Panama and Los Angeles

Hannah Houze

Panama Canal 48 mile ship canal joining

Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

Key conduit for international maritime trade

Built from 1904-1914 Over 815,000 ships have

passed through the canal It has been named one of

the Seven Wonders of the World

Panama Canal Though an extremely

difficult engineering project, the Panama Canal now allows much quicker and safer maritime travel

First attempted by the French, it was abandoned due to a high death toll mostly from disease

Then the United States began construction, and was able to achieve completion

Panama Canal The U.S. controlled the canal

until the Torrijos-Carter Treaty was signed giving control to Panama

From 1979-1999 the canal was under joint U.S. Panama administration, and from December 31, 1999, the canal was under control of the Panama Canal Authority, which was an agency of the Panamanian Government

Panama Canal The Panamax is the maximum

size of a vessel the can pass through the canal

The longest ship to pass through was the San Juan Prospector which was 973 ft. long

There is a toll to pass through which is based on the size of your ship

The largest toll was by the Disney Magic which paid $331,200

The smallest toll was 36 cents, paid by an American adventurer, Richard Halliburton who was swimming the canal in 1928

Los Angeles Aqueduct Los Angeles completed

the construction of the First LA aqueduct in 1913

LA, first founded in 1769, has always depended on the LA River for water

The River had channels that irrigated fields, but as the city grew, the River could not keep up with demand

Los Angeles Aqueduct William Mulholland came from

Ireland and worked for the LA City Water Co. and eventually became superintendent

He began to look for a new water supply

Fred Eaton convinces Mulholland that the Owens River could provide LA with water

Eaton angered citizens by the Owens River by purchasing land and water rights

Los Angeles Aqueduct Construction on the LA

Aqueduct began in 1908 after Theodore Roosevelt decides that LA should have rights to the Owens River

The dedication of the aqueduct commenced on November 5, 1913

The city began to grow now that there was a reliable water supply. The citizens of the Owens Valley fought the export of water to LA and they began purchasing the land

Los Angeles Aqueduct A second aqueduct was

built to bring water from the Haiwee Reservoir in Inyo County

In 1984, Inyo County and LA enter into an EIR agreement

To encourage water conservation, metering was established in LA

Water reclamation is a great method of providing extra water to LA