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A Water Agency for the 21st Century: Can "Mother Met" Become Met 2.0?

November 20, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment

Tags:
california, californiadrought, californiarivers, californiawater, coloradoriver, MWD, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling, waterreform

To the non-water wonk, a long-range planning process within the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (known as Met) might appear as exciting as drying paint. But for those of us within the water community, it has the potential to...continued

California Hits Peak Water, But Virtual River Offers Solution

October 15, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment

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baydelta, california, californiadrought, californiarivers, californiawater, coloradoriver, klamathriver, losangeles, monolakebasin, owensriver, peakwater, salmon, sandiego, sanjoaquinriver, sb68, trinityriver, virtualriver, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

In the past decade, people have become familiar with the concept of peak oil -- the notion that we have passed the zenith of oil extraction and are facing a steady decline in the amount of oil we can recover....continued

Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and California Water Policy

September 14, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment

Tags:
california, californiawater, delta, deltavision, salmon, sanjoaquinriver, sanjoaquinsacramentodelta, waterconservation, waterrecycling

Harry Truman once said that "close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades."  In the coming year, we'll see if close also counts in California water policy.  Last Friday, in the closing hours of the legislative session for the year,...continued

A New Vision for the Bureau of Reclamation

November 25, 2008

Posted by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
baydelta, bureauofreclamation, ecosystem, greentransition, groundwatercleanup, salmon, waterconservation, waterprogram, waterrecycling

The Bureau of Reclamation was conceived at the start of the 20th century (originally as the Reclamation Service) to meet the needs of a world that no longer exists.  Now, at the start of the 21st Century, the Bureau needs...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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