19511950s INDUSTRIAL
STORY OF WATER SUPPLY IN AMERICA. SHOWS SOURCES & TREATMENT OF WATER. DISCUSSES WATER SHORTAGES
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VARIOUS SCENIC VIEWS WATER FLOWING DOWN ROCKY STREAM, SNOW-BOUND RIVER, HILLS.
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CU ICE BEGINNING TO MELT ONTO ROCKS, CLEAR WATER STREAM.
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ICE HALF MELTED ON RIVER. WATER FLOWING DOWN ROCKY MOUNTAIN STREAM.
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GREAT WATERFALLS DUMPING HUGE QUANTITIES OF WATER.
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SCENIC VIEW OCEAN WATER CRASHING INTO ROCKY SHORE.
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GREAT WHEEL TURNS AT MILL
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REFLECTION OF YOUNG COUPLE SEATED BY STREAM. TILT UP TO THEM KISSING.
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PADDLE BOAT RIDING DOWN STREAM. POV THROUGH TREES ON SHORE
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VARIOUS SCENES BEAUTIFUL WABASH RIVER AT DUSK.
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PADDLE TOWBOAT PUSHING BARGES ALONG OHIO RIVER.
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RAGING STREAM OF WATER FLOWS DOWN FROM MOUNTAIN
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CU VIEW FLOWING WATER.
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ANCIENT AZTEC? PYRAMID.
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CU HUGE STONE CARVING OF THE "RAIN GOD".
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CU COLONIAL WOMAN FILLS WOOD PAIL WITH WATER FROM STREAM IN REENACTMENT
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| 01:01:58 182 |
CU FARMER PUMPS WATER FROM GROUND WELL INTO PAIL
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| 01:02:03 187 |
CU MODERN SHOWER HEAD SPRAYING WATER.
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| 01:02:08 192 |
CU WOMAN TAKING SHOWER IN SHOWER STALL
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| 01:02:13 197 |
CU LITTLE GIRL'S HAND FILLING GLASS OF WATER FROM TAP.
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| 01:02:18 202 |
CU GIRL DRINKING FROM GLASS.
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| 01:02:22 206 |
PAN HUGE FORMATION RAIN CLOUDS. POV PLANE RIDING ALONGSIDE.
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| 01:02:24 208 |
CROSS-SECTION DRAWING OF TWO STORY HOME SHOWING PIPELINES FEEDING WATER FROM OUTSIDE TO ALL NECESSARY ROOMS.
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| 01:02:29 213 |
ABOVE VIEW DRAWINGS RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN COMMUNITY SHOWING PIPES FEEDING HOMES FROM MAINS UNDER STREETS.
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| 01:02:39 223 |
SEWER TREATMENT PLANT, AQUEDUCT.
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| 01:02:44 228 |
ABOVE VIEW HUGE RESERVOIR OF FRESH WATER.
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| 01:02:49 233 |
REFLECTION OF CLOUDS IN LAKE, TILT UP TO CLOUDS IN SKY.
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| 01:02:54 238 |
SKY BLACKENS AS RAIN CLOUDS FORM. THUNDER.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS SKY.
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| 01:03:16 260 |
ANIMATTION OF RAIN DROPPING FROM SKY, HITTING GROUND, RUNNING OFF SURFACE INTO LAKE.
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CU RAINDROP
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ANIMATED RAINDROP ROLLS OFF LEAF & IS ABSORBED INTO GROUND. PASSES FRIGHTENED WORM WHO FLEES AT THE SIGHT. IS STORED UNDERGROUND. MOVES OUT AS UNSEEN RIVER & TO SURFACE AS SPRING.
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| 01:04:02 306 |
ANIMATION SHOWS ROOT OF PLANT ABSORBING UNDERGROUND WATER THROUGH PLANT ROOT, THEN EVAPORATING TO SKY.
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| 01:04:12 316 |
DRAWING OF BIG OAK TREE EMITTING VAPOR INTO SKY.
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ANIMATION ACRE OF GRASS ON FARM
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| 01:04:32 336 |
ANIMATION SHOWS WATER FROM STREAMS EVAPORATING TO SKY
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| 01:04:50 354 |
ANIMATION SHOWS CYCLE OF WATER. HOT SUN IN SKY ABSORBING GROUND WATER FORMING CLOUD WHICH RETURNS WATER TO EARTH
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| 01:05:00 364 |
ANIMATION OF WATER FROM STREAMS BEING STORED IN RESERVOIRS; TAKING IT DIRECTLY FROM RIVERS & LAKES & PUMPING IT FROM GROUND.
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| 01:05:15 379 |
HUGE CRANE & HARD HAT WORKERS AT DAM CONSTRUCTION SITE.
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HUGE DAM.
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WATER FLOWING THROUGH DAMS.
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MAN WATERING LAWN.
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CHILDREN IN SWIM SUITS RUN AROUND SPRINKLER IN GARDEN.
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SPRINKLER SYSTEM WATERING GOLF COURSE AS GOLFERS PLAY.
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WATER TRUCK CLEANS CITY STREET WITH WATER
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WOMAN & LITTLE DAUGHTER WASHING FAMILY CAR
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CU BABY TAKING BATH, DROPS DOLL INTO WATER
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UNDERWATER SCENE OF WOMAN AS SHE DIVES INTO WATER & SWIMS AROUND.
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| 01:06:00 424 |
WOMAN CLIMBS LADDER OUT OF WATER.
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| 01:06:09 433 |
LIFEGUARD IN FRDG WATCHES PEOPLE SWIMMING & DIVING IN LARGE PUBLIC POOL
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SAME SWIMMING POOL WITH NO WATER.
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CHILDREN READING SIGN: "SWIMMING POOL CLOSED, WATER SHORTAGE".
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RADIO ANNOUNCER READS FROM PAPER ABOUT DROUGHT, NO RAINFALL MAN IN CONTROL ROOM BEHIND WINDOW IN BKGD.
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ALMOST EMPTY RESERVOIR
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WOMEN SHOPPERS READ SIGN IN RESTAURANT WINDOW: "SORRY, DUE TO WATER SHORTAGE, DRINKING WATER SERVED ONLY ON REQUEST".
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CU WOMAN DRINKS FROM WATER FOUNTAIN SEES SIGN: "SAVE WATER".
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WATER TAP ON SINK WITH SIGN ON FAUCET, "SAVE WATER".
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CU SIGN ON WALL: "PLEASE HELP, CONSERVE WATER
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SIGN WITH CARTOON ON BRICK WALL: "PROTECT YOUR CITY. USE WATER WISELY".
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| 01:06:56 480 |
CU SIGN WITH CARTOON: "PUBLIC APPEAL. YOUR CITY WATER SUPPLY IS DANGEROUSLY LOW".
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| 01:07:00 484 |
SHIRTLESS MAN READING NEWSPAPER HEADLINE AS HE SITS ON PORCH:
"WATER SOLUTION CRITICAL". |
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MAN LOOKS OUT ON HIS DRY YELLOW LAWN.
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COP APPROACHES MAN WASHING CAR WITH WATER HOSE & SCOLDS HIM FOR WASTING WATER
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CU MAN PLACES CIGAR IN MOUTH, LOOKS AT COP & CAR. ANGRILY THROWS RAG ON GROUND.
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MAN PUNCHES TIME CLOCK AT WORK. PLACES CARD ON RACK WITH OTHERS
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READS SIGN SAYING HIS SHOP WILL BE CLOSED FOR WEEK DUE TO WATER SHORTAGE.
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| 01:07:38 522 |
FARMER SHOWS FRUSTRATION AT HIS DRIED-OUT STALKS ON CORN FIELD.
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ROW BOAT LIES ON GROUND OF DRIED-OUT STREAM.
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MONTAGE ANIMATION OF GROUND WATER SUPPLIES FALLING
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| 01:08:31 575 |
HUGE SPRAY OF WATER SHOOTS OUT OF DAM.
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WOMAN PUMPS WATER INTO PAIL FROM OUTSIDE WELL.
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PLUMBER INSTALLING SHOWER HEAD IN NEW HOME.
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WOMAN FILLS BATHTUB IN MODERN BATHROOM.
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CU FATHER MAKES SILLY FACE AS HE PEERS THROUGH NURSERY WINDOW AT NEWBORN BABY IN HOSPITAL.
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ZOOM OUT TO NURSE WITH MASK HOLDING BABY IN ARMS ON OTHER SIDE OF WINDOW.
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| 01:09:06 610 |
HUNDREDS OF NEW IDENTICAL SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT HOMES BEING BUILT AT CONSTRUCTION SITE.
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| 01:09:12 616 |
HOUSEWIFE REMOVING LAUNDRY FROM WASHING MACHINE
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| 01:09:17 621 |
CU FOOD SCRAPS BEING POURED DOWN KITCHEN SINK DISPOSAL TRASH COMPACTOR
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| 01:09:22 626 |
HOUSEWIFE STACKS DISHES IN DISHWASHER.
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| 01:09:29 633 |
AIR CONDITIONING COMFORT IS ADVERTISED OUTSIDE BOWLING ACADEMY &
RESTAURANTS. |
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HUGE APARTMENT BUILDING
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| 01:09:50 654 |
VARIOUS VIEWS SMOKE RISING FROM VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
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MEN AT WORK AT AUTO ASSEMBLY PLANT.
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| 01:10:01 665 |
CU HAND ON PUMP NOZZLE FILLING CAR'S GAS TANK.
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| 01:10:07 671 |
CU HAND ADDS PEAS TO DISH CONTAINING STEAK & CORN.
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HOUSEWIFE DRESSING CHILD.
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PAPER MILL.
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| 01:10:17 681 |
CU MACHINERY PRODUCING PAPER AT MILL.
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CANS ON ASSEMBLY LINE AT CANNERY.
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MEN WORKING AT CLOTH FACTORY.
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GAS REFINERY PLANT.
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MEN WORKING AT STEEL PLANT.
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SMOKE STACKS AT CEMENT PLANT.
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| 01:11:00 724 |
PAN BARREN ACRES OF LAND TO ACRES OF GREEN VEGETABLES
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| 01:11:05 729 |
LONG NEAT ROWS OF VEGETABLES BEING IRRIGATED. ACRES OF PLANTS BEING WATERED WITH SPRINKLERS.
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ANIMATION SHOWS SILT FROM CUT OVER LAND BEING DEPOSITED INTO &
CLOGGING DAMS & RESERVOIRS. |
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CU POLLUTED WATER POURS INTO STREAM FROM HUGE PIPE.
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ABOVE VIEW FILTH AND SCUM POURING INTO RIVER.
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| 01:12:03 787 |
ANIMATION SHOWS INTRICATE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FEEDING CLEANED WATER TO TOWN.
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FISHERMAN CASTS HIS LINE IN PURE CLEAN WATER OF STREAM.
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GREAT WATERFALLS
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GREAT MASS OF ICE FLOWS DOWN RIVER & UNDER BRIDGE CREATING FLOODS.
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| 01:12:46 830 |
NEWSPAPER SUPER-IMPOSED OVER FLOOD WATERS: "THREE TOWNS FLOODED".
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CAR TRAVELS SLOWLY THROUGH SEVERAL FEET OF FLOODED HIGHWAY
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| 01:13:04 848 |
VARIOUS VIEWS WATER TREATMENT PLANT WITH ITS BAYS OF USABLE WATER.
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ENGINEERS AT DRAWING BOARDS AT WATER WORKS INDUSTRY PLANT.
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SURVEYOR AT SITE USES TRANSIT MEASURING DEVICE
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VARIOUS SCENES OTHER ENGINEERS AT SITES.
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TWO WORKERS TURNING LARGE WATER VALVE
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MOM LIFTS CHILD FOR DRINK AT WATER FOUNTAIN IN PARK.
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CU CHILD DRINKING FROM FOUNTAIN.
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SURVEYOR PEERING THROUGH TRANSIT SCOPE
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ENGINEERS IN HARD HATS CHECKING BLUEPRINTS AT SITE.
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RIG ON TRUCK DRIVING WELL IN GROUND.
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WATER BEING POURED INTO RESERVOIR VIA LARGE PIPE LINE.
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PURIFIED WASTE WATER BEING RETURNED TO GROUND TO RAISE WATER TABLE
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WEATHER CONTROL. CU DRY ICE IS PACKED & PUT ON PLANE FOR SEEDING CLOUDS.
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PLANE TAKES OFF FOR SEEDING MISSION.
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| 01:15:07 971 |
GARBAGE FLOATS ON WATER IN RIVER.
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WATER FLOWS FROM GUTTER INTO BARREL AT FARM HOUSE.
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RAIN FALLING ON GROUND,
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DIRT MIXED WITH RAIN WATER ON GROUND.
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CU SCIENTIST TESTS WATER IN BEAKER FOR IMPURITIES TO MEET FEDERAL & LOCAL STANDARDS.
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| 01:15:45 1009 |
HUGE PIPES CARRY WATER THROUGH TREATMENT PLANT
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WATER IS SPRAYED INTO HOLDING RESERVOIR.
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| 01:15:55 1019 |
VARIOUS VIEWS OF HOLDING TANKS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PURIFICATION,
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| 01:16:08 1032 |
ANIMATION SHOWING WATER WITH IMPURITIES BEING PUMPED INTO PLANT WHERE IT GOES THROUGH ENTIRE PROCESS OF PURIFICATION & THEN PUMPED INTO MAINS AND RESERVOIRS.
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| 01:17:35 1119 |
WORKERS WITH TRACTORS & CRANES DIGGING BIG TRENCHES & LAYING WATER PIPES TO ACCOMMODATE NEW RESIDENTIAL HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEARBY
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METER READER WALKS ALONG CURB OF RESIDENTIAL AREA READING WATER METERS IN FRONT OF HOMES.
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CU METER.
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| 01:18:00 1144 |
TECHNICIANS AT WATER PLANT TEST WATER, GAUGES.
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| 01:18:05 1149 |
VARIOUS VIEWS WATER STATION COMPLEX WITH STORAGE TANKS, MACHINERY, GAUGES, ELECTRIC SWITCHING PANELS, LARGE PUMPS.
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| 01:18:57 1201 |
UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SEAL SUPER-IMPOSED ON CAPITOL BUILDING.
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| 01:19:27 1231 |
HUGE DITCH BEING DUG WITH EXPLOSIVES
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| 01:19:30 1234 |
CU CHILD'S CLOCK IN BABY BEDROOM READS 1:30
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| 01:19:35 1239 |
CHILD STANDING IN CRIB. MOM WALKS IN & GIVES CHILD DRINK OF WATER.
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FIRE TRUCKS SPEED AROUND CORNER OF CITY STREET WITH SIRENS BLASTING.
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| 01:19:55 1259 |
FIREMAN RUNS TO HYDRANT WITH HOSE ON SHOULDER.
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| 01:20:00 1264 |
FIREMEN POUR WATER ON LARGE LOFT BUILDING WITH WATER CANNON.
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| 01:20:05 1269 |
VARIOUS VIEWS HEAVY SMOKE EMITTING FROM BUILDING. ELEVATED SUBWAY AT END OF BLOCK IN BKGD.
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| 01:20:26 1290 |
CU LITTLE BOY REACHES OVER KITCHEN SINK TO FILL GLASS OF WATER, DRINKS.
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| 01:20:44 1308 |
HOUSEWIFE FILLS PAN OF WATER & WALKS AWAY LEAVING DRIPPING FAUCET.
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| 01:20:49 1313 |
CU DRIPPING FAUCET.
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| 01:20:54 1318 |
DRIPPING FAUCET SUPER-IMPOSED ON NEWSPAPER STORY: "LEAKY PLUMBING IN CITY WASTING 5,000,000 GALLONS DAILY".
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| 01:20:59 1323 |
CU MORE LEAKING FAUCETS.
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| 01:21:02 1326 |
BABY BEING WASHED IN TUB MY MOM.
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| 01:21:28 1352 |
SUN BARELY SEEN THROUGH DUST IN AIR DURING DROUGHT.
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DRIED OUT DESERT LAND.
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| 01:21:42 1366 |
CU HOOF PRINTS IN DRY DESERT EARTH. TILT UP TO COWBOY RIDING HORSE IN DESERT TOWARDS HILLS IN BKGD
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| 01:21:52 1376 |
COWBOY ON HORSE, OFF HORSE, WALKING IN BARREN DESERT
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PLUSH STREAM.
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| 01:22:07 1391 |
CU COOL, CLEAR WATER IN STREAM.
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| 01:22:58 1442 |
GREAT WATERFALLS
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| 01:23:03 1447 |
CU WATER FLOWING OVER ROCKS.
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