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.
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Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 1200 x 200
Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
Part 2
The State Water Project was completed in the 1970s. How the environmental revolution changed agriculture forever in the San Joaquin Valley.
Episode 3
Part 3
The fight to control water continues to intensify and force farms out of business, in part because of regulations impacting water delivery.
Episode 4
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?
Jeff Aiello
Self - Narrator
Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 970 x 90
1978 · ★ 8.0
2023 · ★ 7.5
2020 · ★ 7.7
1988 · ★ 6.5
2022 · ★ 7.3
2022 · ★ 8.1
2016 · ★ 6.5
2010 · ★ 8.8
2025 · ★ 8.2
2024 · ★ 7.8
1986 · ★ 7.0
2025 · ★ 7.9
2019 · ★ 6.4
2022 · ★ 7.0
2021 · ★ 7.4
2025 · ★ 5.9
2009 · ★ 7.6
2012 · ★ 7.0
2023 · ★ 8.4
2004 · ★ 7.5