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Alameda County Water District website; Alameda County Water District groundwater management (2007) The S.F. Bay Regional Board Groundwater Committee, in coordination with the Alameda County Water District, Santa Clara Valley Water District and San Mateo County Environmental Health Services Division, "A Comprehensive Groundwater Protection Evaluation for South San Francisco Bay Basins", May, 2003
In 1923, EBMUD was founded due to the rapid population growth and severe drought in the area. The district constructed Pardee Dam (finished in 1929) on the Mokelumne River in the Sierra Nevada, and a large steel pipe Mokelumne Aqueduct to transport the water from Pardee Reservoir across the Central Valley to the San Pablo Reservoir located in the hills of the East Bay region.
The park was subsequently known as "Alameda Memorial Beach" until it was renamed for a local politician, Assemblyman Robert W. Crown (1922 - 1973) who was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street. [a] The current visitor center building was used as the base infirmary. [3] The beach is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. [2]
Lake Merritt is a lake located in a large tidal lagoon basin in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown.It is named after Samuel Merritt, Oakland's mayor in 1867–1869, who had the lagoon dammed turning the varying tidal lagoon into a stable salt-water lake.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) owns 36,000 acres (150 km 2) in the Alameda Creek Watershed. Some lands in the watershed are leased to livestock companies for cattle ranching to control vegetation and prevent fires. Most of the land is closed to the public because of concerns over drinking water safety and quality.
Rivers of Alameda County, California (28 P) S. San Francisco Bay (5 C, 102 P) San Pablo Bay (2 C, 46 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Alameda County, California"
Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 80,619 99,442 1.9% Alameda County Water District 42,000 52,000 1.0% Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency 144,844 178,662 3.5% Butte County: 27,500 33,900 0.6% Castaic Water Agency 95,200 117,400 2.3% Coachella Valley Water District 138,350 170,650 3.3% Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water ...
The Livermore Valley, historically known as the Valle de San José (Valley of San José), is a valley in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region. [1] The city of Livermore is located in the valley.