A Long and Winding Journey For Some Drinking Water
We explore how long it takes water to make it from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir to Bay Area faucets.
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Show Notes
Bay Curious listeners Alex Kornblum, 8, and his dad, Heath Kornblum, were talking about their drinking water when they landed on this question: How long does it take for water to get from Hetch Hetchy to San Francisco? And how far does it travel?
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- How Hetch Hetchy Valley’s natural beauty was sacrificed to quench SF’s thirst (SF Chronicle)
- Video: Hetch Hetchy: To Restore or Not (KQED)
- Hetch Hetchy the cat's Instagram page
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