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In November 1965, the Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reached agreement with some Delta interests on the quality of agricultural water to be maintained by the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project at various locations in the Delta. There was, however, no legal entity to sign the related contracts. As a result, the California Legislature created the Delta Water Agency. This agency was replaced with three separate agencies in 1973 - the North Delta Water AGency, the Central Delta Water Agency, and the South Delta Water Agency. Contra Costa County Water Agency, East Contra Costa Irrigation District, and Byron-Bethany Irrigation District are the remaining local water-supply organizations. They are located in the southwest area of the Delta as shown on the map.