Delta Conveyance Deep Dive: State Water Project Operations

In this episode of Deep Dive, DWR Water Operations Executive Manager John Leahigh discusses the past, present and future of the State Water Project.
Video Contents:
01:19 Introduction of John Leahigh, Water Operations Executive Manager for the State Water Project (SWP)
01:53 Overview of the State Water Project
04:27 Why such a complex water system?
06:28 How the SWP helps with flood control
07:25 Water use: urban vs. agricultural
07:51 Relationship between the SWP and the Federal water system, the Central Valley Project
08:45 How is the SWP operated?
10:02 Rules and regulations that guide SWP operation
11:29 How the SWP maintains water quality
12:54 Biggest challenges facing the SWP today
15:37 How the Delta Conveyance Project would help overcome the challenges facing in the SWP