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As a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the Los Angeles River and make it a Flood Control channel. They concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. Narrator cities throughout Southern California converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. This allowed expanding Development Without the need for large flood plains. Kharaghani the Los Angeles River is ...

Called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the citys water supply. They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new ...

Of new york city. Reliable infrastructure and Reliable Delivery of water is a must. You have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. Hurwitz we have the stock exchange, we have the United Nations failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. So theres a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. Things corrode, they rust. They get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. But it is so totally used in ev...

In order for water to get to ocean much faster. Narrator cities throughout Southern California converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. This allowed expanding Development Without the need for large flood plains. Kharaghani the Los Angeles River is approximately 51 miles. Concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. If youd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to...

Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. No one knows their current condition. Hurwitz currently, city tunnel 1 and city Tunnel Number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. So youd lose half the ci...

They get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. But it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. Narrator two Massive Underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the citys water supply. They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last...

The 1. 3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. Man water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. Reliable infrastructure and Reliable Delivery of water is a must. You have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. Hurwitz we have the stock exchange, we have the United Nations failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. So theres a really...

Across the United States are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain Water Quality and meet demand. New york is the most densely populated city in the u. S. And over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. The 1. 3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. Man water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. Reliable infrastructure and...

They had an application on my desk. But when someone has no funding, usually they sit and wait. The problem is, the amount of money given in the federal budget and the state budget is just not enough to fund infrastructure. We have a 200 million backlog on my desk alone. And that would be our entire states allocation for 4, 5, or 6 years. Schwartz the usda asked that i go to herminie and provide an independent evaluation of the problems to determine if it was severe enough to warrant funding. Iv...

But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. No one knows their current condition. Hurwitz currently, city tunnel 1 and city Tunnel Number 2 would be feed...