The Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta and its Importance to California in the Past and in the Future

This week in Sacramento a
drought bill known as H.R. 3964 is up for a vote. “The Sacramento-San Joaquin
Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act” is authored by Representative David
Valadao of Hanford (R-CA21), and seeks to loosen some restrictions and provide
more water to farmers in the Central Valley, some say at the expense of the San
Joaquin River Restoration Program. In the midst of an historic drought, and
what Governor Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency, Californians more
than ever need to understand all aspects our most precious resource and where
we get it.  The San Marino Historical
Society and Crowell Public Library invite one and all to hear Debra Man address
this topic in depth at the Library, Monday, February 24, at 7:00 p.m.

Debra Man is the Chief Operating
Officer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and a San
Marino resident. She will explain the history of the Delta, how it impacted
California during the Gold Rush, what has happened to it since, and what is
needed to keep it as an asset for California’s future as the state struggles
with the least amount of rainfall in its 163-year history. Resolving
the existing conflicts in the Delta between water supply and environmental
needs will significantly improve the water supply reliability for all water
users that rely on water from the Delta which includes San Marino.

This program is free and open to the
public.  It will take place in the
Library’s Barth Community Room.   

Two books, San Marino: A Centennial History by
Elizabeth Pomeroy and The Story of
Michael White, a California Rebel Pioneer by Dorothy Jenkins Ross will
be available for purchase from the Historical Society.

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