Friant Kern Canal
Four (4) inland desalination plants would be built near Wood Ranch and 200,000,000 gallons per day of fresh water would be piped into the Friant Kern Canal. Cities along the canal would be able to use the water from the canal as a constant source and would be allotted water based off the number of residents living within the area. Local water treatment plants would be built at each city.
The existing network of canals in the Central Valley area could all be utilized again, serving the eastern side and central part of the valley. The amount of water pumped into the Friant Kern Canal from Millerton Lake could be reduced by 40 – 80%. The desalinated water would be a constant supply and would not be reliant on snow melt or rain.
If additional water was needed in the Friant Kern Canal, the intake capacity could be increased to the current amount and controlled.
With just the Central Valley part of the project to inject an additional 200 million gallons per day into the Friant Kern Canal, this alone could completely change the farming industry. This part of the project would be expensive, but long term security for the farming industry is critical.