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-State water project was placed into service in 1972.

-Coastal Adqueduct completed in 1999/2000.

-Domenigoni Valley Reservoir/Diamond Valley Lake started in the 1990's completed and filled by 2003. (This doubled offline storage in Southern California).

But very little of any significance since.

The big problem is the absence of the second bank of pumps at the Harvey Banks Pump Station.

There is alot of issues that have inhibited the operation of the SWP as designed AND with the least environmental impact on the Delta. The design/operation of the SWP is based upon the natural hydraulics of Sacramento River/San Joaquin River Delta. If you understand only one thing about the delta and what is currently wrong with its operation, just look at the Unit Hydrography for that delta at the Clifton Court Forbay.

And there are many issues at the local/retail level with design standards including adequate zone storage and the replacement and update of both distribution and local transmission lines.

I did this type of work for over 30 years, none of this has been a surprise.

There are things we can do, but not for those who have been so destroyed by these events.

I will make the point with anyone that the issues we face in California when it comes to the operation and maintenance of water infrastructure AND the use of water resources is absolutely a matter of bad public policy rather than ANYTHING else.