Reclamation District No. 787 (RD 787) was formed under the general reclamation district laws of 1908 for the purposes of providing drainage and reclamation of the lands within its boundary.  Irrigation water is delivered to users within the District through a system of canals and ditches that are supplied primarily by surface water diversions from the Sacramento River.  The respective landowners within the District have riparian and appropriative water rights, as well as water rights settlement contracts with the United States Bureau of Reclamation.