Water More or Less 2017

"How great to see such a holistic, 360 degree view of such an essential thing."- Rachel Maddow. This updated 2017 edition reflects California's constant state of change. Presented as an anthology in three dimensions - art, history, and story, it captures moments of change both visually and verbally.

Droughts, floods and water quality issues cast harsh light on how we use water in our lives, our agriculture and our environment. Water policy and use are changing in dramatic ways. Water: More or Less provides intriguing insight as to how we got to this point, and proposes options for solutions and answers.

Artist and essayist Stephanie Taylor captures images of people and places in paintings and words, portraying a slice of the daily lives of fishermen, farmers, biologists and others. She is a freelance Op-Ed contributor to the "Sacramento Bee."

Journalist Rita Schmidt Sudman, long-time observer of the California water scene who also led the Water Education Foundation, follows the history of geographic water conflict and provides context for the past while suggesting options for the future.

Twenty-one top water policy leaders add their diverse voices with personal essays written just for this book, and tell why they care so passionately about water.

Interview with Lester Snow, Water Foundation
Introduction by Kevin Starr, State Librarian Emeritus and author of the Americans and the California Dream series

Personal essays written just for this book by:
Tom Birmingham, Westlands Water District
Jennifer Bowles, Water Education Foundation
Celeste Cantu, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Michael Cohen, Senior Associate, Pacific Institute
Kim Delfino, Defenders of Wildlife
Laurel Firestone, Community Water Center
Letitia Grenier, San Francisco Estuary Institute
David Guy, Northern California Water Association
Thomas Harter, Groundwater Hydrology, University of California, Davis
Carl Hauge, formerly with California Department of Water Resources
Campbell Ingram, Delta Conservancy
Kevin Kelley, Imperial Irrigation District
Jeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Sunne Wright McPeak, Delta Vision Foundation
Dave Orth, California Water Commission
Tim Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies
Tim Sloane, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
Frances Spivy-Weber, State Water Resources Control Board
Maureen Stapleton, San Diego County Water Authority