The little-known groundwater Los Angeles pumps in the Owens Valley, and the tribes who want it back

Written By Lauren Kelly

Ian James - LA Times

In a desert landscape dominated by sagebrush, a piece of Los Angeles’ immense water empire stands behind a chain-link fence: a hydrant-like piece of metal atop a well. The electric pump hums as it sends water gushing into a canal, forming a stream in the desert.

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