WATER! WATER! - Revision history

Ccarlsson: rewrote some obviously out of date parts!

2017-08-03T05:04:35Z

rewrote some obviously out of date parts!

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	''Image: From '''''THE WASP''''', July 19, 1889''		''Image: From '''''THE WASP''''', July 19, 1889''

	The city of San Francisco sits on a semi-arid peninsula. In its earliest days, fresh water was available from the ~~[[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| lagoon]] on which~~ Mission Dolores ~~was founded~~, [[Water in the Presidio \|Mountain Lake]] on the edge of today's Presidio, [[Lake Merced 100 years ago \|Lake Merced]] west of the present-day San Francisco State University campus, and a network of creeks bubbling from springs in the hills and tapping the Ohlone aquifer which lies under the peninsula. [[Mission Creek \|Mission Creek]] meandered ~~from the Mission's lagoon~~ down to its outlet in [[MISSION BAY \|Mission Bay]] under the present-day intersection of Highway 101 and Interstate 80 (on the street level, approximately Brannan and 9th Streets). Precita Creek ran down from Diamond Heights along the north edge of Bernal Heights (under today's ~~Army~~ Street) to its outlet in the [[East Slope Bernal Heights \|Islais Creek marshes]] which are now buried by the industrial/warehouse area running east of Bernal Heights and Highway 101 to the bay. [[Islais Creek Covered \|Glen Creek]] still runs its original course from below ~~McAteer~~ High School on Twin Peaks (just east of O'Shaugnessy Drive, south of Portola, in the open space known as [[Glen Canyon Park \| Glen Canyon]]) and disappears into culverts to continue its run down to the bay by way of Islais Creek's former wetland outlet. The other original creek still running its original course is in the southwest corner of the Presidio and can be seen running over Baker Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area into the Pacific Ocean. [[Water in the Presidio \|Lobos Creek]] still provides millions of gallons a week to the Presidio, which has exclusive water rights. The Ohlone aquifer is well-stocked with fresh water, mostly free of high toxic content; a number of old wells, especially in the western parts of San Francisco, can still bring forth water from it, though they are mostly forgotten and out of use. (During the drought of 1986-1992 talk was heard about tapping the fresh water lying in abundance beneath the city, but the drought broke before it became an urgent necessity.)		The city of San Francisco sits on a semi-arid peninsula. In its earliest days, fresh water was available from the creek under 18th Street next to Mission Dolores, [[Water in the Presidio \|Mountain Lake]] on the edge of today's Presidio, [[Lake Merced 100 years ago \|Lake Merced]] west of the present-day San Francisco State University campus, and a network of creeks bubbling from springs in the hills and tapping the Ohlone aquifer which lies under the peninsula. [[Mission Creek \|Mission Creek]] meandered down to its outlet in [[MISSION BAY \|Mission Bay]] under the present-day intersection of Highway 101 and Interstate 80 (on the street level, approximately Brannan and 9th Streets). Precita Creek ran down from Diamond Heights along the north edge of Bernal Heights (under today's Cesar Chavez Street) to its outlet in the [[East Slope Bernal Heights \|Islais Creek marshes]] which are now buried by the industrial/warehouse area running east of Bernal Heights and Highway 101 to the bay. [[Islais Creek Covered \|Glen Creek]] still runs its original course from below School of the Arts High School on Twin Peaks (just east of O'Shaugnessy Drive, south of Portola, in the open space known as [[Glen Canyon Park \| Glen Canyon]]) and disappears into culverts to continue its run down to the bay by way of Islais Creek's former wetland outlet. The other original creek still running its original course is in the southwest corner of the Presidio and can be seen running over Baker Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area into the Pacific Ocean. [[Water in the Presidio \|Lobos Creek]] still provides millions of gallons a week to the Presidio, which has exclusive water rights. The Ohlone aquifer is well-stocked with fresh water, mostly free of high toxic content; a number of old wells, especially in the western parts of San Francisco, can still bring forth water from it, though they are mostly forgotten and out of use. During the drought of 1986-1992 talk was heard about tapping the fresh water lying in abundance beneath the city, but the drought broke before it became an urgent necessity. Nevertheless, by the early 21st century, the Public Utilities Commission was working to integrate groundwater into the supplies provided from Hetch Hetchy, and a graywater recycling system was under construction in new parts of town (like Mission Bay); additional plans to construct a new graywater treatment plant are being developed.

	[http://www.museumca.org/creeks/SFTopoCreeks.html San Francisco Historical Creek Map]		[http://www.museumca.org/creeks/SFTopoCreeks.html San Francisco Historical Creek Map]

Ccarlsson: upgraded photo

2014-09-03T22:36:38Z

upgraded photo

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	''by Chris Carlsson''		''by Chris Carlsson''

	[[Image:~~ecology1$spring~~-~~valley~~-~~swindle~~.jpg]]		[[Image:WASP-Spring-Valley-mugging-Jan-19-1889.jpg]]

	'''"Spring Valley [Water Co.] does not employ exactly this method, but it gets there just the same..." '''		'''"Spring Valley [Water Co.] does not employ exactly this method, but it gets there just the same..." '''

	''Image: From '''''THE WASP''''', ~~1875~~''		''Image: From '''''THE WASP''''', July 19, 1889''

	The city of San Francisco sits on a semi-arid peninsula. In its earliest days, fresh water was available from the [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| lagoon]] on which Mission Dolores was founded, [[Water in the Presidio \|Mountain Lake]] on the edge of today's Presidio, [[Lake Merced 100 years ago \|Lake Merced]] west of the present-day San Francisco State University campus, and a network of creeks bubbling from springs in the hills and tapping the Ohlone aquifer which lies under the peninsula. [[Mission Creek \|Mission Creek]] meandered from the Mission's lagoon down to its outlet in [[MISSION BAY \|Mission Bay]] under the present-day intersection of Highway 101 and Interstate 80 (on the street level, approximately Brannan and 9th Streets). Precita Creek ran down from Diamond Heights along the north edge of Bernal Heights (under today's Army Street) to its outlet in the [[East Slope Bernal Heights \|Islais Creek marshes]] which are now buried by the industrial/warehouse area running east of Bernal Heights and Highway 101 to the bay. [[Islais Creek Covered \|Glen Creek]] still runs its original course from below McAteer High School on Twin Peaks (just east of O'Shaugnessy Drive, south of Portola, in the open space known as [[Glen Canyon Park \| Glen Canyon]]) and disappears into culverts to continue its run down to the bay by way of Islais Creek's former wetland outlet. The other original creek still running its original course is in the southwest corner of the Presidio and can be seen running over Baker Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area into the Pacific Ocean. [[Water in the Presidio \|Lobos Creek]] still provides millions of gallons a week to the Presidio, which has exclusive water rights. The Ohlone aquifer is well-stocked with fresh water, mostly free of high toxic content; a number of old wells, especially in the western parts of San Francisco, can still bring forth water from it, though they are mostly forgotten and out of use. (During the drought of 1986-1992 talk was heard about tapping the fresh water lying in abundance beneath the city, but the drought broke before it became an urgent necessity.)		The city of San Francisco sits on a semi-arid peninsula. In its earliest days, fresh water was available from the [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| lagoon]] on which Mission Dolores was founded, [[Water in the Presidio \|Mountain Lake]] on the edge of today's Presidio, [[Lake Merced 100 years ago \|Lake Merced]] west of the present-day San Francisco State University campus, and a network of creeks bubbling from springs in the hills and tapping the Ohlone aquifer which lies under the peninsula. [[Mission Creek \|Mission Creek]] meandered from the Mission's lagoon down to its outlet in [[MISSION BAY \|Mission Bay]] under the present-day intersection of Highway 101 and Interstate 80 (on the street level, approximately Brannan and 9th Streets). Precita Creek ran down from Diamond Heights along the north edge of Bernal Heights (under today's Army Street) to its outlet in the [[East Slope Bernal Heights \|Islais Creek marshes]] which are now buried by the industrial/warehouse area running east of Bernal Heights and Highway 101 to the bay. [[Islais Creek Covered \|Glen Creek]] still runs its original course from below McAteer High School on Twin Peaks (just east of O'Shaugnessy Drive, south of Portola, in the open space known as [[Glen Canyon Park \| Glen Canyon]]) and disappears into culverts to continue its run down to the bay by way of Islais Creek's former wetland outlet. The other original creek still running its original course is in the southwest corner of the Presidio and can be seen running over Baker Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area into the Pacific Ocean. [[Water in the Presidio \|Lobos Creek]] still provides millions of gallons a week to the Presidio, which has exclusive water rights. The Ohlone aquifer is well-stocked with fresh water, mostly free of high toxic content; a number of old wells, especially in the western parts of San Francisco, can still bring forth water from it, though they are mostly forgotten and out of use. (During the drought of 1986-1992 talk was heard about tapping the fresh water lying in abundance beneath the city, but the drought broke before it became an urgent necessity.)

Texteradmin at 02:32, 21 August 2009

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	[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-water.gif\|link=Lagoon and 1906 Mission]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]

Texteradmin at 15:04, 19 August 2009

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	To learn about the water in San Francisco's old and new landscape, and all the transformations along the way, take our [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Water Tour]] below.		To learn about the water in San Francisco's old and new landscape, and all the transformations along the way, take our [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Water Tour]] below.

	==[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]==		[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]

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	[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]

Texteradmin at 15:03, 19 August 2009

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	To learn about the water in San Francisco's old and new landscape, and all the transformations along the way, take our [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Water Tour]] below.		To learn about the water in San Francisco's old and new landscape, and all the transformations along the way, take our [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Water Tour]] below.

	[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]		==[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]==

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	[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]

Texteradmin: /* Image:Tours-water.gif > Begin the Water Tour */

2009-08-19T15:02:18Z

Image:Tours-water.gif > Begin the Water Tour

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	[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]		[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]

	== [[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| > Begin the Water Tour]]==		==

			[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| Begin the Water Tour]]

Texteradmin at 15:01, 19 August 2009

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	[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]		[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]

	[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| > Begin the Water Tour]]		== [[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| > Begin the Water Tour]]==

Texteradmin at 14:59, 19 August 2009

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	[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]		[http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/vanish.html Vanished Waters of Southeastern San Francisco]

	[[Image:water~~-tour-button-new~~.~~jpg~~]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| --> Begin the Water Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-water.gif]] [[Lagoon and 1906 Mission\| > Begin the Water Tour]]

Lisaruth: removed drought as a category

2009-01-19T09:13:14Z

removed drought as a category

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	[[Wildflowers \|Prev. Document]] [[San Francisco's Clean Little Secret \|Next Document]]		[[Wildflowers \|Prev. Document]] [[San Francisco's Clean Little Secret \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Ecology]] [[category:Water]] [[category:pre-1776]] [[category:1980s]] [[category:1870s~~]] [[category:Drought~~]]		[[category:Ecology]] [[category:Water]] [[category:pre-1776]] [[category:1980s]] [[category:1870s]]

Ccarlsson: inserted new next link

2009-01-03T03:58:14Z

inserted new next link

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	[[Wildflowers \|Prev. Document]] [[~~CISTERNS~~ \|Next Document]]		[[Wildflowers \|Prev. Document]] [[San Francisco's Clean Little Secret \|Next Document]]

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