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A dry river sparks a fight over water where LA, Pasadena and South Pasadena meet
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Erin Stone , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· July 6, 2026
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The Arroyo Seco is one of the L.A. River's largest tributaries, winding 25 miles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the confluence in Lincoln Heights. Its water has long been contaminated with unsafe levels of bacteria.(Erin Stone / LAist)Along the Arroyo Seco, on a strip of land where three citie...
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Key points River's largest tributaries, winding 25 miles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the confluence in Lincoln Heights. (Erin Stone / LAist)Along the Arroyo Seco, on a strip of land where three citie...
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What is this story about? The Arroyo Seco is one of the L.A. River's largest tributaries, winding 25 miles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the confluence in Lincoln Heights. Its water has long been contaminated with unsafe levels of bacteria.(Erin Stone / LAist)Along the Arroyo Seco, on a strip of land where three citie...
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