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  2. California Aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    Phase I, an above-ground aqueduct totaling 15 mi (24 km) from where it branches from the California Aqueduct, was completed in 1968. With construction beginning in 1994, Phase II consists of 101 mi (163 km) of a 42–57-inch (1.07–1.45 m) diameter buried pipeline extending from the Devils Den Pump Plant, and terminates at Tank 5 on Vandenberg ...

  3. California State Water Project - Wikipedia

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    California Aqueduct: 244 74 Dos Amigos: California Aqueduct: 118 36 Buena Vista: California Aqueduct: 205 62 Teerink California Aqueduct: 233 71 Chrisman California Aqueduct: 518 158 Edmonston: California Aqueduct: 1,926 587 Pearblossom East Branch California Aqueduct: 540 160 Las Perillas Coastal Branch California Aqueduct: 55 17 Badger Hill

  4. Los Angeles Aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    The city's reliance on imported water from the Los Angeles Aqueduct (LAA), the Colorado River Aqueduct, and the California State Water Project is becoming increasingly strained. [65] These sources are threatened by reduced Sierra Nevada snowpack, prolonged droughts, and legal disputes over water rights.

  5. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Wikipedia

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    In the early 20th century, Southern California cities were faced with a growing population and shrinking local groundwater supplies. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was established in 1928 under an act of the California Legislature to build and operate the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct (389 km) that would bring water ...

  6. California adopts sweeping statewide water conservation ... - AOL

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    The framework marks a shift from the one-size-fits-all approach that governed California water for years, such as the mandatory 25% statewide water reductions ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown during ...

  7. Central Valley Project - Wikipedia

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    The San Luis Canal terminates at Kettleman City, where it connects with the state-built section of the California Aqueduct. With a capacity of 13,100 cubic feet per second (370 m 3 /s), it is one of the largest irrigation canals in the United States. [ 589 ]

  8. Amid controversy, California and the Biden administration are ...

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    The rules under revision govern dams, aqueducts and pumping plants in California’s two main water systems, the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, which deliver water to millions ...

  9. Delta–Mendota Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Intertie was constructed in the rural agricultural region of the southwestern portion of the San Joaquin Valley in Alameda County, near the city of Tracy, California. [5] A series of two 108 inch diameter pipes of 500 feet in length connect the state managed California Aqueduct and the federally managed Delta–Mendota Canal. The pipes have ...