1850 – 1889 … A growing need for water
1900 – 1949 … Reclamation & Realization
1950 – 1999 … Big projects & legislation
2000 – present … Challenges on all fronts
♦The timelines above were complied by
Anders Tomlinson from the following sites:
California Water Chronology … UCSD Water Economics
Water, CA Media Book … Water Education Foundation
Imperial Valley Irrigation District … Sacramento-San Joaquin-Delta
Klamath Basin Chronology … Colorado River Timeline
San Diego Water History … Santa Clara County Water History
Hetch Hetchy Timeline … Metropolitan Water District
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