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The Growing Middle on California Water Legislation

October 28, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment

Tags:
california, californiarivers, californiawater, centralvalleyproject, delta, fishermen, fishing, salmon, water, waterpolicy, watersupply, waterwars, westlands

Since the end of the legislative session in September, support for ambitious water reform legislation has been growing steadily. Not only is the list of those calling for change long, but it also includes some unlikely allies. Major stakeholders from...continued

A Rare Opportunity for Change: California's Five New Water Bills

August 10, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming

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california, californiadrought, centralvalleyproject, delta, deltavisiontaskforce, globalwarming, waterconservation, waterefficiency

I have been working on California water issues for 25 years, and I've learned that major opportunities for transformative change doesn't come around too often. Now is one of those times. Late last week, the California Legislature released a package...continued

Responding to California’s Drought

February 20, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
bureauofreclamation, california, centralvalleyproject, drought, virtualriver, waterdelivery, waterprogram

Today, the federal Bureau of Reclamation announced  that the Central Valley Project's initial water supply delivery allocations would be extremely low.  When faced with a crisis, a community can pull together or pull apart.  We believe that the water crisis...continued

Barry Nelson
Barry Nelson
Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program
San Francisco
During the week, I’m the director of the California Vision Project for NRDC’s Water Program,...
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