San Luis Unit

E74159

federal water project water management project

The San Luis Unit is a major component of California’s federal water management system, providing storage and delivery of irrigation and municipal water to parts of the San Joaquin Valley.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal water project → water management project →
associatedWith	State Water Project →
basinCountry	United States →
benefits	Central Valley agriculture →
connectedTo	California Aqueduct →
coordinatesWith	California Department of Water Resources →
country	United States →
endPoint	near Kettleman City →
environmentalImpact	affects San Joaquin Valley ecosystems →
governingLaw	Reclamation Act of 1902 (as amended) →
hasPart	Dos Amigos Pumping Plant → Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant → Los Banos Creek Detention Dam → O’Neill Forebay → San Luis Canal → San Luis Reservoir →
inception	1960s →
infrastructureType	canal → hydroelectric plant → pumping plant → reservoir →
legislatedBy	United States Congress →
locatedIn	California → Fresno County, California NERFINISHED → Kern County, California NERFINISHED → Kings County, California → Merced County, California NERFINISHED → San Joaquin Valley →
manages	surface water deliveries →
operator	United States Bureau of Reclamation →
partOf	Central Valley Project → U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region → federal Reclamation program →
purpose	irrigation water supply → municipal and industrial water supply → water storage →
regionServed	central California →
serves	San Joaquin Valley → agricultural users → municipal users →
startPoint	O’Neill Forebay →
uses	Delta–Mendota Canal connection → pumped storage →
waterSource	Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Valley Project →	includes