Climate One: Water Underfoot

Climate One is hosting an event, Water Underfoot, on August 13th, where we will discuss our state's underground water resources and how they are being impacted by the drought.

The historic drought is driving farmers and communities to suck more out of the ground. That can lead to salt water leaking into aquifers and the creation of sinkholes. California manages and monitors its groundwater much more loosely than other Western states. The new fracking law and other measures are gradually changing that, but the Golden State still needs to improve how it handles a precious economic resource. Will the drought finally drive California to improve the way it uses the water under our feet? Join us for an update on keeping the water flowing in dry times. 
 
Speakers:
Debbie Davis, Community & Rural Affairs Advisor, Office of Planning and Research, State of California
Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
Barton Thompson, Jr., Professor of Natural Resources Law, Stanford Law School  
 
Cost: $20 non-members, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)

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Water in the West is a program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West.