The country’s largest public water district hired a new science adviser to guide the organization and help balance water availability with environmental needs. Brad Cavallo comes to Westlands Water District by way of Cramer Fish Sciences, where he was vice president and principal scientist at the research institute, according to a release from Westlands. Before that, he also worked as senior environmental scientist for the California Department of Water Resources and as a fisheries biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Cavallo says there is a way to balance water needs for California’s endangered fish species and ensure water availability.

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