SWP

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SWP is the commonly used acronym for California’s State Water Project, a massive water storage and delivery system supplying water to millions of residents and vast agricultural areas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf infrastructure project
state government program
water conveyance system
water supply project
acronymFor State Water Project
alsoKnownAs State Water Project
approvalMethod statewide bond measure
approvedBy California voters
constructionBegan 1960
country United States
deliversWaterThrough aqueducts
canals
pumping plants
reservoirs
energyUse large electricity consumption for pumping
environmentalIssue fish habitat concerns
impacts on Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta ecosystem
fullName California State Water Project
fundingType revenue bonds
governingLaw Burns-Porter Act
includesComponent California Aqueduct
Castaic Dam
Coastal Branch of the California Aqueduct
Edmonston Pumping Plant
Lake Oroville
Oroville Dam
Perris Dam
Pyramid Dam
San Luis Reservoir (jointly with federal Central Valley Project)
lengthOfMainAqueduct approximately 700 miles
majorDamCompleted Oroville Dam completed in 1968
managedBy California Department of Water Resources
operator California Department of Water Resources
primaryContractors agricultural water districts
urban water agencies
purpose environmental protection
flood control
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water supply
region Central California
Northern California
Southern California
relatedProject Central Valley Project
servesPopulation millions of California residents
sourceRegion Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
sourceRiver Feather River
state California
suppliesWaterTo Central Valley
San Francisco Bay Area
Southern California
agricultural areas in California
urban areas in California

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
State Water Project
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