Flanked by water officials and agriculture advocates Wednesday at San Luis Reservoir, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) called on dramatically increased investment in California’s water infrastructure in the face of crippling,
Case Study: The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct
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The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that transports water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the valleys in Northern and Central California to Southern California. The over 400-mile aqueduct is the primary feature of the California State Water Project.
The California Aqueduct is operated and maintained by the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The California Aqueduct includes one pumped-storage hydroelectric plant (Gianelli Power Plant). Gianelli is located at the base of San Luis Dam, which forms San Luis Reservoir, the largest off stream reservoir in the United States.