Name: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento
Uploaded: 2019-04-04
Duration: 1 h 27 min 11 s
Description: What are the key water challenges facing the San Joaquin Valley, and how can the state and federal governments help support the valley’s efforts to manage

What are the key water challenges facing the San Joaquin Valley, and how can the state and federal governments help support the valley’s efforts to manage water and land resources for long-term sustainability? Ellen Hanak, director of the PPIC Water Policy Center, summarizes findings from a new PPIC report, “Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley,” followed by a panel discussion. Panelists are Wade Crowfoot, secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency; Thomas Hedt, state resource conservationist at Natural Resources Conservation Service‒California; and Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The moderator is Sarge Green, project director for the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State.

Groundwater Management,San Joaquin Valley

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Bringing groundwater basins into balance will have broad impacts on Valley agriculture in coming years—including taking some farmland out of production. A discussion about the kinds of tools that will be needed to prepare for successful water and land use transitions as the region implements the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.