Fish and Wildlife Protection The Project is operated to protect the environment. Restricted pumping schedules, fish hatcheries, fish screens and passages, mitigation agreements, fish surveys and monitoring, a fish salvage facility, and habitat restoration, are some of the mechanisms for fish and wildlife protection. The projects are also operated to meet instream flow requirements in […]
SWP-Flood Protection
Flood Control One of the SWP’s primary functions is flood control in Northern California. A major flood in 1955 was the impetus for the construction of Lake Oroville. Storage space is provided in Oroville and Lake Del Valle to capture flood flows and protect areas downstream. Releases are coordinated with other flood control reservoirs so […]
SWP- Power
Power The State Water Project requires dependable, economical power to pump water to areas served by the Project’s contractors. Since 1984 SWP power requirements have ranged from more than 8 billion kilowatthours a year, as in 1990, to under 4 billion kwh, as in 1995. Today the SWP is one of California’s larger energy producers […]
The Delta
SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA New storage and conveyance will help provide water for Delta ecosystems and improved water supply reliability for the state’s farms, homes and businesses. Water delivered from the State Water Project originates at Lake Oroville and flows to the Sacramento River and then through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta before […]
Central Valley Project
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT (CVP) Studies must move forward to provide an increase in the available supply of water from the federal Central Valley Project. Current studies feature an increase in water storage from 290,000 acre-feet to 636,000 acre-feet from Shasta Reservoir by raising Shasta Dam 6.5 feet or 18.5 feet, respectively. […]
State Water Project
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER PROJECT The State Water Project has helped fuel the economic growth of California. But that economic growth will suffer as jobs are lost and expenses increase due to the lack of a reliable water supply. The SWP’s main purposes are to provide water storage and delivery. Its supply comes mainly from rainfall, […]
Sign Program
Farm Water Works! is the public education outreach program of the California Farm Water Coalition. The program carries the message that agricultural water is an important element in the lives of all Californians from people in rural communities to residents of our major population centers. The cornerstone of our outreach effort is our highway sign […]