South Bay Aqueduct

South Bay Aqueduct

The South Bay Aqueduct is an aqueduct located in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through over forty miles of pipelines and canals. It begins in north-eastern Alameda County on the California Aqueduct's Bethany Reservoir serving as the forebay. The pumping pump has a capacity to pump 330 cubic feet per second (9 m³/s). The aqueduct flows along the eastern and southern edges of the Livermore Valley. Then it flows through a series of tunnels to in end in the foothills of eastern San Jose, 5 miles (8 km) from downtown San Jose, CA.

Water agencies served

* Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Zone 7) - Maximum Annual Entitlement: 46,000 acre feet (57,000,000 m³)
* Alameda County Water District - Maximum Annual Entitlement: 42,000 acre feet (52,000,000 m³)
* Santa Clara Valley Water District - Maximum Annual Entitlement: 100,000 acre feet (123,000,000 m³)

Reservoirs

*Bethany Reservoir
*Lake Del Valle


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