In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms, which asserted there are five climate pressures affecting California’s water: Hotter temperatures, a shrinking snowpack, shorter and more intense wet seasons, rising sea level, and more volatile precipitation—with wetter wet years and drier dry years.  In response, the report recommends four policy reforms: Plan ahead, upgrade the water grid, update water allocation rules, and find the money. … Continue reading PANEL DISCUSSION: Upgrading the water grid