Who controls California’s water?
California’s five-year drought dried out over 1,000 wells and drained aquifers. As entire towns relied on bottled water to shower and cook, agriculture recorded record profits. Airing on National Geographic on March 14th, the new documentary Water & Power: A California Heist asks: who is getting rich off of the state’s water?
Guest:
Adam Keats, senior attorney and co-author of Not All Water Stored Underground is Groundwater: Aquifer Privatization and California’s 2014 Groundwater Sustainable Management Act
Web Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOuOrVg9Pc0
National Geographic: Water & Power: A California Heist
Mother Jones: Meet the California couple that uses more water than every home in Los Angeles combined
