The feast or famine nature of California water has never been more apparent than now. After three years of punishing drought, the state has been slammed by a dozen atmospheric rivers.

On our Central Valley Tour next month, you will see the ramifications of this nature in action. Focusing on the San Joaquin Valley, the tour will bring you up close to farmers, cities and disadvantaged communities as well as managers trying to capture flood waters to augment overpumped groundwater basins while also protecting communities from damaging flood impacts.

Despite the recent rains, the San Joaquin Valley most years deals with little to no water deliveries for agricultural irrigation and wetland habitat management. The region – known as the nation’s breadbasket – also faces increasing pressure to reduce groundwater usage to sustainable levels along with water quality and equity challenges.

Your best opportunity to understand these topics and more is to join our Central Valley Tour April 26-28. You’ll hear directly from leaders and experts in water storage, groundwater, agriculture, habitat, land use policy and water equity, including groundwater expert Thomas Harter of UC Davis. The 3-day, 2-night tour starts and ends in Sacramento and explores issues such as:

• Drought & flood management
• Sustainable Groundwater Management Act compliance
• Groundwater banking & recharge
• Impacts of land subsidence
• Human right to water
• Water quality & supply
• Wetlands & the Pacific Flyway
• Surface water storage & conveyance infrastructure
• Agricultural supply & drainage

Seating is limited on the tour bus and the remaining tickets are going fast, so reserve your spot here while they last!