Tapped Out
Miniseries
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Season aired: 2017-05-04
Overview
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.
Episodes · 4
Part 1
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.
Part 2
The State Water Project was completed in the 1970s. How the environmental revolution changed agriculture forever in the San Joaquin Valley.
Part 3
The fight to control water continues to intensify and force farms out of business, in part because of regulations impacting water delivery.
Tapped Out II
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?
