(FOX40.COM) \u2014 The state of California has received $540 million for critical water infrastructure projects that will help bolster water conveyance and improve capacity, including the state\u2019s largest reservoir.<\/p>\n
The money will go to five federally managed projects across the Central Valley and Northern California.<\/p>\n
Video: NASA photos show dramatic change at California\u2019s largest reservoir<\/p>\n
The funding is part of an $889 million package announced by the Trump administration for Bureau of Reclamation water projects in several states throughout the West.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s receiving funding?<\/p>\n
Delta-Mendota Canal
The Delta-Mendota Canal will receive $235 million. Located along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, the 117-mile canal carries water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Mendota.<\/p>\n
The funding, the largest allocation from the legislation, will support rehabilitation of the upper canal. That includes raising embankments; repairing \u201ccheck structures\u201d designed to regulate water levels and manage flow velocity; and the potential construction of a new, concrete-lined canal segment.<\/p>\n
Friant-Kern Canal
The Friant-Kern Canal will receive $200 million. This will be used for subsidence correction efforts along the 152-mile canal, which carries water from Millerton Lake northeast of Fresno to the Kern River in Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
Subsidence, or the sinking of Earth\u2019s surface due to excessive groundwater pumping, has caused the canal to lose 60% of its design capacity<\/a>, according to the Friant Water Authority. Many areas of the Central Valley \u2014 and the canals that flow within \u2014 have been affected by subsidence.<\/p>\n San Luis Canal Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority pumping plant
The 102-mile San Luis Canal will receive $50 million to address subsidence issues affecting water delivery reliability.<\/p>\n
The Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority pumping plant will receive $15 million to increase flow rates and improve system performance.<\/p>\n