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Contra Costa Water District
The Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) is an agency that was created in 1936 to supply water for consumers in eastern Contra Costa, California. It is now one of the largest water districts in California, serving about 500,000 people in Central and Eastern Contra Costa County. History The formation of CCWD was a direct result of a 13-year drought that began in California around 1917 and caused a great increase of salinity in Sacramento Delta as ocean water intruded and mixed with greatly reduced flow of fresh water from inland runoff. Fresh water for industrial use had to be brought in from elsewhere in railroad tank cars. Farmers could not afford the expense of importing water, and had to stop irrigating crops, which caused the value of land to decline.Contra Costa Water District Web Page.
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Contra Costa, California
) of the San Francisco Bay , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 = California , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = San Francisco Bay Area , seat_type = County seat , seat = Martinez , parts_type = Largest city , parts = Concord (population and land area)Richmond (total area) , unit_pref = US , area_total_sq_mi = 804 , area_land_sq_mi = 715.94 , area_water_sq_mi = 81 , elevation_max_footnotes = , elevation_max_ft = 3852 , population_as_of = 2020 , population_footnotes = , population_total = 1,165,927 , population_density_sq_mi = 1629 , established_title ...
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Contra Costa Canal 1940
Contra may refer to: Places * Contra, Virginia * Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U.S. state of California * Contra Costa County, California * Tenero-Contra, a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland People * Cosmin Contra (born 1975), Romanian football player * Contra (writer) (real name Margus Konnula; born 1974), Estonian poet and translator * Contra (rapper) (real name Çağdaş Terzi; born 1989), Turkish rapper and songwriter Arts, entertainment, and media Games * Contra (card game), an historical German card game also known as Kontraspiel * Contra (cards), a bid to double the stakes in many card games * ''Contra'' (series), a line of run and gun video games created by Konami ** ''Contra'' (video game), the original game, released in 1987 Music and dance * ''Contra'' (album), the second album by Vampire Weekend * Contra (band), a band from Cleveland * "Contra" (song), a song by Logic * Contra dance, several folk dance ...
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Contra Costa Canal
The Contra Costa Canal is a aqueduct in the U.S. state of California. Its construction began in 1937, with delayed completion until 1948 due to World War II shortages in labor and materials. A portion of the canal's right of way has been developed as the Contra Costa Canal Regional Trail, a biking and walking trail, and is managed by the East Bay Regional Park District. Canal uses The Contra Costa Canal is used for agricultural, industrial, and municipal water purposes. Due to the water used for water supply for different cities, the canal is fenced off from the public. The canal provides water for the largest urban contractor of the Central Valley Project, the Contra Costa Water District. It is part of the Central Valley Project managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to divert Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta water from Rock Slough as far as Martinez, California in Central Contra Costa County. Canal management Contra Costa Water District Distributes water from the ...
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California Central Valley Project
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, the Mexi ...
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James Rolph
James "Sunny Jim" Rolph Jr. (August 23, 1869 – June 2, 1934) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to a single term as the 27th governor of California from January 6, 1931, until his death on June 2, 1934, at the height of the Great Depression. Previously, Rolph had been the 30th mayor of San Francisco from January 8, 1912, until his resignation to become governor. Rolph remains the longest-serving mayor in San Francisco history. Life and career Rolph was born in San Francisco, the son of Margaret (Nicol) and James Rolph. He had four brothers and two sisters. After attending school in the Mission District, he went to work as an office boy in a commission house. He married Annie Marshall Reid (1872–1956) and had at least one son: James Rolph, III (1904-1980). Rolph entered the shipping business in 1900, by forming a partnership with George Hind. Over the next decade, he served as president of two banks, one of which he helped ...
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagion began around September and led to the Wall Street stock market crash of October 24 (Black Thursday). It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an estimated 15%. By comparison, worldwide GDP fell by less than 1% from 2008 to 2009 during the Great Recession. Some economies started to recover by the mid-1930s. However, in many countries, the negative effects of the Great Depression lasted until the beginning of World War II. Devastating effects were seen in both rich and poor countries with falling personal income, prices, tax revenues, and profits. International trade fell by more than 50%, unemployment in the U.S. rose to 23% and ...
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Contra Loma - Panoramio
Contra may refer to: Places * Contra, Virginia * Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U.S. state of California * Contra Costa County, California * Tenero-Contra, a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland People * Cosmin Contra (born 1975), Romanian football player * Contra (writer) (real name Margus Konnula; born 1974), Estonian poet and translator * Contra (rapper) (real name Çağdaş Terzi; born 1989), Turkish rapper and songwriter Arts, entertainment, and media Games * Contra (card game), an historical German card game also known as Kontraspiel * Contra (cards), a bid to double the stakes in many card games * ''Contra'' (series), a line of run and gun video games created by Konami ** ''Contra'' (video game), the original game, released in 1987 Music and dance * ''Contra'' (album), the second album by Vampire Weekend * Contra (band), a band from Cleveland * "Contra" (song), a song by Logic * Contra dance, several folk dance ...
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Contra Loma Reservoir
Contra Loma Regional Park is a regional park in Contra Costa County, California. It is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system. It is located in the city of Antioch and includes an reservoir. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is updating its long-term plan for the Contra Loma Regional Park and the adjacent Antioch Community Park. The previous plan was written in 1975, before a population boom hit eastern Contra Costa County."Plan looks at future of Antioch's Contra Loma Regional Park."
Burgarino, Paul. ''Contra Costa Times''. May 16, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
The reservoir, which is owned by the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD), is available for year-round fishing and a lifeguarded swim lagoon for sum ...
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Ozone Disinfection
Ozone (), or trioxygen, is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula . It is a pale blue gas with a distinctively pungent smell. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope , breaking down in the lower atmosphere to (dioxygen). Ozone is formed from dioxygen by the action of ultraviolet (UV) light and electrical discharges within the Earth's atmosphere. It is present in very low concentrations throughout the latter, with its highest concentration high in the ozone layer of the stratosphere, which absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Ozone's odour is reminiscent of chlorine, and detectable by many people at concentrations of as little as in air. Ozone's O3 structure was determined in 1865. The molecule was later proven to have a bent structure and to be weakly diamagnetic. In standard conditions, ozone is a pale blue gas that condenses at cryogenic temperatures to a dark blue liquid and finally a violet-black solid. Ozo ...
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Diablo Water District
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Contra Costa Canal Fish Screen USBR
Contra may refer to: Places * Contra, Virginia * Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U.S. state of California * Contra Costa County, California * Tenero-Contra, a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland People * Cosmin Contra (born 1975), Romanian football player * Contra (writer) (real name Margus Konnula; born 1974), Estonian poet and translator * Contra (rapper) (real name Çağdaş Terzi; born 1989), Turkish rapper and songwriter Arts, entertainment, and media Games * Contra (card game), an historical German card game also known as Kontraspiel * Contra (cards), a bid to double the stakes in many card games * ''Contra'' (series), a line of run and gun video games created by Konami ** ''Contra'' (video game), the original game, released in 1987 Music and dance * ''Contra'' (album), the second album by Vampire Weekend * Contra (band), a band from Cleveland * "Contra" (song), a song by Logic * Contra dance, several folk dance ...
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