State Water Project

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The State Water Project is a massive California water storage and delivery system that transports water from northern sources to agricultural, urban, and industrial users across the state, including the Central Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infrastructure project
water supply system
water transfer project
abbreviation SWP
alsoKnownAs California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
authorizationInstrument Burns-Porter Act
authorizedBy California Legislature
California voters
climaticChallenge California droughts
constructionBegan 1960
country United States
endpointRegion Southern California coastal plain
linked to: Southern California
environmentalConstraint Delta export regulations
fundedBy general obligation bonds
water contractor payments
governedBy long-term water supply contracts
hasComponent California Aqueduct
Castaic Dam
Coastal Branch Aqueduct
linked to: California Aqueduct

Devil Canyon Powerplant
Edmonston Pumping Plant
Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant
Hyatt Powerplant
Lake Oroville
North Bay Aqueduct
Oroville Dam
Perris Dam
Pyramid Dam
linked to: Castaic Dam

San Luis Dam
linked to: San Luis Reservoir

San Luis Reservoir
South Bay Aqueduct
Tehachapi Crossing
linked to: Cajon Pass
lengthApproximate more than 700 miles of canals and pipelines
locatedIn California
mainSourceRegion Northern California
operatedBy California Department of Water Resources
owner State of California
providesIrrigationWaterTo Central Valley farms
purpose agricultural water supply
environmental protection
flood control
hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
recreation
water conveyance
water storage
regionServed Inland Empire
Los Angeles Basin
San Joaquin Valley
regulates Feather River flows
relatedTo Central Valley Project
servesUsers agricultural users
industrial users
urban users
servicePopulationApproximate more than 25 million people
transportsWaterTo Central Coast
Central Valley
San Francisco Bay Area
Southern California
waterSource Feather River
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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Central Valley waterInfrastructure State Water Project
Central Valley Project relatedTo State Water Project
State Water Project alsoKnownAs California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta isPartOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Central California hasFeature State Water Project canals
linked to: State Water Project
Sacramento River partOf California State Water Project supply system
linked to: State Water Project
Tracy Pumping Plant relatedTo State Water Project Banks Pumping Plant
linked to: State Water Project
California Department of Water Resources manages California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
SWP fullName California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
SWP acronymFor State Water Project
SWP alsoKnownAs State Water Project
Burns-Porter Act establishes California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Burns-Porter Act relatedTo California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Edmonston Pumping Plant partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Devil Canyon Powerplant partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Devil Canyon Powerplant watercourse California State Water Project aqueduct system
linked to: State Water Project
Devil Canyon Powerplant partOf State Water Project power and conveyance system
linked to: State Water Project
Hyatt Powerplant partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Hyatt Powerplant partOfSystem State Water Project power system
linked to: State Water Project
Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
California Aqueduct partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
San Luis Reservoir partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
North Bay Aqueduct partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
North Bay Aqueduct partOf State Water Project North Bay service area
linked to: State Water Project
South Bay Aqueduct partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
South Bay Aqueduct isPartOfWaterProject State Water Project
South Bay Aqueduct category California State Water Project infrastructure
linked to: State Water Project
Oroville Dam partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Oroville Dam providesWaterTo State Water Project aqueduct system
linked to: State Water Project
Lake Oroville partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Perris Dam partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Castaic Dam partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Castaic Dam partOf State Water Project power system
linked to: State Water Project
San Luis Unit associatedWith State Water Project
Bay-Delta Conservation Plan relatedTo California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Sacramento River Basin linkedProject State Water Project
Feather River majorRoleIn California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Feather River connectedProject California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Sierra Nevada river system primaryWaterSourceFor California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Sacramento River importantFor California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Lake Palmdale partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
DWR operates State Water Project
Tehachapi Crossing tunnels partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Tehachapi Crossing tunnels partOf State Water Project aqueduct and pumping system
linked to: State Water Project
Devil Canyon Afterbay partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project
Devil Canyon Afterbay connectedTo State Water Project aqueduct system
linked to: State Water Project
Devil Canyon Afterbay partOf California water conveyance system
linked to: State Water Project
Delta export pumps associatedWith State Water Project
Delta hydrologic region suppliesWaterTo State Water Project