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Title	Sacramento Filtration Plant
Date	1927
Creator	Frederick Foto Service
Description	This circa 1927 photograph shows the Sacramento water purification and filtration station's sedimentation basin. By late 1926, the plant was pumping some 823 million gallons of water into the city's mains, accounting for a per capita daily usage of 312 gallons and a daily per capita cost of 2.2 cents. In the background is the facility's pumping station.
Format	8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Water Filtration Facilities Fountains Rivers Sacramento River
Identifying Number	1554