California Water: Planning for a Better Future
Ellen Hanak
June 2010
California faces growing water management challenges—including growth in demand, climate change, and instability in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Potential solutions will involve difficult and sometimes costly tradeoffs. The comprehensive package of water legislation enacted in late 2009 is a good beginning in policy reform but increased momentum—coupled with new investments—is essential to the state’s future.
This publication is part of a briefing kit that highlights our state’s most pressing long-term policy challenges in eight key areas:
We gratefully acknowledge the support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as part of the California 2025 project on the state's future challenges and opportunities.
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