Los Angeles residents and neighboring communities rely on a complex network of reservoirs, canals and pipelines that bring water from the wetter parts of Northern California to the parched basins and valleys of the south.
Protecting any water distribution infrastructure from corrosion is essential to its performance. But the stakes are that much higher when the basic habitability of an entire region depends on California-built infrastructure for a reliable water supply.The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Etiwanda Pipeline is one piece of the region’s water puzzle. The 12-foot-diameter pipeline stretches 10 miles beneath the communities of Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga
