Brown acres
Subtitle: an intimate history of the Los Angeles sewers
By: by Anna Sklar.
Publisher: Angel City Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Santa Monica
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781883318758
Subjects: Sewerage -- California -- Los Angeles Metropolitain Area -- History; Water -- Pollution -- California -- Los Angeles Metropolitain Area -- History; Environmental protection -- California -- Los Angeles Metropolitain Area -- History
Description: "With more than fifty photographs, diagrams and maps, Brown Acres is the first historical narrative to detail any world-class city's sewer system--complete with the relationship between headstrong politicians and the reformers seeking to "heal the bay" after a century of pollution and contamination. Brown Acres provides a unique look at the underground history of Los Angeles"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings; title: Sewers for the pueblo; title: A sewer system is born; title: Sewer to the sea; title: Sewage woes; title: More sewage misery; title: Dilution is the solution to pollution; title: Pollution of the Santa Monica Bay; title: A modern treatment plant; title: An interim solution to pollution; title: The clean water battle; title: Do-gooders get organized; title: Healing the bay; title: Conclusion.