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Management Of The California State Water Project, Department Of Water Resources

California Agencies

Bulletin 132-99, Management of the California State Water Project, continues the Bulletin 132 annual series begun in 1963. Bulletin 132-99 updates water supply planning, construction, financing, management, and operation activities of the State Water Project. Appendix B contains data and computations used to determine the State Water Project contractors' Statement of Charges for 2000. Appendix B was previously published as an individual document.

The Bulletin discusses significant events and issues that affect SWP management and operations. The Bulletin covers the period from January 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998.

Bulletin 132-99 also discusses water supply and delivery; plans for the …

California Water: Looking To The Future, Department Of Water Resources

California Agencies

In general, California has abundant water resources, but they do not occur where people live and work, nor does precipitation occur when water is needed. To deal with these basic disparities, water agencies have built the most extensive "plumbing system" in the world. Local, regional, state, and federal agencies have constructed reservoirs and aqueducts throughout the State.

None of the water projects was constructed easily or without controversy. From one perspective, the history of California is the history of arguing about water. More and more, however, the debates are changing from competition among water users to broader discussions of public …