'Regional Solutions for Local Needs' Premieres in May.13th Episode of the "California's Water" Series SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- "Regional Solutions for Local Needs," the 13th 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... , started airing in May 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, and public access stations. Check your local listings for details. "The era of cooperation is with us," said Rob Alcott, engineer, East Bay Municipal Utility District The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), colloquially referred to as "EBMUD", "East Bay Mud" or sometimes just pronounced as "ebmud", provides water and sewage treatment for customers in portions of Alameda County and Contra Costa County in California, on the eastern side . "We can do things more efficiently, we can do things together that we can't do alone," said Alcott. This segment, sponsored by Mojave Water Agency, shows the power of cooperation, as water agencies work together across service boundaries to solve issues through partnerships and joint ventures. Regional projects showcased in this segment include: the creation of an emergency water supply for 200,000 Bay Area residents; the usage reclaimed wastewater to restore 800 acres of wetland habitat; and the construction of a six-month water reserve for Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, residents. Huell makes three stops in his latest adventure: the Hayward emergency interconnection linking San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and the East Bay's water supply systems; Pond 7 wetland restoration project in Sonoma County; and Diamond Valley Reservoir in Southern California. At each stop Huell and project experts discuss the merits of each project and how they are helping to solve local problems. Partnerships between water agencies, environmental groups, local governments and state and federal agencies are an important tool in solving regional issues. Water agencies are working together to fulfill local needs by creating partnerships spanning service areas, district boundaries and county lines to solve common problems. In each "California's Water" segment, 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: * Regional Solutions for Local Needs (First aired May 2007) * 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 Aug. 2006) * Using Water Wisely (First aired Sept. 2006) * Watersheds (First aired Oct. 2006) * Desalting Water (First aired Nov. 2006) * 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 (First aired Jan. 2007) * California's Water System (First aired Jan. 2007) * Water Recycling Imitates Nature (First aired March 2007) * Protecting Against Floods (First aired April 2007) * Living with Nature (Still to be produced) * Moving Water and Meeting Needs (Still to be produced) An updated list of air dates 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 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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