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The California Water Documents collection in the Claremont Colleges Digital Library is a valuable online resource of archived materials related to California's water history. Additionally, the collection has digitized materials relating to the creation and operation of both the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project as ...
In 1960, Metropolitan, along with 30 other public agencies, signed a long-term contract that made possible the construction of the State Water Project, including reservoirs, pumping plants and the 444-mile California Aqueduct (715 km), which serves urban and agricultural agencies from the San Francisco Bay to Southern California.
The original 1957 California Water Plan included provisions for dams on the Klamath, Eel, Mad and Smith Rivers of California's North Coast. Fed by prolific rainfall in the western Coast Ranges and Klamath Mountains , these rivers discharge more than 26 million acre-feet (32 km 3 ) to the Pacific each year, more than that of the entire ...
California Water Service, commonly known as Cal Water, is an American company providing drinking water and wastewater services to a number of regions within the state of California. It was founded in 1926 and is based in San Jose, California , and provides service across multiple local districts, reaching more than 484,900 customers.
Rancho Agua Hedionda was granted to Californio Juan María Marrón in 1842. Rancho Agua Hedionda was a 13,311-acre (53.87 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California, given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Juan María Marrón. [1] The name means "stinking water" in Spanish. [2]
Don Antonio Suñol was granted Rancho Agua Caliente in 1836. He sold it to Fulgencio Higuera in 1839. Rancho Agua Caliente was a 9,564-acre (38.70 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Alameda County, California granted in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez to Antonio Suñol and confirmed in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Fulgencio Higuera. [1]
Agua Hedionda Lagoon is open to the public as a passive recreation area. The lagoon is known as a place to walk, and for stand-up paddleboard, kayaking, wakeboarding, waterskiing, jet skiing, and wave runnering. The lagoon is also a public social destination, with events and gatherings. The lagoon sees most of its visitors during summer.