Bay Delta: A Grand Bargain? (10/15/13)

Published: Oct. 15, 2013, 4 p.m.

b'\\u201cThe Delta is not just a canteen to supply water\\u2026it\\u2019s a place that a lot of people live and work and call home,\\u201d said Kip Lipper, Chief Councilor for Energy and the Environment at the Office of the Senate Pro Tempore. California\\u2019s water future will lead to higher prices and higher uncertainty, and \\u201cthe climate change piece is a huge part of that,\\u201d according to Former Deputy U.S. Secretary of Interior David Hayes. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta requires restoration, but can it meet the conflicting demands of Californians? \\u201cYou\\u2019re looking at an enormous bill and that\\u2019s going to push up the price of water,\\u201d said Los Angeles Times reporter Bettina Boxall. This discussion with politicians, a reporter and a researcher from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences tackles the challenges surrounding the West Coast\\u2019s largest estuary. Bettina Boxall, Reporter, Los Angeles Times David Hayes, Former Deputy US Secretary of Interior Jay Lund, Director, UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences Kip Lipper, Chief Councilor for Energy and the Environment, Office of the Senate Pro Tempore This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on October 15, 2013\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'