California Water: A status report from Jenn Bowles

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We are joined today by Jenn Bowles of the Water Education Foundation, or WEF. WEF was founded in 1977, in the midst of a deep drought, to facilitate a better understanding of water resource issues in California and the West, and to give context to the challenges facing California’s most precious natural resource. Now, nearly five decades later, we are just emerging from the latest drought period thanks to 2023’s historic rain season.

The Water Education Foundation’s Annual Water Summit will be held this week in Sacramento. Jenn gives us a preview of the topics they’ll be looking at and an update on the status of California’s water supply. Plus: groundwater management, the Delta Tunnel project, and of course, Who Had the Worst Week in California Politics.

Show Notes:

:55 Where are we after a wet winter?

3:01 California is well-plumbed

4:31 Northern California Water Tour

7:38 California Water Policy changes

14:23 Klamath Valley Dam Removal Project

16:43 Artificial turf

19:42 Delta Tunnel

23:43 Open water swimming

25:34 International perspective: trip to Iran

28:15 2023 Water Summit

33:09 #WWCA