Our Water. Our Future. Where we’ve been and what’s next…
In the probing documentary “Until the Last Drop” MID examines the rivers that have transformed the San Joaquin Valley, helped create California’s greatest cities and nourished a nation. On the Tuolumne, Stanislaus and Merced rivers we meet the men and women who grow our food; we talk to those studying what salmon really need to survive, and we hear from those who depend on thriving rivers and are working to secure water supplies for our communities and environment.
Those responsible for providing water to millions see the peril of a degraded environment. Those who measure every drop that soaks into an orchard are among the most dedicated conservationists.
The questions are profound, the answers complex. Compromise is as necessary as it is difficult. An agreement forged last year at the insistence of two governors could end our endless water wars…if people will embrace it.
Our filmmakers have gone onto the rivers, into laboratories, on to farms, and to the top of San Francisco skyscrapers to better understand the threats to our rivers, fish and our Valley.
Crucial decisions on the future of our water supplies and rivers are imminent. “Until the Last Drop” will help us understand what’s at stake.
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Larry Byrd, MID Board Member
Compromise is as necessary as it is difficult. An agreement forged last year at the insistence of two governors could end our endless water wars…if people will embrace it.
MID Director Larry Byrd shares his direct, no-nonsense approach supporting a compromise that protects fish and ensures a reliable water supply for the Valley.
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Assemblymember Adam Gray
California State Assemblymember Adam Gray (D - Merced) continues to be a vocal advocate for creating long-term, sensible solutions to California’s water issues. Assemblymember Gray and dozens of others have agreed to take part in a documentary that dissects the issue from the local to the state level. Hear what he and others at the State Capitol are doing to work together to push forward a plan that takes in to account real science in our rivers and waterways.
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John Davids, Assistant General Manager, Water Operations
Those who depend on the Tuolumne River have been doing miraculous things with water for more than a century, turning a desert into “Paradise Valley.” John Davids, who directs MID’s water operations, talks about our incredible history and the remarkable opportunity through voluntary agreements to share our vision and our future.
