"Sacramento Valley: Working Together Pays Off" Premieres Jan. 10.Ninth Episode of the "California's Water" Series SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- "Sacramento Valley The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties. : Working Together Pays Off," the ninth episode of the "California's Water" public television series produced by Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945 in Gallatin, Tennessee) is a television personality best-known for his travel shows for PBS affiliate KCET. Howser's shows - California's Gold, California's Golden Parks, California's Water, Visiting... , is set to air January 10 at 6 p.m. on KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . It will then be available to air statewide on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, stations. Check your local listings for details. "The areas we saw were filled with lots of fish, lots of recreation, and they continually provide us with plentiful plen·ti·ful adj. 1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply. 2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest. and clean water because of the partnerships involved," said Howser. "These partnerships are very much a part of the California water story." The episode, sponsored by Regional Water Authority, takes viewers on a tour of the northern Sacramento Valley to hear how local water agencies are working together to implement 50 coordinated projects that will make water available to meet growing local needs and help the environment. Collaborative partnerships under way in the Sacramento Valley are helping to meet future needs for water while protecting the environment. Through a mix of short- and long-term projects and programs, local agencies are creating new water supplies, improving water quality and enhancing habitat for salmon and other species. This segment of "California's Water" focuses on two major cooperative efforts in the Sacramento Valley. Viewers will get a look at fish passage improvements, groundwater management, water use efficiency programs and other projects under way in both the metropolitan Sacramento area and the agricultural region to the north. In each "California's Water" segment, Huell Howser visits features of California's water system and gets an up-close look at various water management tools and challenges facing the state's water future. Segment titles include: * Climate Change (First aired April 2006) * The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is an expansive inland river delta and estuary in northern California in the United States. It is formed at the western edge of the Central Valley by the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and lies just east of where the (First aired May 2006) * The Flood Fight of 2006 (First aired June 2006) * Storing Water (First aired July 2006) * What's New on the Colorado River Colorado River River, south-central Argentina. Its major headstreams, the Grande and Barrancas rivers, flow southward from the Andes Mountains and meet to form the Colorado near the Chilean border. It flows southeastward across northern Patagonia and the southern Pampas. (First aired August 2006) * Using Water Wisely (First aired September 2006) * Watersheds (First aired October 2006) * Desalting Water (First aired November 2006) * California's Water System * Water Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Imitates Nature * Living with Nature * Moving Water and Meeting Needs * Protecting Against Floods * Regional Solutions for Local Needs An updated list of airdates and times is available on www.acwa.com. The series, underwritten by members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), covers issues identified in ACWA's comprehensive policy document, "No Time to Waste: A Blueprint blueprint, white-on-blue photographic print, commonly of a working drawing used during building or manufacturing. The plan is first drawn to scale on a special paper or tracing cloth through which light can penetrate. for California Water." The document, released in 2005, recommends a suite of actions and investments to ensure California has the water supply system it will need in future decades. ACWA's members believe educating the public on water issues is critical and are taking that commitment seriously by underwriting Underwriting 1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt). 2. The process of issuing insurance policies. the "California's Water" series. ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com. |
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