Water temple??

Today for work, we met at the Pulgas Water temple. This temple was erected to celebrate the theft of water from the Yosemite National park. The Hetch Hetchy is the major source of drinking water for the city of San Francisco and the surrounding area. In 1934 when the aqueduct was completed the temple was also finished and a celebration took place here.
The temple is surrounded by about 1 acre of grass. the lawn slopes gently upward and forms a bowl. It would be a great venue for a rock concert. except someone would have a little to much to drink and start to swim in the pool!. It was rather warm today and I admit, I wanted to take a few laps!

So whats the deal? are we supposed to make a sacrifice every time we take a drink of water from the tap? Do we make a pilgrimage every full moon?

Turns out, no. The main use is for marriage photos and other special events. I guess there is some sort of symbolic something or other to the temple also.
If you ever find yourself just south of the westbound 92 exit on 280 and have some time to kill it is well worth the stop.
The temple is littered with pagan water worship symbols and quotes. What is with SF and their pagan worship? oh wait... that is a quote from the bible... oops!
on a sadder note, I was bitten by a soft-shelled turtle yesterday. Maybe it was all the mocking of the water temple. does anyone know where I can get a boat load of ox blood. I need to make amends.