Jason Peltier

Deputy General Manager, Westlands Water District

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Deputy General Manager of the Westlands Water District, which is responsible for providing water to more than 600,000 acres of farmland in western Fresno and Kings Counties

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Both the population and the economy of California are growing, but the amount of available water stays the same — unless it declines, as it's doing now in the worst drought in 20…

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