California Water Storage Projects

The application period for wsip funding closed on august 14 2017.

California water storage projects.

Constructed in the 1960s and 1970s the swp is a network of dams canals and pumping plants that store and deliver water to people farms and industry. Among the memo s california projects. California voters approved 2 7 billion in funding support for water storage projects in proposition 1 the water quality supply and infrastructure improvement act of 2014. The california water commission is administering the water storage investment program wsip to fund the public benefits associated with these projects.

Sites reservoir the largest new water storage proposal in california recently won a commitment of 816 million in state funds to help with construction. Cal water began an important water main replacement project in king city that will keep critical water infrastructure and service in the area safe and reliable. California is putting almost 3 billion toward new water storage projects to help preserve its crops during droughts. The shasta dam and reservoir enlargement project the sites reservoir storage project temperance flat dam and repairs to the friant kern canal.

The california state water project swp is a water storage and delivery system of reservoirs aqueducts power plants and pumping plants extending more than 700 miles two thirds the length of california. Proposition 1 water storage investment program. The california water commission commission through the water storage investment program wsip will fund the public benefits of these projects. The department of water resources built the state water project swp to increase statewide water supply reliability.

The upgrade will ensure customers including town square tenants and other downtown residents and businesses continue to have the water they need for their everyday and emergency needs. Some say that money should go to dams and reservoirs but others want a less. Proposition 1 dedicated 2 7 billion for investments in new water storage projects. Although the idea of raising the dam by 18 feet and increasing lake shasta s storage by 600 000 acre feet has kicked around for decades washington has made the 1 3 billion project a priority as part of trump s pledge to help california farmers with water supplies.

It promises to deliver enough water every year on average to serve one million homes.