The State Water Project - Beyond the Tap
A windy stretch of the East Branch California Aqueduct in Palmdale, California, located in Los Angeles County near mile post 327.50 on May 12, 2023..jpg?mw=768&hash=68FD76E570E11BE0637D1227878720AB)
The State Water Project was developed in the 1960s to support the California economy. Its 705-mile-long network of reservoirs, pipelines, canals, levees and powerplants from Butte County to Riverside County provide water supply, flood control and recreation. Most Californians and nearly nine million jobs depend upon the project. As climate change threatens up to 10% of California’s water supply by 2040, the SWP is essential for capturing and storing water from major storm events and adapting to a hotter, drier future.