THE PULGAS WATER TEMPLE on the San Francisco Peninsula is a visual delight, a Greco-Roman design rising over a reflecting pool surrounded by cypress trees and framed by the green Santa Cruz Mountains. It wouldn’t seem surprising if nymphs with flowers in their hair showed up to dance there.
Instead, local government officials gathered at an event at the temple on Thursday to honor the 91-year-old site with a water landmark award. That designation came from the American Water Works Association, a national group that has honored the Hoover Dam and the Chicago Water Tower with similar awards.
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