Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant
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The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that serves as a key intake and distribution hub for the State Water Project.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant canonical | 2 |
| Banks Pumping Plant | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495750 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant Context triple: [State Water Project, hasComponent, Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant]
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A.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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B.
Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
Edmonston Pumping Plant
Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
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D.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
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E.
Jerome Park Reservoir
Jerome Park Reservoir is a major freshwater storage facility in the Bronx that plays a key role in New York City’s Croton water supply system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant Target entity description: The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that serves as a key intake and distribution hub for the State Water Project.
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A.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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B.
Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
Edmonston Pumping Plant
Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
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D.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
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E.
Jerome Park Reservoir
Jerome Park Reservoir is a major freshwater storage facility in the Bronx that plays a key role in New York City’s Croton water supply system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
State Water Project facility
ⓘ
infrastructure facility ⓘ water pumping plant ⓘ |
| connectsTo | California Aqueduct ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceTo | beginning of California Aqueduct ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact | affects Delta fish populations ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
distributing water to central and southern California
ⓘ
lifting water into the California Aqueduct ⓘ pumping water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta ⓘ serving as main intake for the State Water Project ⓘ |
| hasPart |
electrical substation
ⓘ
fish protection facilities ⓘ intake channels ⓘ large-capacity pumping units ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary export facility for Delta water in State Water Project ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| isCriticalInfrastructureFor | California water supply reliability ⓘ |
| isKeyNodeIn | California statewide water distribution network ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | environmental regulation and litigation regarding Delta exports ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Central Valley ⓘ Clifton Court Forebay area ⓘ Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta region
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Contra Costa County ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Byron, California ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harvey O. Banks ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | Harvey O. Banks, first director of the California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| operator | California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| partOf |
State Water Project
ⓘ
surface form:
California State Water Project
California Aqueduct ⓘ
surface form:
California water conveyance system
|
| purpose |
agricultural irrigation supply
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority |
California State Water Resources Control Board
ⓘ
Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|
| servesRegion |
Central Valley
ⓘ
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| startPointOf | California Aqueduct ⓘ |
| transportMedium | freshwater ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | electric power ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Clifton Court Forebay area
ⓘ
surface form:
Clifton Court Forebay
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant Description of subject: The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that serves as a key intake and distribution hub for the State Water Project.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Banks Pumping Plant