2017 · 1 season · 57m · ★ 0.0
A four-part miniseries on the history of water in the San Joaquin Valley. Each episode delves into a different part of the history and future of water in the region and includes the voices of farmers, water leaders and environmentalists.
Start from S1E1 · Part 1
2017 · 57m
What the Golden State looked like before settlement, and how irrigation systems set the stage for California's first major water plan: the Central Valley Project.
2017 · 57m
The State Water Project was completed in the 1970s. How the environmental revolution changed agriculture forever in the San Joaquin Valley.
2017 · 57m
The fight to control water continues to intensify and force farms out of business, in part because of regulations impacting water delivery.
2022 · 57m
Explores the health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta after nearly 30 years of environmental protection policies that use half of the state's developed water resources. Is it working?
American Experience
1988·6.5
