Major Water Projects State Water Project The State Water Project consists of 22 dams and reservoirs, and the California Aqueduct, which is more than 600 miles long. The Project moves water from Delta south through the Central Valley to Los Angeles. Water customers include farmers in San Joaquin Valley, urban Southern California, and some urban Bay Area users. The Project moves 200 million acre feet water/year. The Central Valley Project Managed by the US Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Valley Project was built to provide irrigation to Central Valley agriculture. The Project contains 20 reservoir and more than 500 miles of canals. It moves 7 million acre feet of water each year, and serves 2 million urban consumers in addition to agricultural customers. |
