Central Valley Project

State: California
Region: Mid-Pacific

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General

California`s Central Valley Basin includes two major watersheds--the Sacramento River on the north and the San Joaquin River on the south--plus the Tulare Lake Basin. The combined watersheds extend nearly 500 miles from northwest to southeast and range from about 60 to 100 miles wide. The basin is surrounded by mountains, except for a gap in its western edge, at the Carquinez Straits. The valley floor occupies about one-third of the basin; the other two-thirds is mountainous. The Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the north and the east, rise to about 14,000 feet, and the Coast Range, on the west, rises to 8,000 feet. The San Joaquin River runs northward and most of its tributaries generally run east and west. These two river systems join at the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and flow through Suisun Bay and Carquinez Straits, into San Francisco Bay, and out the Golden Gate to the Pacific Ocean. The Central Valley Project, one of the Nation`s major water conservation developments, extends from the Cascade Range in the north to the semi-arid but fertile plains along the Kern River in the south. Initial features of the project were built primarily to protect the Central Valley from crippling water shortages and menacing floods, but the CVP also improves Sacramento River navigation, supplies domestic and industrial water, generates electric power, conserves fish and wildlife, creates opportunities for recreation, and enhances water quality. The CVP serves farms, homes, and industry in California`s Central Valley as well as major urban centers in the San Francisco Bay Area; it is also the primary source of water for much of California`s wetlands. In addition to delivering water for farms, homes, factories, and the environment, the CVP produces electric power and provides flood protection, navigation, recreation, and water quality benefits. This multiple-purpose project plays a key role in California`s powerful economy, providing water for 6 of the top 10 agricultural counties in the nation`s leading farm state. It has been estimated that the value of crops and related service industries has returned 100 times Congress`s $3 billion investment in the CVP. About 60 percent of the cost of the CVP was allocated to irrigation and municipal and industrial water with the remainder to other beneficial uses. In 1997, irrigation sales produced $60 million in income, municipal and industrial water revenues were $19 million, and hydroelectric power sales yielded $34 million, for total CVP revenues of $113 million! The CVP: Reaches some 400 miles, from the Cascade Mountains near Redding in the north to the Tehachapi Mountains near Bakersfield in the south. Consists of 20 dams and reservoirs, 11 powerplants, and 500 miles of major canals, as well as conduits, tunnels, and related facilities. Manages some 9 million acre-feet of water. Annually delivers about 7 million acre-feet of water for agricultural, urban, and wildlife use. Provides about 5 million acre-feet for farms -- enough to irrigate about 3 million acres, or approximately one-third of the agricultural land in California. Furnishes about 600,000 acre-feet for municipal and industrial use--enough to supply close to 1 million households with their water needs each year. Generates 5.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually to meet the needs of about 2 million people. Dedicates 800,000 acre-feet per year to fish and wildlife and their habitat and 410,00 acre-feet to State and Federal wildlife refuges and wetlands, pursuant to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA).

History

Agriculture in the Central Valley Basin has developed through three overlapping stages: cattle ranching in the early days, followed by dry farming of small grains, and finally specialized and intensified irrigation farming of today. Although there were earlier settlements in the Central Valley, the real development of the area began in 1849, after the discovery of gold, as people came to the mining regions of the Sierra Nevada. The demand for food and fiber occasioned by this influx gave impetus to the great agricultural development of the valley. Cattle ranching as a major activity was brought to a sudden end by the disastrous drought of 1863-1864, which resulted in the loss of practically all the cattle in California. This factor, plus growth of population, increased cost of land, and development of the railroads after 1869, made grain production first in agricultural importance. Dry farming of wheat and barley continued to expand until the latter part of the century, then declined as other grain regions were developed. Meanwhile, irrigation farming developed to the dominant position it now occupies. Water Supplies.--The average annual rainfall ranges from 5 inches in the southern end to more than 30 inches in the northern end of the Central Valley, with more than three-fourths of the rainfall coming in a 5-month period from December through April. This condition produces seasonal floods and droughts with heavy winter and spring runoffs, leaving a shortage of water in the summer and autumn when it is most needed for irrigation. Because maturing crops need water at a time of year when natural streamflow is lowest, many farmers resorted to irrigating by pumping from wells. As irrigated agriculture expanded, the water pumped from the ground greatly exceeded the natural recharge by rainfall and streamflows. Thus, hundreds of thousands of acres developed for irrigation in the southern part of the valley burdened a rapidly diminishing supply with an increasing demand for water. In addition, diverting streamflows to irrigation and lowering ground-water levels by pumping further reduced the low summer flows of the rivers. As a result, salt water from San Francisco Bay began encroaching upon crop lands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, endangering another large producing area as well as inhibiting industrial development. Salinity Control.--Salinity control, especially in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, became a major concern for northern California water users, and a major component of the California State Water Project. The Delta frequently experienced salinity intrusion, which caused problems for Antioch and Pittsburg. Unless water flowed past Antioch at a minimum of 3,300 cfs, salt water from San Francisco Bay moved into Suisun Bay and the Delta during high tide, making the water unusable for crops and industry. Between 1919 and 1924, the salt water in Suisun Bay allowed sufficient growth of teredo, a wood-boring, salt-water worm, to destroy $25 million of the bay`s wharves and pilings. In 1924, the water reached its lowest recorded stream flow. The maximum salt water content at Pittsburg reached 65 percent. In 1926, Pittsburg and Antioch stopped using water from Suisun Bay for crops and industry. Both communities had used the bay water since the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1930, the state water plan called for construction of a 420 foot dam at Kennett to maintain a regular flow to Antioch, keeping salt water out of Suisun Bay.

Construction

In a 1919 letter to California Governor William Stephens, Colonel Robert Bradford Marshall, Chief Geographer for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), proposed a plan to build storage reservoirs along the Sacramento River system, and transfer water from the Sacramento Valley to the San Joaquin Valley via two large canals lying on both sides of the Sacramento River. The plan earned Marshall the nickname, `The Father of the Central Valley Project.` California`s government became interested in a comprehensive water plan for the state in 1921. The state legislature directed the State Engineer to come up with such a plan. They wanted it to accomplish conservation, flood control, storage, distribution, and uses for all California water. The legislature directed the State Engineer to estimate total costs for the reservoirs, dams, and any other facilities needed to institute the state water plan. The legislature appropriated $200,000 to investigate this state water plan. The legislature received the report in 1923. Further legislation and appropriations raised the bill to one million dollars. Between 1920 and 1932, approximately fourteen reports detailed water flow, drought conditions, flood control, and irrigation issues in California. State Engineer Edward Hyatt used the reports to create the California State Water Plan Salinity control, especially in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, became a major concern for northern California water users, and a major component of the California State Water Project. The Delta frequently experienced salinity intrusion, which caused problems for Antioch and Pittsburg. Unless water flowed past Antioch at a minimum of 3,300 second-feet, salt water from San Francisco Bay moved into Suisun Bay and the Delta during high tide, making the water unusable for crops and industry. Between 1919 and 1924, the salt water in Suisun Bay allowed sufficient growth of teredo, a woodboring, salt water worm, to destroy $25 million of the bay`s wharves and pilings. In 1924, the water reached its lowest recorded stream flow. The maximum salt water content at Pittsburg reached 65 percent. In 1926, Pittsburg and Antioch stopped using water from Suisun Bay for crops and industry. Both communities had used the bay water since the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1930, the state water plan called for construction of a 420 foot dam at Kennett to maintain a regular flow to Antioch, keeping salt water out of Suisun Bay. The California Legislature authorized the future Central Valley Project as a state project in 1933. The act authorized the sale of "revenue" bonds not to exceed $170 million. Even with the authorized revenue bonds, California found itself unable to finance the project. The state could not get the project approved for loans and grants under the National Recovery Act. Harry W. Bashore reported to Reclamation on the upper San Joaquin Relief Project that the State Engineer considered Kennett Reservoir the cornerstone for the entire Central Valley Project. California applied to the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (FEA) for grants and loans, and created the Water Project Authority. The Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives recommended $12 million of Federal money for construction of Kennett (Shasta) Dam because of the national benefits to navigation and flood control on the Sacramento River. After reviewing the investigations, the California Joint Federal-State Water Resources Commission, the United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Army Corps of Engineers approved and recommended the plan. California amended its application to the FEA in 1934, and the Water Project Authority became effective. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive allocation of $20 million, later reduced to $4.2 million, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, for construction of the Central Valley Project on September 10, 1935. Apparently officials assumed the approval was valid under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The Supreme Court case of the United States vs. Arizona (295 U.S. 174) threatened the assumption. Before 1935, the government sometimes started irrigation projects using relief funds without conforming to the Reclamation Acts, but the court`s decision said the Secretary of the Interior and the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works did not have the authority to construct Parker Dam, on the Colorado River, without the consent of Congress. The Supreme Court ruled that such an approach violated reclamation laws. Authorization of the Central Valley Project could not take place at the time because there were no executive branch findings and approval of feasibility. The technical problems, however, did not stop authorization of the project. Active participation by Reclamation, in matters relating to the Central Valley, started in September 1935, at meetings in Sacramento and Berkeley. Reclamation Commissioner Elwood Mead, Chief Engineer Raymond F. Walter, Construction Engineer Walker R. Young, and State Engineer Edward Hyatt attended the meeting. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes sent the feasibility report to the President on November 26, 1935. Roosevelt approved Central Valley Project, including Kennett (Shasta), Friant, and Contra Costa (Delta) Divisions, on December 2, 1935. The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937, re-authorized the Central Valley Project, and authorized $12 million for it. The Rivers and Harbors Act listed improvement of navigation, regulation, and flood control of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers as the first priorities of the Central Valley Project. Reclamation`s primary purpose, supplying water for irrigation and domestic use followed these priorities, and power generation ended up the last priority on the list. Construction of the Central Valley Project started in the late 1930s. By 1939, the CVP apparently gained more attention for Reclamation from Federal officials. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes was one of the officials who paid little attention to Reclamation and the CVP early in the 1930s. At one point during the decade, Ickes offered to trade Reclamation to the Department of Agriculture in return for the Forest Service. The trade never went through, but reveals the lack of interest the Interior Secretary had for the agency. Controversy about the CVP blossomed following World War II. Advocates of small farmers formed the Central Valley Project Conference (CVPC) to counter the influence of the Central Valley Project Association (CVPA). George Sehlmeyer, Master of the California Grange, led the CVPC, which extolled the virtues of acreage limitations and public power. The CVPA viewed the latter two policies as anathema. The California Grange did not always act in a liberal manner. In a disturbing exhibition of racism in 1944, the Grange adopted a resolution opposing the return of Japanese to the west coast and demanding their deportation after World War II. The resolution stated the government demonstrated it had no confidence in the patriotism of the Japanese whether American or foreign born, and the Grange advocated expulsion of Japanese from the United States and all the country`s possessions. One of the CVPC`s biggest accomplishments came on September 8, 1945, as 200 delegates gathered to attend the Conference`s California Water Conference. The California Water Conference of 1945, with Governor Earl Warren presiding, revealed a large amount of support for the CVP among small, working farmers; according to the year`s Project History. The Project History reported, Paid mouthpieces of the vested interests, such as the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the Irrigation Districts Association, the California Farm Bureau Association, the State Water Project Authority, and others, without exception, opposed the Bureau`s program of wide distribution of benefits resulting from the expenditure of public funds. Several issues arose at the conference, including: state vs. federal operation and control; public vs. private distribution of power; and Army vs. Reclamation construction of multi-purpose projects; and controversy over the 160 acre limitation in the Reclamation Act of 1902. In `Water, Power, and Politics in the Central Valley Project,` Charles E. Coate said, `The Army faced a decidedly hostile audience, and the bureau [sic] won the meeting`s endorsement.` Not everyone felt the same fondness for the CVP. Robert Franklin Schmeiser, elected president of the Associated Farmers of California, Inc., in 1947; adamantly opposed Reclamation involvement in the Central Valley. Mainly he opposed Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, but aimed his wrath at Reclamation. Schmeiser railed against the 160 acre limitation expressed in the Reclamation Act of 1902. He supported COE construction of the Project, believing the Corps would supply irrigation water at a lower rate than the Bureau. Schmeiser did not like Reclamation`s `propaganda organization,` and argued against `the dictatorial powers they possess over the public.` Using the popular vernacular of the time to deal with opposition, Schmeiser called Reclamation officials `Communists` because of the acreage limitations and public power policy, always combustible topics in the CVP. Central Valley Project continued unscathed through the late 1940s and 1950s. The government authorized new divisions of the project, with economic feasibility the only necessary criteria. The project became a conglomeration of various Federal and state government agencies by the end of the 1960s. The Army Corps of Engineers built several dams in California under the Flood Control Act of 1944, several of which became integrated into CVP. Meanwhile, California continued with its State Water Project. The Corps of Engineers completed Folsom Dam in 1956, turning over operation and maintenance to the Bureau of Reclamation after completion. Congress integrated more COE projects into CVP during the 1960s and 1970s. The Corps of Engineers continued to operate and maintain several dams in the Central Valley. The Corps often found itself holding surplus water at the dams. As a result, Reclamation drew up contracts for releasing the surplus water for irrigation because COE specialized in flood control, not irrigation water supply. The California State Water Plan published in 1957, proposed immediate construction of a project on the Feather River. The Feather River marked the inauguration of the California State Water Project, strongly supported by California Governor Edmund G. `Pat` Brown who realized the seriousness of California`s water situation. Unlike the CVP, which only compelled repayment for its irrigation projects, the State Water Project required water users to pay all project costs for the $1.75 billion in bonds. According to the Water Education Foundation, although a little more than 50 percent complete in 1994, the State Water Project then consisted of twenty-two dams and reservoirs and the North Bay, South Bay, and California Aqueducts. Approximately 30 percent of the water supplied by the State Water Project irrigates the San Joaquin Valley, while the other 70 percent supplied water for residential, municipal, and industrial use, most of it in southern California. The 1960s marked the end of the era of large dam building, and caught the CVP in a political and economic whirlpool with no apparent end. Environmental concerns began cropping up in the 1970s. President Richard M. Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973. The Act set criteria for listing endangered species and protecting them from harm by federal agencies or private concerns. The Central Valley Project felt the consequences of the Endangered Species Act because of Project features` impacts on migratory salmon. The population of winter-run Chinook salmon peaked in 1969, numbering about 118,000 at Red Bluff Diversion Dam. After 1969, populations of salmon and Steelhead trout at the dam steadily declined. By 1990, the salmon population dropped to less than 5 percent of their 1969 total. The situation elicited outcries against the Project from environmentalists and commercial fishermen. Reclamation instituted policies to alleviate the impact on the declining salmon population. The population at Red Bluff Diversion Dam gained in 1992 and 1993, but the numbers remained low compared to the population of 1969. The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 recognized the large land holdings of many California farmers. Even though two-thirds of California farms consisted of less than 100 acres, 80 percent of the farmland existed in holdings of over 1,000 acres. Furthermore, 75 percent of California`s agricultural production came from 10 percent of the farms. The Reform Act increased the limitation to 960 acres and eliminated the residency requirement for farmers, which Reclamation never really enforced in the Central Valley because most contracts were with water districts, not individual farmers. The Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) started the CVP in a new direction. President George Bush signed the bill as part of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, over the objections of California Governor Pete Wilson and Central Valley legislators. Environmentalists considered the act a victory, while California agricultural leaders considered it a disaster. The CVPIA reallocated 800,000 acre-feet of CVP water (600,000 in dry years) from Valley farmers toward the restoration of Central Valley fisheries. CVPIA limited renewed agricultural water contracts to twenty-five years with no long-term renewals. The Central Valley Project Improvement Act opened a new political pandora`s box in California. The internal battle over water in California evolved with the onset of the environmental crises. Early in the twentieth century, battle lines formed between northern California (extending north from the borders of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties) and southern California. By 1990, the opposing forces realigned into agricultural, urban, and environmental interests. Gaining the upper hand came through various alliances between the conflicting groups. The Central Valley Project is a complex operation of interrelated divisions. Shasta Dam, at one time considered the key to the Central Valley Project, acts as a flood control dam for the Sacramento River. Shasta Lake stores water for controlled releases downstream. The Trinity River Division diverts surplus water from the Trinity River, in the Klamath River Basin, into the Sacramento River. Water from the Trinity River Division enters the Sacramento at Keswick Reservoir in the Shasta Division. Downstream from Shasta Division, the Sacramento River Division supplies Sacramento River water to Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, and Yolo Counties for irrigation. Releases from Shasta Division help control salinity in the Delta Division. The American River Division provides flood control on the American and the Sacramento Rivers. The division supplies irrigation water along the Folsom South Canal. The American River Division`s Sly Park Unit, essentially operates independently from the rest of the Division, irrigating parts of Placer County. The Friant Division impounds or diverts the entire flow of the San Joaquin River, except for flood control and irrigation releases. Friant Dam sends irrigation water south through the Friant-Kern Canal, and north through the Madera Canal. The Army Corps of Engineers built New Melones Dam and Powerplant on the Stanislaus River from 1966 to 1979. The COE turned the dam over to Reclamation in 1979. The dam primarily operates as a flood control and power facility, but Reclamation has contracts to supply water to two water districts in the area. The Delta Division is the hub around which the Central Valley Project rotates. This Division contains the facilities for transporting water from the Sacramento River to the San Joaquin Valley and to farm land in the Delta Division. The Delta Cross Channel diverts water from the Sacramento River to the Tracy Pumping Plant, the Contra Costa Pumping Plants, and the intakes of the Contra Costa and Delta-Mendota Canals, sending the much needed water south into the San Joaquin Valley. The San Luis Unit provides storage for the Central Valley Project for dry seasons. The Unit is a joint venture between Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources. The William R. Gianelli Pumping-Generating Plant, one of the joint facilities, pumps surplus water from runoff and melting snow from the Delta-Mendota Canal and the California Aqueduct into San Luis Reservoir, the largest offstream storage reservoir in the United States. When water flow through the Delta Division becomes too low, water is released from San Luis into the Delta-Mendota Canal and the California Aqueduct. The San Felipe Division diverts water from San Luis Reservoir into lands west of the Coastal Mountain Range, south of the San Francisco Bay. Congress authorized the Allen Camp Unit of the Pit River Division on September 28, 1976. The Allen Camp Unit in Lassen and Modoc Counties of northeastern California, was to consist of Allen Camp Dam on the Pit River, Hillside Canal stretching twenty-five miles to the east, and Pilot Canal branching off Hillside to the southeast. The Concluding Report of 1981, determined the Unit was infeasible and the project was canceled. The Central Valley Project began as the jewel in Reclamation`s crown. The Project plans encompassed thirty-five counties in an area about 500 miles long and 60 to 100 miles wide, making it the largest Reclamation project. The CVP contained some of the country`s largest dams, Shasta and San Luis among them. Reclamation intended Auburn Dam, on the American River, to be the largest on the Central Valley Project, but political turmoil left the dam incomplete and in limbo. The Central Valley soon became a political and environmental bombshell, and a victim of changing times. California politicians soon avoided dealing with the CVP and the State Water Project, viewing both as machines of political suicide. In spite of the social, environmental, and political controversy surrounding the Central Valley Project, it remains a impressive accomplishment. The Central Valley contains three-quarters of the irrigated land in California, and one-sixth of the irrigated land in the United States. The Central Valley`s annual farm production exceeds the total value of all the gold mined in California since 1848. The Central Valley Project ranks first among Reclamation projects in value of flood damage prevented between 1950 and 1991. During that time period the Central Valley Project prevented more than $5 billion dollars in flood damage. Eric A. Stene was born in Denver, Colorado, July 17, 1965. He received his Bachelor of Science in History from Weber State College in Ogden, Utah, in 1988. Stene received his Master of Arts in History from Utah State University in Logan, in 1994, with an emphasis in Western U.S. History. Stene`s thesis is entitled The African American Community of Ogden, Utah: 1910-1950. Construction of the initial units of the Central Valley Project began in October 1937 with the Contra Costa Canal. The entire canal was completed in 1948. First delivery of water was made on August 16, 1940. A contract for the construction of Shasta Dam, keystone of the Central Valley Project, was awarded July 6, 1938; work was started in 1938 and was essentially complete in 1945. Storage of water began in January 1944, and the first power was delivered in June 1944. The Corps completed Folsom Dam in 1956, turning over operation and maintenance to Reclamation after completion. The Congress integrated more Corps projects into CVP during the 1960s and 1970s. The Corps continued to operate and maintain several dams in the Central Valley. The Corps often found itself holding surplus water at the dams. As a result, Reclamation drew up contracts for releasing the surplus water for irrigation because the Corps specialized in flood control, not irrigation water supply. Construction details for each feature are included in Project Dataweb under the appropriate division or unit. Some CVP facilities (i.e., the San Luis Unit) were developed in coordination with the California State Water Project (SWP). Both the CVP and the SWP use the San Luis Reservoir, O`Neill Forebay, and more than 100 miles of the California Aqueduct and its related pumping and generating facilities. These operations are closely coordinated at a Joint Operations Center in Sacramento and join with other agencies such as the National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for joint action during flood emergencies. Central Valley Project Improvement Act On October 30, 1992, President George Bush signed into law the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-575) that included Title XXIV, the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). The CVPIA amends the previous authorizations of the California Central Valley Project to include fish and wildlife protection, restoration, and mitigation as project purposes having equal priority with irrigation and domestic uses and fish and wildlife enhancement as a project purpose equal to power generation. The CVPIA identifies a number of specific measures to meet these new purposes. CVPIA's general purposes are to: Protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and asociated habitats in California's Central Valley and Trinity river basins Address the Central Valley Project's impacts on fish, wildlife, and associated habitat Improve the Central Valley Project's operational flexibility Increase water-related benefits provided through expanded use of voluntary water transfers and improved water conservation Contribute to the State of California's interim and long-term efforts to protect the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary Achieve a reasonable balance among competing demands for project water, including requirements for fish and wildlife, agriculture, municipal and industrial and power contractors. These purposes respond to a need to modify the project's existing water operations and physical facilities. Reclamation Reform Act The 160 acre limitation rule endured many challenges in the course and Congress, aimed at eliminating various exemptions in reclamation law that allowed farmers with much larger landholdings to receive CVP water. By 1980, the political climate favored the passage of legislation that recognized the reality of modern California farming operations. Although two-thirds of California farms were on 100 acres or less, 80 percent of the farmland was in holdings of over 1,000 acres, and 75 percent of the agricultural production came from only 10 percent of the farms. The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 raised the acreage limitation to 960 acres and ended the residency requirement for farmers. The Central Valley Project provides many benefits, including: Irrigation Municipal, and Industrial Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Hydroelectric Power Flood Control Water Quality Introduction Throughout his political life, Thomas Jefferson contended the United States was an agriculturally based society. Agriculture may be king, but compared to the queen, Mother Nature, it is a weak monarch. Nature consistently proves to mankind who really controls the realm. The Central Valley of California is a magnificent example of this. The Sacramento River watershed receives two-thirds to three-quarters of northern California`s precipitation though it only has one-third to one-quarter of the land. The San Joaquin River watershed occupies two-thirds to three-quarters of northern California`s land, but only collects one-third to one-quarter of the precipitation. The Sacramento Valley suffers from floods, and floods and droughts alternately afflict San Joaquin. Though Mother Nature rules, mankind cannot resist a challenge. As early as the 1870s, ideas appeared planning to transfer excess water from the Sacramento River to the often parched tracts in the San Joaquin Valley. After years of planning and debate about the proposed project led nowhere, California appealed to the Federal government for assistance. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers (COE) vied for the opportunity to construct the facilities on the colossal project, by now called the Central Valley Project. California`s history encompasses several hundred years of habitation by various groups of Native Americans. European settlement of the state began with the Spanish, in the seventeenth century. The Spanish established Roman Catholic missions and other settlements along the California coast, but rarely ventured to the interior of the territory. Citizens of the United States began immigrating into California in the 1840s. Increasing migratory pressure by the settlers, in many north Mexican provinces, and political machinations by the United States; sparked the Mexican-American War in 1846. The United States defeated Mexico in 1848. The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave Mexico`s northern states, including California, to the United States for $10 million. The acquisition of California alone, brought the United States riches the country did not know existed, and more problems to go along with them. The discovery of gold at Sutter`s Mill in 1849, brought a flood of Americans into the area. California became a state the next year. The first California Legislature in 1850 immediately enacted laws to deal with the state`s most precious resource, not gold, but water. The California Legislature adopted English Common Law`s riparian water rights. According to that law, owners of land bordering streams or bodies of water had a right to a reasonable amount of that water. Owners, whose land did not border bodies of water, had no rights to any of the water. The laws severely restricted the number of landholders who had access to California`s water supply. The 1850 California Legislature gave the State Surveyor General responsibility for water development. In 1878, the California government created the office of the State Engineer, which then became responsible for state water planning. William Hamilton Hall, the first State Engineer, conducted a broad study of California`s water problems, on a $100,000 budget. Hall planned to appropriate more money, and conduct a more detailed study, but for unspecified reasons, the legislature abolished the State Engineer position in 1889. The California Legislature passed the Wright Act in 1887, forming irrigation districts. One Reclamation official considered the Wright Act a model for irrigation legislation in the west. Others claimed it was a good idea, but badly implemented. The districts` encountered problems in selling their bonds, filling their reservoirs, and fairly allocating water. Future Reclamation Commissioner, then Wyoming State Engineer, Elwood Mead declared the Wright Act, `a disgrace to any self-governing people.` California amended the Wright Act in 1897, stopping the establishment of irrigation districts until the formation of the Irrigation Districts Bond Certification Commission. The Federal government became interested in California water during the nineteenth century. Lt. Colonel B.S. Alexander studied the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers in 1873. In his report to President Ulysses S. Grant, Alexander visualized a system of canals to complete an exchange of water from the Sacramento to the San Joaquin Valley. A report on the `Sacramento Project` in 1904, first connected the U.S. Reclamation Service to water problems in the Central Valley, but that connection remained limited. California created the State Reclamation Board in 1911, and authorized it to spend $33 million on a flood control project in the Central Valley. The Reclamation Service reported on the possible storage of Sacramento River water at Iron Canyon near Red Bluff. In 1920, Homer J. Gault, a Reclamation engineer, and W.F. McClure, the California State Engineer, wrote another report on Sacramento River storage in Iron Canyon.

Plan

The following links provide information on major features of the various divisions and units in the Central Valley Project: http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/folsom.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/auburn.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/delta.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/friant.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/newmelones.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/sacramento.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/sanfelipe.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/casanluis.html http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/shasta.html The Central Valley Project facilites include reservoirs on the Trinity, Sacramento, American, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Rivers. Water from Trinity River is stored and re-regulated in Clair Engle Lake, Lewiston Lake, and Whiskeytown Reservoir, and diverted through a system of tunnels and powerplants into the Sacramento River for the Central Valley. Water is also stored and reregulated in Shasta Lake and Folsom Lake. Water from all of these reservoirs and other reservoirs owned and/or operated by the State Water Project and local water rights holders, flows into the Sacramento River. Some of CVP contractors divert water directly from or immediately below the dams' outlet works. Other CVP contractors, Sacramento River water rights contractors, and water rights holders divert water directly from the Sacramento and American Rivers. The Sacramento River carries water to theSacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Tracy Pumping Plant at the southern end of the Delta lifts the water into the Delta Mendota Canal. This canal delivers water to CVP contractors and exchange contractors on the San Joaquin River and water rights contractors on the Medota Pool. The CVP water is also conveyed to the San Luis Reservoir for deliveries to CVP contractors through the San Luis Canal. Water from the San Luis Reservoir can also be conveyed through the Pacheco Tunnel to CVP contractors in Santa Clara and San Benito counties. The CVP also serves water from the Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River to CVP contractors located near the Madera and Friant-Kern canals. Water is stored in the New Melones Reservoir for water rights holders in the Stanislaus River watershed and CVP contractors in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Lake Oroville stores and re-regulates State Water Project (SWP) water. The SWP contractors and SWP water rights settlement contractors divert water from the Feather River and Sacramento River. The SWP water flows in the Sacramento River to the Delta and is exported from the Delta at the Banks Pumping Plant. The Banks Pumping Plant lifts the water into the California Aqueduct, which delivers water to the SWP contractors and conveys water to the San Luis Reservoir. SWP contractors are in the southern San Joaquin Valley, Central Coastal area, and Southern California. The SWP also delivers water to the Cross-Valley Canal, when the systems have capacity, for CVP water service contractors. Because both the CVP and the SWP convey water in the Sacramento River and the Delta, facility operations are coordinated based on the Coordinated Operating Agreement, the Bay-Delta Plan Accord, and many other agreements. The Central Valley Project reservoir operations are coordinated to obtain maximum yields and deliver water into the main river channels and canals of the project in the most efficient and economical manner. Irrigation and municipal water is delivered from the main canals in accordance with long-term contracts negotiated with irrigation districts and other local organizations. Distribution of water from the main canals to the individual users is the responsibility of the local districts. Irrigation distribution systems use lateral canals and pipelines to convey water from the main canals to individual farms. Reclamation administers loans under Public Law 84-130 that allow water users to build their own distribution systems. Except for the Contra Loma and Martinez Dams, in the Delta Division; the John A. Franchi Diversion Dam, in the Friant Division; the Sly Park Unit, and the San Luis Unit, the storage and conveyance facilities of the project are operated by the Bureau of Reclamation. Each irrigation district operates its own distribution system. Contra Loma and Martinez Dams are operated by the Contra Costa Water District. The John A. Franchi Diversion Dam is operated by the Madera Irrigation District. The Sly Park Unit is operated by El Dorado Irrigation District. The State of California Departments of Water Resources and Parks and Recreation operate the San Luis Dam and Reservoir and the San Luis Canal, each of which is a major Federal/State joint-use facility. The Westlands Water District operates Reaches 1 and 2 of the Coalinga Canal.

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Organization: Mid-Pacific Regional Office
Address: 2800 Cottage Way E-1705
City: Sacramento, CA 95825-1898
Fax: 916-978-5114
Phone: 916-978-5100

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Title: Public Affairs Officer
Organization: Commissioner`s Office
Address: 1849 C Street NW
City: Washington, DC 20240
Fax: 202-513-0575
Phone: 202-513-0305

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Organization: Alpaugh Irrigation District
Address: P.O. Box 129
City: Alpaugh, CA 93201-0129
Fax: 209-949-8001
Phone: 209-949-8323

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Organization: Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District
Address: 2810 Silver Street
City: Anderson, CA 96007
Fax: 530-365-7623
Phone: 530-365-7329

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Organization: Atwell Island Water District
Address: PO Box 911
City: Visalia, CA 93279
Fax: 209-732-7937
Phone: 209-732-7938

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Organization: Avenal, City of
Address: 919 Skyline Boulevard
City: Avenal, CA 93204
Fax: 209-386-0629
Phone: 209-386-5766

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Organization: Bella Vista Water District
Address: 11368 East Stillwater Way
City: Redding, CA 96003
Fax: 530-241-8354
Phone: 530-241-1085

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Organization: Broadview Water District
Address: PO Box 95
City: Firebaugh, CA 93622
Fax: 209-659-3526
Phone: 209-659-2004

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Organization: Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 160
City: Byron, CA 94514-0160
Fax: 510-516-1239
Phone: 510-634-3534

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Organization: California, State of, Department of Fish and Game
Address: 2001 Nimbus Road
City: Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: 916-358-2820

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Organization: California, State of, Department of Fish and Game
Address: 2001 Nimbus Road
City: Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: 916-358-2820

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Organization: California, State of, Department of Parks and Recreation
Address: 7806 Folsom-Auburn Road
City: Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: 916-988-0205

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Organization: California, State of, Department of Parks and Recreation
Address: 7806 Folsom-Auburn Road
City: Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: 916-988-0205

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Organization: California, State of, Water Resources Control Board
Address: Route 1, Box 39
City: Byron, CA 94514
Fax: 209-833-2059
Phone: 209-833-2030

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Organization: California, State of, Water Resources Control Board
Address: Route 1, Box 39
City: Byron, CA 94514
Fax: 209-833-2059
Phone: 209-833-2030

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Organization: Centerville Community Services District
Address: PO Box 990431
City: Redding, CA 96099-0431
Fax: 530-246-2254
Phone: 530-246-0680

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Organization: Centinella Water District
Address: PO Box 98
City: Westly, CA 95387
Fax: 209-892-4469
Phone: 209-892-4470

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Organization: Central Delta Water Agency
Address: PO Box 1461
City: Stockton, CA 95201
Phone: 209-465-5883

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Organization: Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District
Address: 311 East Main Street, Suite 202
City: Stockton, CA 95201
Fax: 209-466-7953
Phone: 209-941-8714

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Organization: Chowchilla Water District
Address: PO Box 905
City: Chowchilla, CA 93610
Fax: 209-665-3740
Phone: 209-665-3747

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Organization: Clear Creek Community Services District
Address: 5880 Oak Street
City: Anderson, CA 96007
Fax: 530-357-3723
Phone: 530-357-2121

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Organization: Coehlo Family Trust
Address: 5494 West Mount Whitney Avenue
City: Riverdale, CA 93656
Fax: 209-867-2003
Phone: 209-867-3473

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Organization: Cole Gun Club
Address: 770 South Arroyo Parkway, #108
City: Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 213-681-4444

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Organization: Colusa County Water District
Address: PO Box 337
City: Arbuckle, CA 95912
Fax: 530-476-3047
Phone: 530-476-2669

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Organization: Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company
Address: 134 5th Street
City: Colusa, CA 95932
Fax: 530-458-4276
Phone: 530-458-4849

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Organization: Consolidated Irrigation District
Address: P.O. Box 209
City: Selma, CA 93662
Fax: 209-896-8488
Phone: 209-896-1660

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Organization: Contra Costa Water District
Address: PO Box H20
City: Concord, CA 94524
Fax: 925-688-8000
Phone: 925-688-8122

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Organization: Corning Water District
Address: PO Box 738
City: Corning, CA 96021
Fax: 530-824-6379
Phone: 530-824-2914

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Organization: County Service Area #25 - Keswick
Address: 1855 Placer Street
City: Redding, CA 96001
Fax: 530-225-5667
Phone: 530-224-5661

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Organization: Davis Water District
Address: PO Box 83
City: Arbuckle, CA 95912
Fax: 530-476-3445
Phone: 530-476-3137

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Organization: Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District
Address: 14181 Avenue 24
City: Delano, CA 93215
Fax: 805-725-2556
Phone: 805-725-2526

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Organization: Dos Palos Joint Powers Authority
Address: 1546 Golden Gate Avenue
City: Dos Palos, CA 93620
Phone: 209-392-2174

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Organization: Eagle Field Water District
Address: 51170 West Althea
City: Firebaugh, CA 93622
Fax: 916-364-6217
Phone: 209-364-6149

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Organization: East Bay Municipal Utility District
Address: 375 11th Street
City: Oakland, CA 94607
Fax: 510-287-0555
Phone: 510-287-0404

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Organization: El Dorado County Water Agency
Address: 330 Fair Lane
City: Placerville, CA 95667
Fax: 530-621-2212
Phone: 530-621-5392

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Organization: El Dorado Irrigation District
Address: 2890 Mosquito Road
City: Placerville, CA 95667
Fax: 530-622-1195
Phone: 530-622-4513

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Organization: Feather Water District
Address: 280 Wilkie Avenue
City: Yuba City, CA 95991
Fax: 530-674-9562
Phone: 530-674-2807

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Organization: Firebaugh Canal Water District
Address: PO Box 97
City: Mendota, CA 93640
Fax: 209-655-3658
Phone: 209-655-4761

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Organization: Folsom State Prison, Department of Corrections
Address: PO Box 71
City: Represa, CA 95671
Phone: 209-985-2561

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Organization: Folsom, City of
Address: 50 Natoma Street
City: Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: 916-355-7328

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Organization: 4-M Water District
Address: PO Box 1190
City: Willows, CA 95988
Fax: 530-934-2592
Phone: 530-934-4685

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Organization: Fresno, City of, Water Division
Address: 1910 East University
City: Fresno, CA 93703
Phone: 209-498-1458

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Organization: Fresno County Waterworks,
Address: PO Box 92
City: Friant, CA 93626
Fax: 209-822-3577
Phone: 209-822-3566

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Organization: Fresno Irrigation District
Address: 2907 South Maple Avenue
City: Fresno, CA 93725
Fax: 209-233-8227
Phone: 209-233-7161

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Organization: Friant Water Users Authority
Address: 854 North Harvard Avenue
City: Linday, CA 93247
Fax: 209-562-3496
Phone: 209-562-6305

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Organization: Glenn Valley Water District
Address: 5271 Marengo Road
City: Williams, CA 95987
Phone: 530-473-2259

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Organization: Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 150
City: Willows, CA 95988
Fax: 530-934-3287
Phone: 530-934-8881

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Organization: Grassland Water District
Address: 22759 South Mercy Springs Road
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Fax: 209-826-4984
Phone: 209-826-5188

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Organization: Gravelly Ford Water District
Address: 1836 West 5th Street
City: Madera, CA 93637
Fax: 209-673-0564
Phone: 209-674-5581

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Organization: Hills Valley Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 458
City: Visalia, CA 93279
Fax: 209-732-7937
Phone: 209-732-7938

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Organization: Holthouse Water District
Address: PO Box 776
City: Tualatin 97062
Fax: 503-925-8560
Phone: 503-361-7469

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Organization: International Water District
Address: 9010 East Tollhouse Road
City: Clovis, CA 93611
Fax: 209-299-6937
Phone: 209-299-2354

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Organization: Ivanhoe Irrigation District
Address: 33777 Road 164
City: Visalia, CA 93291
Fax: 209-798-2479
Phone: 209-798-1118

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Organization: Kanawha Water District
Address: PO Box 1054
City: Willows, CA 95988
Fax: 530-934-7926
Phone: 530-934-5476

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Organization: Kern County Water Agency
Address: PO Box 58
City: Bakersfield, CA 93308
Fax: 805-634-1428
Phone: 805-393-6200

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Organization: Kings County Water District
Address: 200 North Campus Drive
City: Hanford, CA 93230
Fax: 209-584-6882
Phone: 209-584-6412

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Organization: Kings River Conservation District
Address: 4886 East Jensen Avenue
City: Fresno, CA 93725
Fax: 209-237-5560
Phone: 209-237-5567

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Organization: La Grande Water District
Address: PO Box 756
City: Williams, CA 95987
Fax: 530-473-5197
Phone: 530-438-2348

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Organization: Laguna Water District
Address: PO Box 145
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Fax: 209-432-2827
Phone: 209-826-5672

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Organization: Lakeside Irrigation Water District
Address: 9304 Houston Avenue
City: Hanford, CA 93230
Fax: 209-584-3398
Phone: 209-584-3396

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Organization: Lewis Creek Water District
Address: PO Box 846
City: Lindsay, CA 93247
Fax: 209-562-3882
Phone: 209-562-2581

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Organization: Liberty Water District
Address: 2904 West Main Street
City: Visalia, CA 93291
Fax: 209-734-1413
Phone: 209-734-1348

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Organization: Lindmore Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 908
City: Lindsay, CA 93247
Fax: 209-562-5642
Phone: 209-562-2534

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Organization: Lindsay, City of
Address: PO 369
City: Lindsay, CA 93247
Fax: 209-562-7100
Phone: 209-562-5927

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Organization: Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 1205
City: Lindsay, CA 93247
Fax: 209-562-3882
Phone: 209-562-2581

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Organization: Lower Tule River Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 4388
City: Porterville, CA 93258
Fax: 209-686-0151
Phone: 209-686-4716

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Organization: Madera Irrigation District
Address: 12152 Road 28-1/4
City: Madera, CA 93637

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Organization: Madera, County of County Government Center
Address: 209 West Yosemite Avenue
City: Madera, CA 93637
Fax: 209-673-3302
Phone: 209-675-7700

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Organization: Maxwell Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 217
City: Maxwell, CA 95955
Fax: 530-438-2114
Phone: 530-438-2773

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Organization: Mercy Springs Water District
Address: 52027 West Althea Avenue
City: Firebaugh, CA 93622
Fax: 209-364-6122
Phone: 209-364-6136

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Organization: Meridian Farms Water Company
Address: PO Box 308
City: Meridian, CA 95957
Fax: 530-696-2551
Phone: 530-696-2456

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Organization: Mid-Valley Water Authority
Address: 4886 East Jensen Avenue
City: Fresno, CA 93725
Fax: 209-237-5560
Phone: 209-237-5567

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Organization: Mid-Valley Water District
Address: 286 West Cromwell Avenue
City: Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: 209-449-2700

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Organization: Modesto Irrigation District
Address: 1231 11th Street
City: Modesto, CA 95352
Phone: 209-526-7360

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Organization: Mountain Gate Community Services District
Address: 14508 Wonderland Boulevard
City: Redding, CA 96003
Fax: 530-275-3043
Phone: 530-275-3002

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Organization: Myers-Marsh Mutual Water Company
Address: PO Box 1308
City: Arbuckle, CA 95912
Fax: 530-473-5155
Phone: 530-476-3773

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Organization: Natomas Central Mutual Water Company
Address: 2601 West Elkhorn Boulevard
City: Rio Linda, CA 95673
Fax: 530-925-8691
Phone: 530-925-5936

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Organization: North Delta Water Agency
Address: 910 K Street, Suite 310
City: Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: 916-446-2404
Phone: 916-446-0197

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Organization: North San Joaquin Water Conservation District
Address: 25 North School Street
City: Lodi, CA 95240
Fax: 209-333-0104
Phone: 209-333-1414

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Organization: Oakdale Irrigation District
Address: 1205 East F Street
City: Oakdale, CA 95361
Fax: 209-847-3468
Phone: 209-847-0341

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Organization: 120 Gun Club
Address: 6439 North Harrison
City: Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: 209-443-4837

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Organization: Orange Cove Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 308
City: Orange Cove, CA 93646
Phone: 209-626-4461

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Organization: Orange Cove, City of, City Hall
Address: 633 6th Street
City: Orange Cove, CA 93646
Fax: 209-626-4653
Phone: 209-626-4488

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Organization: Orland-Artois Water District
Address: PO Box 218
City: Orland, CA
Fax: 530-865-8497
Phone: 530-865-4304

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Organization: Oro Loma Water District
Address: PO Box 92
City: South Dos Palos, CA 93655
Fax: 209-364-6214
Phone: 209-392-2614

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Organization: Pacheco Water District
Address: PO Box 1447
City: Los Bano, CA
Fax: 209-364-6700
Phone: 209-364-6392

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Organization: Pacheco Water District
Address: PO Box 1447
City: Los Bano, CA
Fax: 209-364-6700
Phone: 209-364-6392

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Organization: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Address: 201 Mission Street, Room 1012
City: San Francisco, CA 94177
Phone: 415-973-5310

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Organization: Panoche Water District
Address: 52027 West Althea Avenue
City: Firebaugh, CA 93622
Fax: 209-364-6122
Phone: 209-364-6136

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Organization: Patos Duck Club
Address: 1612 South Fork Road
City: Cody, WY 82414
Phone: 307-527-7566

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Organization: Patterson Water District
Address: PO Box 685
City: Patterson, CA 95363
Fax: 209-892-4013
Phone: 209-892-6233

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Organization: Pelger Mutual Water Company
Address: PO Box 1193
City: Woodland, CA 95776
Fax: 530-662-9419
Phone: 530-662-6219

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Organization: Pixley Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 477
City: Pixley, CA 93256
Fax: 209-757-0210
Phone: 209-757-3545

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Organization: Placer County Water Agency
Address: PO Box 6570
City: Auburn, CA 95604
Fax: 530-823-4860
Phone: 530-823-4850

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Organization: Plain View Water District
Address: 30215 South Tracy Boulevard
City: Tracy, CA 95376
Fax: 209-835-2869
Phone: 209-835-0375

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Organization: Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water District
Address: 1616 29th Street, Suite 300
City: Sacramento, CA 95816
Fax: 530-456-0253
Phone: 530-456-4400

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Organization: Pleasant Valley Water District
Address: PO Box 468
City: Coalinga, CA
Phone: 209-935-0282

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Organization: Porterville Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 1248
City: Porterville, CA 93258
Fax: 209-784-6733
Phone: 209-784-0716

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Organization: Princeton-Codora-Glen Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 98
City: Princeton, CA 95970
Fax: 530-439-2163
Phone: 530-439-2248

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Organization: Proberta Water District
Address: 21246 Dusty Way
City: Red Bluff, CA 96080
Phone: 530-527-4185

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Organization: Provident Irrigation District
Address: 258 South Butte Street
City: Willows, CA 95988
Fax: 530-934-3066
Phone: 530-934-4801

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Organization: Rag Gulch Water District
Address: 1820 21st Street
City: Bakersfield, CA 93301
Fax: 805-327-2724
Phone: 805-327-3132

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Organization: Reclamation District No. 108
Address: PO Box 50
City: Grimes, CA 95950
Fax: 209-437-2248
Phone: 209-437-2221

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Organization: Reclamation District No. 830
Address: 450 Walnut Meadows Drive
City: Oakley, CA 94561
Fax: 510-625-0169
Phone: 510-625-2279

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Organization: Reclamation District No. 1004
Address: 134 5th Street
City: Colusa, CA 95932
Fax: 530-458-4276
Phone: 530-458-7459

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Organization: Reclamation District No. 1606
Address: 4308 South James Road
City: Tranquillity, CA 93668
Fax: 209-693-4357
Phone: 209-698-5157

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Organization: Richfield Water District
Address: 13790 Crestview Drive
City: Red Bluff, CA 96080
Phone: 530-527-6117

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Organization: Riverview Golf & Country Club
City: Redding, CA 96002
Fax: 530-224-2246
Phone: 530-224-2255

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Organization: Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
Address: PO Box 867
City: Bakersfield, CA 93302
Fax: 805-589-1867
Phone: 805-589-6045

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Organization: Roseville, City of
Address: 2005 Hilltop Circle
City: Roseville, CA 95747
Fax: 916-774-5690
Phone: 916-774-5330

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Organization: Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Address: 1007 7th Street, Suite 5000
City: Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-440-7606

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Organization: Sacramento County Water Agency
Address: 827 7th Street, Room 301
City: Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: 916-874-8693
Phone: 916-874-6851

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Organization: Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Address: PO Box 15830
City: Sacramento, CA 95852-1830
Fax: 916-732-6581
Phone: 916-732-6123

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Organization: San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Address: PO Box 1810
City: Stockton, CA 95201
Fax: 209-468-2999
Phone: 209-468-3062

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Organization: San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Address: PO Box 2115
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Fax: 209-827-9703
Phone: 209-827-8616

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Organization: San Juan Water District
Address: PO Box 2157
City: Granite Bay, CA 95746
Fax: 916-791-7361
Phone: 916-969-2279

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Organization: San Luis Canal Company
Address: 11704 West Henry Miller Avenue
City: Don Palos, CA 93620
Phone: 209-387-4305

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Organization: San Luis National Wildlife Refuge,
Address: PO Box 2176
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone: 209-826-3508

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Organization: Santa Clara Valley Water District
Address: 5750 Almaden Expressway
City: San Jose, CA 95118-3686
Fax: 408-266-0271
Phone: 408-265-2600

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Organization: Santa Nella County Water District
Address: 13193 South Highway 33, Suite D
City: Santa Nella, CA 95322
Phone: 209-826-0920

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Organization: Saucelito Irrigation District
Address: 20712 Avenue 120
City: Saucelito, CA 93258-9329
Fax: 209-784-3116
Phone: 209-784-1208

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Organization: Sacramento County Water Agency
Address: 827 7th Street, Room 301
City: Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: 916-874-8693
Phone: 916-874-6851

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Organization: Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 158
City: Wasco, CA 93280
Fax: 805-758-6167
Phone: 805-758-5153

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Organization: Shasta Community Services District
Address: PO Box 2520
City: Shasta, CA 96087
Fax: 530-214-9028
Phone: 530-241-6264

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Organization: Shasta Lake, City of
Address: PO Box 777
City: Shasta Lake, CA 96019
Fax: 530-275-7414
Phone: 530-275-7400

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Organization: Smallwood Vineyards/Terra Bella Ranch
Address: PO Box 425
City: Ripon, CA 95366
Fax: 209-599-5116
Phone: 209-599-4135

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Organization: Southern California Water Company
Address: 630 East Foothills Blvd
City: San Dimas, CA 91773
Phone: 909-394-3600

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Organization: Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District
Address: PO Box 279
City: Delano, CA 93216
Fax: 805-725-2110
Phone: 805-725-0610

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Organization: Stony Creek Water District
Address: 940 County Road 303
City: Elk Creek, CA 95939
Phone: 530-963-3085

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Organization: Sutter Extension Water District
Address: 4525 Franklin Road
City: Yuba City, CA 95993
Fax: 916-673-7194
Phone: 916-673-7138

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Organization: Swinford Tract Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 7321
City: Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Phone: 760-934-3832

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Organization: Tea Pot Dome Water District
Address: 105 West Tea Pot Dome Avenue
City: Porterville, CA 93257
Fax: 209-784-5507
Phone: 209-784-8641

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Organization: Thomes Creek Water District
Address: PO Box 1017
City: Corning, CA 96021
Fax: 530-824-6379
Phone: 530-824-2914

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Organization: Tisdale Irrigation & Drainage Company
Address: PO Box 309
City: Meridian, CA 95957
Phone: 530-696-2242

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Organization: Tracy, City of
Address: 325 East 10th Street
City: Tracy, CA 95376
Phone: 209-831-4434

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Organization: Tranquillity Gun Club, Inc.
Address: 10438 La Ballena Circle
City: Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: 714-963-9417

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Organization: Tri-Valley Water District
Address: 15142 East Goodfellow Avenue
City: Sanger, CA 93657
Fax: 209-875-2990
Phone: 209-875-7721

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Organization: Tulare Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 1920
City: Tulare, CA 93275
Fax: 209-686-3673
Phone: 209-686-3425

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Organization: Tuolumne Utilities District
Address: PO Box 3728
City: Sonora, CA 95370
Fax: 209-532-0693
Phone: 209-532-5536

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Organization: Turlock Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 949
City: Turlock, CA 95381
Phone: 209-883-8300

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Organization: West Sacramento, City of
Address: 1951 South River Road
City: West Sacramento, CA 95691
Fax: 916-371-1516
Phone: 916-373-5850

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Organization: West Side Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 177
City: Tracy, CA 95378-0177
Fax: 209-835-2702
Phone: 209-835-0503

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Organization: Westlands Water District
Address: PO Box 6056
City: Fresno, CA 93703
Fax: 209-241-6277
Phone: 209-224-1523

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Organization: Woodbridge Irrigation District
Address: 18777 North Lower Sacramento Road
City: Woodbridge, CA 95242
Fax: 209-369-6823
Phone: 209-369-6808

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Organization: Woodbridge Water Users Conservation District
Address: 6 El Dorado South, Suite 304
City: Stockton, CA 95202
Phone: 209-948-5727

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Organization: Arvin-Edison Water Storage District
Address: P.O. Box 175
City: Arvin, CA 93203-0175
Fax: 805-854-5213
Phone: 805-854-5573

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Organization: Banta-Carbona Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 299
City: Tracy, CA 95376
Fax: 209-835-2009
Phone: 209-835-4670

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Organization: Butte Slough Irrigation Company
Address: PO Box 129
City: Meridian, CA 95957
Phone: 916--696-2569

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Organization: California, State of, Department of Fish and Game
Address: 2001 Nimbus Road
City: Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: 916-358-2820

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Organization: California, State of, Department of Fish and Game
Address: 2001 Nimbus Road
City: Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: 916-358-2820

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Organization: California, State of, Water Resources Control Board
Address: Route 1, Box 39
City: Byron, CA 94514
Fax: 209-833-2059
Phone: 209-833-2030

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Organization: Cawelo Water District
Address: 17207 Industrial Farm Road
City: Bakersfield, CA 93308
Fax: 805-393-6073
Phone: 805-393-6072

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Organization: Central California Irrigation District
Address: P.O. Box 1231
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone: 209-826-1421

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Organization: Central Valley Project Water Association
Address: 1521 I Street
City: Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: 916-446-1063
Phone: 916-448-1638

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Organization: Coalinga, City of
Address: City Hall, 160 West Elm
City: Coalinga, CA 93210
Fax: 209-935-5912
Phone: 209-935-1533

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Organization: Columbia Canal Company
Address: 6770 Avenue 7-1/2
City: Firebaugh, CA 93622
Phone: 209-659-2426

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Organization: Colusa, County of
Address: 546 Jay Street
City: Colusa, CA 95932
Fax: 530-458-0510
Phone: 530-458-0508

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Organization: Corcoran Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 566
City: Corcoran, CA 93212
Phone: 209-992-5165

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Organization: Cortina Water District
Address: PO Box 757
City: Arbuckle, CA 95912
Phone: 530-473-2438

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Organization: Del Puerto Water District
Address: PO Box 98
City: Westley, CA 95387
Fax: 209-892-4469
Phone: 209-892-4470

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Organization: Dunnigan Water District
Address: PO Box 84
City: Dunnigan, CA 95937
Fax: 530-724-3273
Phone: 530-724-3271

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Organization: El Camino Irrigation District
Address: 8451 - 99W Road
City: Gerber, CA 96035
Phone: 916-385-1559

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Organization: Exeter Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 546
City: Exeter, CA 93221
Fax: 209-592-4464
Phone: 209-592-2181

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Organization: Firebaugh, City of
Address: 1575 11th Street
City: Firebaugh, CA 93622
Phone: 209-659-2043

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Organization: 4-E Water District
Address: c/o A.L. Eames, 1409 Lincoln Way
City: Auburn, CA 95603
Fax: 916-885-8533
Phone: 916-885-8336

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Organization: Fresno, County of, Department of Public Works and Development Services
Address: 2220 Tulare Street
City: Fresno, CA 93721
Fax: 209-262-4166
Phone: 209-262-4022

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Organization: Fresno Slough Water District
Address: PO Box 689
City: Tranquillity, CA 93668
Phone: 209-698-7410

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Organization: Garfield Water District
Address: PO Box 337
City: Clovis, CA 93613
Phone: 209-299-3095

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Organization: Glide Water District
Address: PO Box 1054
City: Willows, CA 95988
Fax: 530-934-7926
Phone: 530-934-5476

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Organization: Green Valley Water District
Address: PO Box 458
City: Stratford, CA 93266
Phone: 209-947-3197

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Organization: Huron, City of
Address: PO Box 338
City: Huron, CA 93234
Fax: 209-945-2609
Phone: 209-945-2241

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Organization: James Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 757
City: San Joaquin, CA 93660
Phone: 209-693-4356

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Organization: Kern Tulare Water District
Address: 1820 21st Street
City: Bakersfield, CA 93301
Fax: 805-325-5642
Phone: 805-327-3132

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Organization: Kirkwood Water District
Address: PO Box 296
City: Corning, CA 96021
Fax: 209-824-1970
Phone: 209-824-1320

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Organization: Lake California Property Owners Association, Inc.
Address: PO Box 5067
City: Cottonwood, CA 96022
Fax: 530-347-7902
Phone: 530-347-7900

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Organization: Redding, City of
Address: 760 Parkview Avenue
City: Redding, CA 96001
Fax: 530-224-6071
Phone: 530-224-6078

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Organization: Roberts Ditch Irrigation Company, Inc.
Address: PO Box 277
City: Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: 530-458-7823

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Organization: Sacramento, City of, Utilities Department
Address: 5770 Freeport Boulevard, Suite 100
City: Sacramento, CA 95822

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Organization: Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority
Address: 5620 Birdcage Street, Suite 180
City: Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Fax: 916-967-7322
Phone: 916-967-7692

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Organization: San Benito County Water District
Address: PO Box 899
City: Hollister, CA 95024-0899
Fax: 831 637-7267
Phone: 831 637-8218

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Organization: San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
Address: 32053 West McCabe Road
City: Gustine, CA 95322
Phone: 209-854-1040

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Organization: San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority
Phone: 209-832-6245

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Organization: San Luis Water District
Address: PO Box 2135
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone: 209-826-4043

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Organization: Sartain Mutual Water Company
Address: 4746 River Road
City: Colusa, CA 95932-4200
Fax: 530-458-4475
Phone: 530-458-4476

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Organization: Semitropic Water Storage District
Address: PO Box Z
City: Wasco, CA 93280-0877
Phone: 805-758-5113

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Organization: Shasta County Water Agency
Address: 1855 Placer Street
City: Redding, CA 96001
Fax: 530-225-5667
Phone: 530-225-5661

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Organization: South Delta Water Agency
Address: PO Box 70392
City: Stockton, CA 95267
Fax: 209-956-0154
Phone: 209-956-0150

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Organization: Stockton East Water District
Address: PO Box 5157
City: Stockton, CA 95205-0157
Fax: 209-948-0423
Phone: 209-948-0333

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Organization: Sutter Bypass - Butte Slough Water Users Association
Address: PO Box 10
City: Meridian, CA 95957
Phone: 916-696-2252

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Organization: Sutter Mutual Water Company
Address: PO Box 128
City: Robbins, CA 95676
Fax: 530-738-4327
Phone: 530-738-4423

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Organization: Terra Bella Irrigation District
Address: 24790 Avenue 95
City: Terra Bella, CA 93270
Fax: 209-535-5168
Phone: 209-535-4414

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Organization: Tracy Golf & Country Club
Address: 35200 South Chrisman Road
City: Tracy, CA 95376
Phone: 209-835-9463

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Organization: Tranquillity Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 487
City: Tranquillity, CA 93668
Phone: 204-698-7225

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Organization: Tulare, County of,
Address: 2800 West Burrel
City: Visalia, CA 93291
Fax: 209-733-6318
Phone: 209-733-6531

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Organization: Union Public Utility District
Address: PO Box 429
City: Murphys, CA 95247
Fax: 209-728-0211
Phone: 209-728-3651

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Organization: West Stanislaus Irrigation District
Address: PO Box 37
City: Westley, CA 95387
Fax: 209-894-3383
Phone: 209-894-3091

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Organization: Widren Water District
Address: PO Box 1365
City: Los Banos, CA 93635
Fax: 209-826-9566
Phone: 209-826-0342

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Organization: Yolo-Zamora Water District
Address: PO Box 355
City: Yolo, CA 95697
Phone: 916-666-8190

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Organization: Sacramento River Water Contractors Associations
Address: 910 K Street, Suite 310
City: Sacramento, CA
Fax: 916-446-2404
Phone: 916-446-0197

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Organization: Stone Corral Irrigation District
Address: 37656 Road 172
City: Visalia, CA 93292
Fax: 209-528-4408
Phone: 209-734-1370

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Organization: Westside Water District
Address: 5005 Highway 20
City: Williams, CA 95987
Fax: 530-473-2877
Phone: 530-473-2876

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