Tapped Out

2017 – 2022
Ended
Documentary
~57m / ep
1 season

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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Latest: Miniseries · 2017

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E1. Part 1
May 4, 2017 · 57m
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.
E2. Part 2
May 11, 2017 · 57m
The State Water Project was completed in the 1970s. How the environmental revolution changed agriculture forever in the San Joaquin Valley.
E3. Part 3
May 18, 2017 · 57m
The fight to control water continues to intensify and force farms out of business, in part because of regulations impacting water delivery.
E4. Tapped Out II
Sep 1, 2022 · 57m
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?