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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