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The State of California passed the Central Valley Project Act in 1933, which authorized Reclamation to sell revenue bonds in order to raise about $170 million for the project. [3] Unfortunately, because of insufficient money in the state's treasury and the coincidence with the Great Depression , California turned to the national government for ...
The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California, United States. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state .
A controlled system of dams and canals have been built by state and federal agencies to ensure a steady flow of water into the valley primarily to support agriculture. The California State Water Project and the Central Valley Project are the two main projects diverting surface water into the valley. This system helps prevent spring flooding and ...
The 10-day “Klan Fiesta” at the Fresno fairgrounds drew 50,000 attendees from throughout California and the Southwest. How the Central Valley became a fertile land for Southerners, 1924 KKK ...
The Refuge Water Supply Program (RWSP) is administered by the United States Department of the Interior jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service and tasked with acquiring a portion and delivering a total of 555,515 acre feet (AF) of water annually to 19 specific protected wetland areas in the Central Valley of California as mandated with the passing of the Central ...
Delta Mendota Canal, in blue, runs northwest to southeast, in the central part of the map. The Delta–Mendota Canal is a 117-mile-long (188 km) aqueduct in central California, United States. The canal was designed and completed in 1951 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Central Valley Project.
California’s groundwater reservoirs got a major boost during last year’s record wet season, offering a glimmer of hope for the depleted underground aquifer’s that remain in a long-term deficit.
The 20th is the Central Valley’s oddest-looking congressional district. It captures Millerton, Clovis and part of Fresno in a top arm. It extends out to Lemoore in a second arm and grabs ...