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.
We’re already planning a full slate of stories for 2019. You can sign up here to be alerted when new stories are published. In the meantime, take a look at what we dove into in 2018:
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.”
