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Alastair Bland, “Water Is Life,” CalMatters, 27 February 2020, https://calmatters.org/explainers/water-policy-explained-california-delta-reservoir-water-conservation/

CalMatters’ segment on water in California offers an overview of the historical and environmental impacts of California’s water systems. This text helps to situate water within the ecosystem of energy consumption in California. It also offers a concise overview of how water intersects with other environmental, political, and social activities currently underway in California. We recommend this text as an entry point into current understandings of water resources in the state.

“Low water drought conditions at Folsom Dam” by John Chacon (California Department of Water Resources) is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.0.