Learn about the impressive facilities and operations of the Turlock Irrigation District, established in 1887 -- the first irrigation district in California and one of only four irrigation districts in the state that also provides retail electric power. This filmed 19-stop tour has a number of guides – including then TID General Manager Michelle Reimers, and the current TID General Manager Brad Koehn – who take viewers to the dams (Don Pedro and LaGrange) and infrastructure, including 250 miles of canal banks, 700 miles of pipelines, and 1,600 side gates, with 600 pieces of construction and maintenance equipment. Included will be a look at the Don Pedro powerhouse producing clean energy, the Walnut Energy Center gas-fired power plant, the substations, and the state-of-the-art Power Control Center that manages and balances electricity and water operations in real time. Also described is the ground-breaking Project Nexus – solar panels over canals – which at the time of this filming was under construction but was recently completed; its dual purposes are energy generation and reduction of water evaporation. Gain ideas you can apply at your own facilities.