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California Water Policy Speaker Series

Nine thought leaders on California water policy share their views in a weekly speaker series run by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences under the direction of Professor Jay Lund.

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California's Integrated Water Management

California's Integrated Water Management

Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources, whose agency would own and operate the proposed ne... Read more

18 Mar 2013

1hr 2mins

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Tim Washburn: Sacramento Area Levees and Flood Protection: History and Current Challenges

Tim Washburn: Sacramento Area Levees and Flood Protection: History and Current Challenges

Next to New Orleans, Sacramento has the greatest flood risk of any major urban area in America. Most residents live belo... Read more

11 Mar 2013

1hr 8mins

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Felicia Marcus: California Delta: Convergence or Collision?

Felicia Marcus: California Delta: Convergence or Collision?

Felicia Marcus, a member of the California State Water Resources Control Board, talks about the governance of the Sacram... Read more

4 Mar 2013

1hr 11mins

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John Laird: California water policy: Will we actually be able to decide something?

John Laird: California water policy: Will we actually be able to decide something?

California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird tells why he's optimistic that the state will reach resolution on crit... Read more

25 Feb 2013

57mins

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Peter Moyle: The Future of Freshwater Fish in California

Peter Moyle: The Future of Freshwater Fish in California

Peter Moyle, one of the foremost experts on California’s freshwater fish, talks about the future of the species. Moyle i... Read more

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Timothy Quinn: In Pursuit of 'Coequal' Goals: A Statewide ACWA Perspective

Timothy Quinn: In Pursuit of 'Coequal' Goals: A Statewide ACWA Perspective

Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies, discusses California's challenges in mana... Read more

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Phil Isenberg: California Water History and Today's Debate

Phil Isenberg: California Water History and Today's Debate

A veteran of California's water wars, Phil Isenberg outlines the political history of water and comments on today's deba... Read more

28 Jan 2013

1hr 14mins

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Jay Lund: California Water: Insurmountable Opportunities

Jay Lund: California Water: Insurmountable Opportunities

This overview of water management in California -- its history, challenges and opportunities.is given by Jay Lund, profe... Read more

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Senator Lois Wolk: Water and the California Legislature

Senator Lois Wolk: Water and the California Legislature

State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, (and former Davis mayor), who has a long and distinguished record on California water po... Read more

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