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... million of water . A projected new treatment plant , if approved by the voters , was expected to cut the 122,000 pounds of daily grease to 25,000 pounds . Processed by the regular sewage plant , this would then reduce it further to ...
... million of water . A projected new treatment plant , if approved by the voters , was expected to cut the 122,000 pounds of daily grease to 25,000 pounds . Processed by the regular sewage plant , this would then reduce it further to ...
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... million years , the tree as we know it has been growing in California for about 20 million years . The first European to see the redwoods was Don Gaspar de Portola , a Spaniard leading an expedition up the coast of California in 1769 ...
... million years , the tree as we know it has been growing in California for about 20 million years . The first European to see the redwoods was Don Gaspar de Portola , a Spaniard leading an expedition up the coast of California in 1769 ...
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... million by public sub- scription . Every dollar thus raised has been matched by Federal or California funds , and with this money the league has quietly bought redwood land , which it has deeded to the state for addition to its parks ...
... million by public sub- scription . Every dollar thus raised has been matched by Federal or California funds , and with this money the league has quietly bought redwood land , which it has deeded to the state for addition to its parks ...
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An Introduction | 9 |
Rivers Dams and Floods | 27 |
Water Pollution and the Great Water Shortage | 49 |
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