The growing leadership of women in water. The Colorado River’s persistent drought and efforts to sign off on a plan to avert worse shortfalls of water from the river. And in California’s Central Valley, promising solutions to vexing water resource challenges.
These were among the topics that Western Water news explored in 2018.
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From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA):
The recent mandatory water restrictions put in place by the state were the topic of an interview on July 16 by Judy Woodruff during the PBS News Hour of Timothy Quinn, ACWA Executive Director, and Craig Miller of KQED. Much of the focus of the interview was on just how serious the drought is and why the regulations are necessary right now.
From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA):
Gov. Jerry Brown on July 14 announced several reappointments to the California Water Commission as well as the new appointment of Armando Quintero, president of the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors.
From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA):
Cindy Forbes, a veteran of the California Department of Public Health’s former Drinking Water Program, was named July 1 as the new Deputy Director of the State Water Resource Control Board’s (State Water Board), Division of Drinking Water.
Mark Grossi, environmental reporter for The Fresno Bee, was honored Thursday by the Fresno County Farm Bureau for excellence in agriculture reporting by print media.
“[Gov. Jerry] Brown’s handling of state prisons, efforts to address poverty and his response to California’s drought and water issues all received low overall grades from voters in a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll conducted shortly before the primary.”
“Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today [May 27] announced the following appointments. … Karla Nemeth, 43, of Sacramento has been appointed deputy secretary for water policy at the California Natural Resources Agency. … Kristopher Tjernell, 32, of Sacramento, has been appointed special assistant for water policy at the California Natural Resources Agency.
From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA):
“On Tuesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of Estevan López to be the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.”
“The Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region announces the selection of Sheryl Franklin as the Area Manager for the Klamath Basin Area Office located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Franklin is scheduled to begin her new job in mid-May.”
“Rick Olivarez, the Central Basin Municipal Water District’s $50,000-a-month attorney and the son of Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Los Angeles, has resigned.”
“Jessica R. Pearson, former deputy secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency, has been named Executive Officer of the Delta Stewardship Council.
“Former Southern Nevada Water Authority boss Pat Mulroy will join Brookings Mountain West and the Desert Research Institute, the organizations announced Tuesday.”
Stanford Law Professor Barton H. “Buzz” Thompson Jr. will deliver the 2014 Anne J. Schneider Foundation lecture at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. The title of his lecture is ”Thinking Big: Is It Time for Transformative Changes in California Water Policy?” A discussion will follow his lecture, and then a reception.
This free event is the result of contributions to the Anne J.
From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA):
“For a quarter century, former Las Vegas water chief Pat Mulroy kept water flowing to the nation’s driest city as its metropolitan area added more than a million new residents.
“During breakfast on Wednesday, May 7, at ACWA’s Spring Conference & Exhibition in Monterey, Mulroy will share her insights about the ever-changing landscape of water management in the West and the lessons she has learned during more than two decades at the helm of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Southern Nevada Water Authority.”
“Say the name Huell Howser and you’ll know if the person you’re speaking with is a Californian because he or she is sure to smile. …
“Howser died last year, but his legacy will live on in the permanent exhibit ‘That’s Amazing! Thirty Years of Huell Howser and California’s Gold,’ opening at Chapman University in Orange on Saturday.”
