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Your Call: Who are California’s water power brokers?

On the May 4th edition of Your Call, we’ll kick off a weeklong series on California’s water crisis by discussing the forces that are controlling access to water in California. The state’s persistent drought has resulted in the first-ever statewide water restrictions, so how is the allocation of water determined? And who controls the flow? Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Conner Everts, co-facilitator of the Environmental Water Caucus

Adam Scow, California campaigns director at Food & Water Watch

Web Resources:

The ECOReport: Almond Acreage Expands While Cities Forced To Slash Water Use

Food and Water Watch: Gov. Jerry Brown’s Tunnels Plan Remains Scheme to Subsidize Water for Big Agriculture

Mother Jones: Hustle and Flow: Here's Who Really Controls California's Water

The Daily Beast: How Growers Gamed California’s Drought

Time: California’s Water Crisis By the Numbers