Central Valley’s Lake Tulare is Set to Return. Farmers are Worried.
We’ll talk about what the re-emergence of Tulare Lake means for the region and the state.
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Show Notes
Once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, spanning what is now Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties before it was drained a century ago, Tulare Lake is on the verge of returning. Swelled by recent storms, it has inundated farmland, threatened cities, forced evacuations, disrupted livelihoods and reignited long-standing water wars. With record snow in the Sierra Nevada yet to run off, there’s more water coming. We’ll talk about what the re-emergence of Tulare Lake means for the region and the state.
Guests:
Karla Nemeth, director, California Department of Water Resources
Lois Henry, editor and CEO, SJV Water - an independent, nonprofit news site covering water in the San Joaquin Valley
Doug Verboon, district 3 supervisor, Kings County Board of Supervisors
Kayode Kadara, community leader, Allensworth - in southwest Tulare County
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