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Many American reclamation districts were established prior to 1900 when local land owners first started working to put new land into agricultural production. Much of the lands "reclaimed" by 19th century reclamation districts were natural wetlands. Since wetlands are subject to flooding, these lands often were adjacent to sources of water ...
A reclamation district represents former wetlands that were drained for agriculture. The reclamation districts were created by acts of State Legislature, mostly in the early 1900s in order to allow land to be used for agriculture. For example, Reclamation District No. 1000 was created on April 8, 1911. [4]
Northern tip of San Francisco Peninsula on U.S. 101: Presidio: 141: Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System: Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System
The district, serving a population of more than 5.1 million, has the capacity to treat more than 2 billion gallons of wet stuff daily. There are four Democrats running for three six-year terms as ...
In the mid-1950s, California was experiencing substantial growth. San Francisco's Caspar W. Weinberger, Chairman of the California Assembly Government Organization Committee, held a series of statewide hearings in 1954 and 1955 focused on creating a State Water Project that could supply the growing municipal and agricultural demands of the state.
San Joaquin: The Terminous Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. [2] [3] [4] ... California, and managed by Reclamation District 548. ...
On November 25, 1914, Reclamation District 1607 was established to handle drainage, irrigation, and levee maintenance. [2] The island was subdivided into several parcels, upon which landowners pay assessments to fund District operations. [3] The district is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, elected by the landowners to serve 4-year ...
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.