"Owens" is nie 'n woord wat op sigself 'n woordeboekdefinisie het nie. Dit kan 'n van of 'n eienaam wees wat na 'n persoon, plek of ding verwys. As jy vir my meer konteks of inligting verskaf oor waarna jy verwys, kan ek jou dalk verder bystaan.
Not only has he acquired more land than most emperors claim, but in league with conspirators from Sacramento and Washington, he drained the Owens Valley of the water upon which its farms once flourished, simply to raise the value of his holdings, and he aims to repeat the scourge upon all communities in California, Arizona, and Mexico that depend upon the Rio Colorado.
The devastation that the diversion of water caused Mono Lake and Owens Valley and many other, smaller natural Edens of California was deemed a cheap price to pay for keeping the economic powerhouse of the West Coast going.
