Project Awards

Construction of the SWP was truly a great engineering feat of its time. Here are some of the awards received by the Project:

1967 - Oroville Dam was named by the California Society of Professional Engineers as one of the seven wonders of engineering in California for 1967.

1969 - The American Society of Civil Engineers selected the SWP's Oroville Dam and Hyatt Powerplant as the "Outstanding Engineering Achievement of 1969."

1971 - The National Society of Professional Engineers named the SWP as one of the nation's top 10 engineering achievements in 1971.

1971 - The American Public Power Association's First Honor Award, the highest made, went to the Delta Pumping Plant, and an Honor Award went to the Oroville -Thermalito hydroelectric power complex.

1972 - The American Society of Civil Engineers selected the SWP for "The ASCE Outstanding Civil Engineering Award for 1972" for its contribution to the well-being of people and communities, the resourcefulness in planning and solving design problems, the pioneering use of material and methods, its innovations in construction, and in unusual aspects and aesthetic value.

This award is presented annually to the engineering project that best demonstrates the greatest engineering skill and represents the greatest contribution to civil engineering and to mankind.