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Daughter and grand-daughter of a water witch who searched out good well drilling sites in the Valley for years.
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President of one of the first water brokerage agencies in California, arranging water transfers and sales between irrigation districts and farmers.
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West side farmer who has adapted to fewer water deliveries by building his own underground water storage system and wetlands.
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Former aid to Governor Brown where he led the development of wild and scenic rivers legislation, author of the California Water Atlas, and author of Water and Power.
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Long time water lawyer involved with the Mono Lake cases and current general manager of the Westlands Water District.
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Former water engineer working for many irrigation districts in the Valley. Talks about changes in water management and the need for more water storage.
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Former general manager of Tranquility Irrigation District. Talks about the district's history with water management and the challenges west side farmers face today.
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Water engineer and former assistant general manager of the Friant Water Authority, and now interim executive director of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. Talks about water cut backs on the east side and the proposed Temperance Flat Dam.
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Former chief hydrologist for the California Department of Water Resources. Talks about building models of weather and water flow in the State Water Project.
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Long time water engineer with Provost and Pritchard who helped design many of the irrigation systems for districts and towns all over the San Joaquin Valley.
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Former environmental reporter for the Fresno Bee. Talks about the big water stories he remembers from his career.
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Water lawyer from Dos Palos who was instrumental in creating the Delta Mendota San Luis Joint Powers Authority to operate the Delta Mendota Canal and the CVP Delta pumps in place of the federal government.
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Fresno water lawyer talking about the litigation leading to the San Joaquin River Settlement and salmon restoration plan.
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Local environmental activist. Talked about being inspired to be an activist on water after covering the Kesterson environmental disaster. Talked about the work he has done on water and the environment.
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Water engineer and founding partner of Provost and Pritchard. Talked about the history of Valley irrigation systems.
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Talks about the history of water development on the Kings and San Joaquin rivers.
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The history of water development on the Kings and San Joaquin rivers.
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Semi-retired farmer talking about the immigration history of his family in the west side of the Valley.
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Former chief of staff to Congressman Tony Coelho and point person on the 1982 Reclamation Reform Act ending the battle over the 160-acre limitation in Reclamation Law.
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Civil engineer working in water, developing many of the municipal water systems around the Valley and in the high desert. A specialist in waste water.
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About the challenges of establishing the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, as well as the San Joaquin River Restoration agreement.
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Former member of Congress for Fresno and Tulare counties. Talked about dealing with California water issues in the Congress, as well as giving opinions about current stalemates over water legislation in Washington.
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A long time consultant specializing in water management strategies for irrigation districts in the south Valley.
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Former manager of the Chowchilla Water District and former board member of the Friant Water Authority. Upton led the Friant Authority when it negotiated the San Joaquin River Settlement, but then decided to oppose the settlement, withdrawing Chowchilla Water District from Friant in the process. He continues to criticize the settlement today.
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Former lead attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council in the lawsuits leading to efforts to restore the San Joaquin River.