North Bay Aqueduct

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The North Bay Aqueduct is a key water conveyance facility in California that delivers State Water Project supplies to communities in Solano and Napa counties.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
water conveyance facility
connectedTo Solano Project and local distribution systems
constructionStart 1980s
conveys treated and untreated surface water
country United States
designCapacity approximately 25 million gallons per day
approximately 39 cubic feet per second
environmentalContext Delta smelt and other sensitive species habitat considerations
fundingSource State Water Project contractors
hasComponent Barker Slough Pumping Plant
Cordelia Forebay
Turnouts to municipal water systems
hasIssue capacity limitations during peak demand
water quality concerns from Delta sources
inception 1988
intakeLocation Barker Slough in the northwestern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
length approximately 27 miles
approximately 43 kilometers
locatedIn Napa County
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region
Solano County
managedBy DWR Bay-Delta Office
operator California Department of Water Resources
partOf California State Water Project
State Water Project North Bay service area
purpose deliver State Water Project supplies to North Bay communities
regionServed North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area
North San Francisco Bay Area
regulatoryFramework California water rights and environmental regulations
serves City of Fairfield
City of Napa
City of Suisun City
City of Vacaville
City of Vallejo
Napa County
Solano County
state California
status operational
subjectOf North Bay Aqueduct Alternative Intake Project studies
waterSource Barker Slough
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
waterUse industrial water supply
municipal water supply

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
State Water Project
hasComponent

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