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chief engineer and general manager of the city-owned Bureau of Water Works and Supply (now the Water System of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power). He died in 1935 but his work lives on. Every time a faucet is turned the water it releases is a reminder of the man whose life was devoted to public service.

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Frederick Eaton was Mayor of Los Angeles from 1898-1900. During Eaton's administration, Congress approved the San Pedro Harbor. The city had a population of 100,000 with 200 automobiles.

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Joseph Barlow Lippincott (1864-1942) — pictured on left—engineer, topographer, and hydrographer, was deeply involved in the early 20th-century projects that brought water to the arid and rapidly growing city of Los Angeles, and to other areas of the American West.

Joseph Barlow Lippincott Papers

Western Waters Digital Library

Lust and Found

Lewis MacAdams is a poet, journalist, filmmaker, political activist and one of the Los Angeles River's most influential advocates. He is co-founder of the Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR), which was born from a piece of performance art in 1985. FoLAR is now a non-profit organization whose mission is to revitalize and restore the L.A. River.

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Dr. Sabrina Drill is a Natural Resources Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension in Los Angeles and Ventura counties in Southern California. She helps agencies, organizations, and communities get the scientific information they need to restore urban streams and habitats, manage invasive species, prepare for and recover from wildfires, and use urban nature to increase resilience to extreme weather and climate change.

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Restoring the Los Angeles River for Ecosystems and People

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Science for Restoring the Los Angeles River

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