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 30 dams, 20 reservoirs, 20 pumping plants, 3 pumping-generating plants, 5 hydroelectric power plants, and over 670 miles of canals and pipelines. The Project provides water to 25 million Californians and 750,000 acres of irrigated farmland.

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

The Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Program is charged with improving the Delta ecosystem and ensuring water supply reliability in a safe, timely, and cost effective manner. This includes development of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, project specific conservation measures, and the Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement.