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<br />state of California, is at a crossroads.
<br />Cover photo by California Department of
<br />Water Resources
<br />Editorial Assistance
<br />Diana Farmer
<br />The Water Education Foundation thanks all the
<br />sources and experts who reviewed this magazine for
<br />balance and accuracy.
<br />The Water Education Foundation is a nonprofi
<br />impartial, tax - exempt organization. Its mission is t
<br />create a better understanding of water issues and he
<br />l
<br />resolve water resource problems through education
<br />programs.
<br />Western Water is published by the Water Education
<br />Foundation, 717 K Street, Suite 317, Sacramento,
<br />CA 95814 (916) 444 -6240, fax (916) 448 -7699.
<br />An annual subscription to this bi- monthly magazine
<br />is $45. The balance of the Foundation's informa-
<br />tion program may be supported by larger amounts,
<br />which are tax deductible. Printed on recycled papa
<br />with soy -based ink.
<br />E -mail: feedback ®watereducation.org
<br />Web page: www.watereducation.org
<br />ISSN: 0735 -5424
<br />President: Michael Armstrong
<br />Executive Director: Rita Schmidt Sudman
<br />Editor's Desk
<br />This issue of Western Water is devoted to the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta. In
<br />recent months we have focused on producing information about the Delta — an
<br />area in crisis. While winter storms pummeled northern California, CALFED was
<br />being revamped and many stakeholders and agency people started looking for a
<br />new "big picture" vision of the Delta — one that could take us into the next
<br />century. In this magazine, writer Gary Pitzer chronicles the Delta vision effort.
<br />So the Foundation is launching an effort to help look for that Delta vision.
<br />We recently produced a short documentary, Delta Warning, exploring what will
<br />happen when, not if, an earthquake hits affecting the Delta levees. We are
<br />bringing stakeholders
<br />together for a major
<br />workshop, Developing FoUNDATION
<br />a Delta Vision: How
<br />to Connect the Dots,
<br />June 6 -7 in Stockton Where
<br />at the University of the es
<br />Pacific. And we will wat�j,
<br />explore many of these come from
<br />issues on our annual
<br />When a person opens a spigot to draw a glass of water, he
<br />Ba-Delta Tour June or she may be tapping a source close to home or one
<br />y hundreds of miles away. This webslte is Intended to help
<br />Californians Identlty their source(s) of drinking water, learn
<br />14.16. If you care more about taw drinking water is treated, and learn how to
<br />help prevent pollution of our groundwater and surface
<br />es.
<br />about drinking water, water suppli Tull us wha yuu INN b,,t Ihis pace.
<br />agricultural water uses Development of this website was funded by a Im
<br />Prater lion California Bay -Delta Authority Drinking
<br />Credits
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<br />Water Grant administered the state Water
<br />Editor
<br />Photos
<br />Rita Schmidt Sudman
<br />California Depart
<br />California, I urge you
<br />of Water Resources
<br />Writer
<br />Lesa Meng
<br />Gary Pitzer
<br />Rita Schmidt Sudtlin
<br />Editorial Assistance
<br />Diana Farmer
<br />The Water Education Foundation thanks all the
<br />sources and experts who reviewed this magazine for
<br />balance and accuracy.
<br />The Water Education Foundation is a nonprofi
<br />impartial, tax - exempt organization. Its mission is t
<br />create a better understanding of water issues and he
<br />l
<br />resolve water resource problems through education
<br />programs.
<br />Western Water is published by the Water Education
<br />Foundation, 717 K Street, Suite 317, Sacramento,
<br />CA 95814 (916) 444 -6240, fax (916) 448 -7699.
<br />An annual subscription to this bi- monthly magazine
<br />is $45. The balance of the Foundation's informa-
<br />tion program may be supported by larger amounts,
<br />which are tax deductible. Printed on recycled papa
<br />with soy -based ink.
<br />E -mail: feedback ®watereducation.org
<br />Web page: www.watereducation.org
<br />ISSN: 0735 -5424
<br />President: Michael Armstrong
<br />Executive Director: Rita Schmidt Sudman
<br />Editor's Desk
<br />This issue of Western Water is devoted to the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta. In
<br />recent months we have focused on producing information about the Delta — an
<br />area in crisis. While winter storms pummeled northern California, CALFED was
<br />being revamped and many stakeholders and agency people started looking for a
<br />new "big picture" vision of the Delta — one that could take us into the next
<br />century. In this magazine, writer Gary Pitzer chronicles the Delta vision effort.
<br />So the Foundation is launching an effort to help look for that Delta vision.
<br />We recently produced a short documentary, Delta Warning, exploring what will
<br />happen when, not if, an earthquake hits affecting the Delta levees. We are
<br />bringing stakeholders
<br />together for a major
<br />workshop, Developing FoUNDATION
<br />a Delta Vision: How
<br />to Connect the Dots,
<br />June 6 -7 in Stockton Where
<br />at the University of the es
<br />Pacific. And we will wat�j,
<br />explore many of these come from
<br />issues on our annual
<br />When a person opens a spigot to draw a glass of water, he
<br />Ba-Delta Tour June or she may be tapping a source close to home or one
<br />y hundreds of miles away. This webslte is Intended to help
<br />Californians Identlty their source(s) of drinking water, learn
<br />14.16. If you care more about taw drinking water is treated, and learn how to
<br />help prevent pollution of our groundwater and surface
<br />es.
<br />about drinking water, water suppli Tull us wha yuu INN b,,t Ihis pace.
<br />agricultural water uses Development of this website was funded by a Im
<br />to get involved in these w<° a`°"F °« ° ° "' °°" 2°°'
<br />y aye «le:, aria avaal
<br />water y °auty repot :.
<br />programs to help
<br />determine the future
<br />of Delta.
<br />On the drinking water front, we are very excited about a new way Califor-
<br />nians can discover their drinking water source(s). We recently added a new
<br />page, http:// www. watereducation.org/watersources /default.asp, to our web site
<br />that helps people answer the question "Where Does My Water Come From ?"
<br />As we note on the page, when a person opens a spigot to draw a glass of water,
<br />he or she may be tapping a source close to home or hundreds of miles away. With
<br />just a click of the mouse, if you are in an incorporated city of over 10,000 people,
<br />you can learn whether you have groundwater, or surface water from the Colorado
<br />River, State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project, another major reservoir
<br />system, or local reservoirs and streams. General text defines these terms and offers
<br />valuable information on how drinking water is treated, how to help prevent
<br />nonpoint source pollution and how agencies are working to stretch our urban
<br />water supplies.
<br />Development of this web site was funded by a Proposition 50 California
<br />Bay -Delta Authority Drinking Water Grant administered through the State
<br />Water Resources Control Board. And we offer a special thanks to EIP Associates
<br />for donating their time to provide the GIS data for the 400 -plus cities included
<br />on the site. ❖ f
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<br />See page 14 for more on WEF's latest activities,
<br />or visit our web site at www.watereducation.org
<br />WESTERN WATER
<br />Prater lion California Bay -Delta Authority Drinking
<br />and water for the
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<br />Water Grant administered the state Water
<br />Resources Control Special to
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<br />California, I urge you
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<br />to get involved in these w<° a`°"F °« ° ° "' °°" 2°°'
<br />y aye «le:, aria avaal
<br />water y °auty repot :.
<br />programs to help
<br />determine the future
<br />of Delta.
<br />On the drinking water front, we are very excited about a new way Califor-
<br />nians can discover their drinking water source(s). We recently added a new
<br />page, http:// www. watereducation.org/watersources /default.asp, to our web site
<br />that helps people answer the question "Where Does My Water Come From ?"
<br />As we note on the page, when a person opens a spigot to draw a glass of water,
<br />he or she may be tapping a source close to home or hundreds of miles away. With
<br />just a click of the mouse, if you are in an incorporated city of over 10,000 people,
<br />you can learn whether you have groundwater, or surface water from the Colorado
<br />River, State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project, another major reservoir
<br />system, or local reservoirs and streams. General text defines these terms and offers
<br />valuable information on how drinking water is treated, how to help prevent
<br />nonpoint source pollution and how agencies are working to stretch our urban
<br />water supplies.
<br />Development of this web site was funded by a Proposition 50 California
<br />Bay -Delta Authority Drinking Water Grant administered through the State
<br />Water Resources Control Board. And we offer a special thanks to EIP Associates
<br />for donating their time to provide the GIS data for the 400 -plus cities included
<br />on the site. ❖ f
<br />144w�
<br />See page 14 for more on WEF's latest activities,
<br />or visit our web site at www.watereducation.org
<br />WESTERN WATER
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