water transfer project
C2937
concept
A water transfer project is a large-scale infrastructure system designed to move water from regions of surplus to regions of deficit through canals, pipelines, tunnels, and related facilities to meet agricultural, industrial, and domestic needs.
Aliases (3)
- water conveyance canal ×4
- Central Valley Project facility ×1
- irrigation scheme ×1
Instances (7)
- State Water Project
- Tracy Pumping Plant ("Central Valley Project facility")
- Delta-Mendota Canal ("water conveyance canal")
- Friant-Kern Canal ("water conveyance canal")
- Tehama-Colusa Canal ("water conveyance canal")
- Contra Costa Canal ("water conveyance canal")
- Snowy Hydro Scheme ("irrigation scheme")