The state depends on water stores in the mountains to provide it with enough water year after year. Most Californians know that rain falls in the northern regions of the state and, according to the California Department of Water Resources, is stored and distributed by a system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants and pumping plants throughout the state. Rainwater in the north is transported to urban communities and farms in the south. The interconnected water system is managed by the federal and state governments through the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project. Each is responsible for financing and maintaining water projects. However, water always has been, and at this point will remain the most controversial issue in California. Unfortunately at this time of year the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 12% of its normal level. Todd Ferrara, deputy secretary for external affairs at the California Natural Resources Agency, said that "even if it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, we wouldn't have enough water to get us out of the current drought".