The Yuba County area offers a diverse landscape of grand rivers, thriving farmland, friendly communities, and numerous outdoor recreational activities. Residents enjoy safe affordable housing, great recreation, thriving local businesses, and first-rate public-school systems. Yuba Water Agency is a stand-alone public agency governed by a board of seven elected officials to serve the people of Yuba County. Established by a special act of the California State Legislature in 1959, the agency’s primary missions are flood risk reduction, water supply reliability, fish habitat protection and enhancement, hydroelectric generation, and recreation at New Bullards Bar. Yuba Water Agency is committed to the sustainable management of water resources for flood risk reduction and reliable water supply