The State Water Project
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THE STATE WATER PROJECT You thought the CVP was large
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The State Water Project. You thought the CVP was large. State Owned and Controlled. No Bureau requirements Half a million newcomers per year West side of San Joaquin Valley needs water. Some Farms 224,000 Kern Land 90,000 Standard Oil 25,000 Buena Vista 25,000 Belridge Oil - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE STATE WATER PROJECT
You thought the CVP was large
State Owned and ControlledNo Bureau requirements
Half a million newcomers per yearWest side of San Joaquin Valley needs water
Some Farms224,000 Kern Land90,000 Standard Oil25,000 Buena Vista25,000 Belridge Oil23,000 Tidewater Oil17,000 General Petroleum
15,000 Shell Oil
14,000 Occidental12,000 Richfield Oil11,000 Southern Pacific15,000 Southern Pacific Land10,000 Allison Honer Co39,000 Times Mirror
IssuesGround water depletionPumping costsLand subsidenceRunoff pollution of aquifersSalinization“Waste” = 40%Population Growth
Feather River PlanLast “Wild” riverFlood control750 mile aqueduct!Water to Bay areaWater to San Joaquin ValleyWater to Southern CA
Three Rules Detailed studies 1951 Department of Water Resources
100,000 square mile flood Water Resources Bonds
$1.5 billion Plus oilfield royalties
Total $2.5 billion
Issues for State VoteSan Joaquin Valley in favor160 acre limit – lost in supreme courtNorth did not want to ship southNorth, floods, development and saltwater
not enoughCounty of Origin - South
What if we build it and it does not come?
Not as long as bonds are outstanding
Negotiations and ConflictNorth basically votes noSouth approves
MWD carried the day
The Results: PowerAll power plus twice the amount needed for pumps
Net electricity deficitNo net revenue
1983, Revenues become positive
Kern County: Large FarmsBakersfield, city dwellers, pay for systemSurcharge for large farms – reduced to zero by ReaganCapacity or volume?Middle ground subsidizes farmsFarms only pay transportation and not capital costs for surplus: $13 vs $43new farmlandLarge, subsidized, farms could underprice small farms
2013 Today, the Project includes 34 storage
facilities, reservoirs and lakes; 20 pumping plants; 4 pumping-generating plants; 5 hydroelectric power plants; and about 701 miles of open canals and pipelines.
The Project provides supplemental water to approximately 25 million Californians and about 750,000 acres of irrigated farmland.
The DeltaAs a water distribution system, the Delta not only serves the State and federal projects but also many agricultural and municipal water diverters surrounding and within the Delta itself. Delta water from the State Water Project serves both urban and agricultural areas in the Bay area, the Silicon Valley, the San Joaquin Valley, the Central Coast, and Southern California.
