A discussion of economic, business, and environmental issues of importance in the Central Valley.

Water Reports

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Issues

Since 2008, the Center has published several special reports on various economic issues surrounding the public policy debates about California's water resources and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

February 2012 Delta Protection Commission Economic Sustainability Plan
June 2011 Facts About Water and Jobs
November 2010 Economic Impact of Sacramento Wastewater Treatment Plant Tentative Permit
September 2010 A Retrospective Estimate of the Economic Impacts of Reduced Water Supplies to the San Joaquin Valley in 2009
August 2010 Advanced Wastewater Treatment for Nutrient Reduction: Impact on Sacramento Income and Employment
April 2010 Employment Impacts of Salmon Fishery Closure
December 2009 Employment Impacts of Reduced Water Supplies to San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
August 2009 Unemployment in the San Joaquin Valley in 2009: Fish or Foreclosure?
December 2009 The Economics of Ending Delta Water Exports Versus the Peripheral Canal: Checking the Data of the PPIC

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