Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts.  Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal.  This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions.  COMPANION EPISODE: "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California" GUESTSMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAREGIONAL RECYCLED WATER ADVANCED PURIFICATION CENTER PEOPLE, POLICY, INFORMATIONWILLIAM MULHOLLANDST FRANCIS DAM COLLAPSECALIFORNIA WATER WARSCOLORADO COMPACT BOOKSCADILLAC DESERTSCIENCE BE DAMMED ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This MorningKUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake PowellCBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West RIVER RADIUS PODCASTLink to episodes here"Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea""The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021""The Silty Byproduct of Lake Powell"email