3860 Department of Water Resources
Program Descriptions

20 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

The State Water Project is a water storage and delivery system that consists of 28 dams and reservoirs, 22 pumping plants, 3 pumping-generating plants, 5 hydroelectric power plants, and over 660 miles of canals and pipelines. The Project provides water to 23 million Californians and 755,000 acres of irrigated farmland.

The Department plans, designs, constructs, operates, maintains, and manages State Water Project facilities and provides water from the State Water Project to a network of physical facilities located from Plumas County to the Mexican Border.