How the Delta Goes, so Goes California’s Water

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Aug. 21, 2009

Southern California doesn’t get the majority of its water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, but the region and the state as a whole are still dependent on management of the massive watershed east of the San Francisco Bay. The Governor is putting forward a package of legislation that promises a dramatic makeover for the hurting Delta region, including ecological restoration and a very controversial peripheral canal. Is there a way to please farmers, fishermen and drinkers of California’s water in these increasingly dry times?

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Guests:

Lester Snow, director of the California Department of Water Resources

Dante Nomellini, attorney at Nomellini, Grilli & McDaniel law firm in Stockton

Susan Longville, director of the Water Resources Institute at Cal State San Bernardino

Diane Bona
5 months, 1 week ago

Thank you for this episode. We need to know more about what the legislature is considering. I think Ms Snow mentioned that they were talking about limiting the type of residential development that has been practiced to date (e.g. one house with lawn all about it.) An interview with particulars is essential for us as it is extremely difficult to know what's going on in Sacramento. Thank you.

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