A Water Deal for California

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If you had to pick an issue that's been at the heart of California political squabbles over the past forty years or so, you'd be hard pressed to pick a better one than water. So it was understandable that the governor was practically gushing when he signed legislation passed this week to overhaul the state's aging water system. The bills call for new dams and reservoirs, water conservation and restoration of the Sacramento Delta along with monitoring of groundwater -- and voters will be asked to sign off on $11 billion in bonds to pay for it. Guests: Jay Lund, professor of environmental engineering at UC Davis; Peter Glick, president of the Pacific Institute in Oakland.

• More: Map: Where Would the Money Go? - See what the proposed $11.14 billion water bond measure could be funding. (at Google Maps)
• More: Continuing coverage of the California water issues - at KQED's Climate Watch
• More: Graphic: Breakdown of the water bond's proposed spending - at SacBee.com