currently imports 90% of its water from regional sources, and pumps its treated wastewater into the Los Angeles River. The new facilities are part of the larger Pure Water Los Angeles project to recycle 100% of the city's wastewater by 2035.
Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.
An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald was smuggled out of the South ...
The devastating fires raging across much of Southern California have caused extreme damage, leveling some of Los Angeles' historic landmarks. Firefighters continue to battle several wildfires ...
More than 90,000 homes and businesses in Southern California were without power Wednesday, including more than 30,000 in Los Angeles County and 32,000 in neighboring San Bernardino County.
The Huntington Beach Desalination Plant is a 50-million-US-gallon per day (190 Ml) facility proposed by Poseidon Resources Corporation in Huntington Beach, California.The desalination plant was scheduled to be operational by 2023 at a site adjacent to the AES Huntington Beach Power Station. [1]
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