water temple located way california designed foot high classical pavilion concrete columns concrete ring supports conical wood tile roof inside temple water originally fields flowed white deeper water channel carrying water filter galleries canyon near bridge roof covering paintings depicting indian carrying water vessels temple open public monday friday history mid-19th century private company owned creek watershed held monopoly water service san_francisco major owner giant empire gold hired design water temple atop spot subterranean water sources converge pipe galleries inch pipeline field sources claim wanted sell water company saw temple way appeal san_francisco voters approve purchase municipal efforts buy source constant controversy early attempt purchase turned voters price high sources claim born wealth educated partially motivated sense civic responsibility design modeled ancient temple italy constructed waters fed rome foothills prior construction half san_francisco water supply million gallons day passed temple including temple purchased san_francisco million decades water temple received visitors popular location 1980s water temple badly deteriorated severely damaged earthquake leading community leaders demolition site closed public safety concerns community effort led temple restoration cost million including seismic accessibility upgrades following restoration temple opened public today water flows temple water supply fields adjacent temple belong city san_francisco authorized digging gravel quarry site local residents concerned temple future brought lawsuit attempt block quarry project eventually ran funds dropped suit june new facility named opened site adjacent temple park provides space small businesses nonprofit groups grow produce project non profit called sage park serves platform service educational programs related sustainable agriculture environmental conservation inscription wilderness pool water dry lands springs water streams shall glad city
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