Water Project

  • California Gold Rush

  • Central Valley drought

  • first plan developmentof the Bay-Delta

  • The Central Valley Project (CVP) was started

  • County of Origin Statute protectedtheir future water needs.

  • The federal government took overthe Central Valley Project

  • CaliforniaLegislature studied water resources in the state.

  • World War II ended

  • CaliforniaLegislature studied water resources in the state.

  • Emergency action was taken after a record flood killed 64 people and destroyed$200 million in property in northern and central California.

  • California. Building began on the South Bay andCalifornia aqueducts

    California. Building began on the South Bay andCalifornia aqueducts
  • The project became known as the Burns-PorterAct.

  • The project became known as the Burns-PorterAct.