When the Water Education Foundation first produced its iconic California water map in 1979, a side of beef donated by a rancher was raffled off at a major water conference to help fund its creation. Today, the maps are displayed at highway rest stops and offices up and down the state.

The hot water topic back in 1982 was the Peripheral Canal. When the Foundation first wrote about the proposal for Western Water magazine, some 10,000 extra copies were sold at 35 cents each.

Last week, at its biennial Colorado River Symposium in Santa Fe, the Foundation hosted a ceremony where the governments of the United States and Mexico signed letters that put their latest agreement on the Colorado River into full force.  

The Foundation has been a leader in bringing diverse voices together to help solve complex water issues and in educating Californians about water issues since 1977 through its publications, conferences, workshops, tours and other programs. 

Now 40 years later, its time to celebrate!

Join us Oct. 26 at the Sterling Hotel in Sacramento for our 40th Anniversary celebration and dinner to mark the achievements of the organization and thank the supporters who make it happen.

Click here for more information and to get your ticket. We hope to see you there!