California Water Commission’s new Executive Officer
The California Water Commission announced that Joe Yun has agreed to serve as Executive Officer.
Joe has over 28 years of experience working in water resource planning and management for the Department of Water Resources and in private consulting, where he gained valuable experience with water policy and implementing water management grant programs in California.
In a congratulatory letter, John Kingsbury, Executive Director of MCWRA, also took the opportunity to encourage Proposition 1 funding for regional projects including, Alder Reservoir, Blagen Mill Pond Restoration Project, Centennial Reservoir, Herring Creek Reservoir Expansion, Sierra Pines Reservoir, Sugar Pine Dam Raise, Tuolumne County Water Supply Reliability Project, Upper Strawberry Reservoir, and Wilson Lake Rehabilitation and Meadow Restoration Plan.
“These additional surface water storage projects will help reduce ground water extraction and subsidence in the Delta by using surface water during wet years and the ground water basin during dry years. Additional storage in this region will provide a buffer for new urban and municipal uses, drought preparedness, downstream flood protection, and provide additional cold water for endangered fish. The water released from these reservoirs will help balance the wind and solar electricity grid by generating carbon-free renewable hydropower energy. Please also keep in mind that there is no better opportunity to develop clean renewable hydropower energy than in the Mountain Counties Area.”…
Letter to Joe Yun – Executive Officer
