Irish immigrant William Mulholland brought LA the water it needed to grow, even when he was accused of stealing it, and even when it cost the lives of almost 500 innocent people.

Quietly as he slept, William Mulholland, veteran engineer and renowned the world over as the builder of the Owens River Aqueduct, died yesterday at his home, 226 South St. Andrews Place.

The defining moment in the life of William Mulholland--and the destiny of Southern California--was the day in 1913 when the waters of the Sierra Nevada first spilled into the San Fernando Valley.

In 1900, the population was 100,000; by 1904, that figure had doubled, rendering conservation efforts virtually moot. Mulholland told the city water commissioners, perhaps only half in jest, that ...

William Mulholland died in July 1935, and with him it seems the debate over the dam. A year before, the Hollywood Women’s Club had tabled a resolution calling for the dam’s removal.

William Mulholland was the chief engineer of the L.A. water department, a self-taught man who rose from ditch-digger to be one of the most powerful men in Los Angeles. This story is part of KPCC's ...

William Mulholland’s legacy looms large: From Mulholland Drive to the metal plates in the ground that say “LA Water,” his traces are literally embedded in the city.

A portrait of William Mulholland towers over a new exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Griffith Park.

The Great Thirst: William Mulholland is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, ...

PITTSFIELD — William Mulholland entered Berkshire Community College as a student in 1965, but didn't receive his degree until 1973. Playing in his brothers' rock band and a stint in Vietnam while ...

William Mulholland Middle is a public school located in Lake Balboa, CA, which is in a large city setting. The student population of William Mulholland Middle is 1,002 and the school serves 6-8.