John Kingsbury
John Kingsbury
Executive Director,
Mountain Counties Water Resources Association
March 1, 2011 – March 31, 2021
John has lived in El Dorado County since 1979 and worked for Placer County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District for 22 1/2 years. John has experience with statewide and regional organizations such as Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), Regional Water Authority (RWA), and California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) and legislative experience.
Published Articles
Permanent archive link to MCWRA guest commentaries and presentations covered by Maven’s Notebook:
Opinion: Guest Column: Losing local control
May 6, 2019
Maven’s Notebook
Village Life
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Opinion: Guest Column: Permanent conservation regulations
April 29, 2019
Maven’s Notebook
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Opinion: Guest Column: Senate Bill 474 – A threat to area of origin water rights
April 19, 2019
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Opinion: Guest Column: Don’t Sacrifice the Watershed
July 30, 2018
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Opinion: To help the Delta, we need to fix the Sierra
June 22, 2017
The Sacramento Bee
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Opinion: To help the Delta, we need to fix the Sierra
June 22, 2017
The Sacramento Bee
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Drain the swamp, not the Sierra
June 13, 2017
Mavens Notebook
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
My Turn: Opposition to permanent water conservation regulations
April 26, 2017
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Draining the Sierra Nevada Headwaters
March 15, 2017
The Union Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Wake up mountain counties and Northern California
March 16, 2017
Calaveras Enterprise
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
March 8, 2017
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Managing for Sustainability: Are you ready for permanent water rationing?
December 28, 2016
Mavens Notebook
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Opinion: Time for more water storage
November Issue, 2016
International Water & Dam Construction Magazine
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Guest commentary: Are we trying to thrive or survive?
October 17, 2016
Mavens Notebook
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Commentary: California needs to unite for more water storage
August 24, 2016
Ag Alert
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
My Turn: Time for more water storage
August 17, 2016
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Guest Opinion: State needs to unite for more water storage
August 11, 2016
Calaveras Enterprise
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
My turn: On water management
April 27, 2016
Mavens Notebook: From the Daily Digest
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Guest commentary: California Water Rights Law: 100 Years and Counting – and Concerned
April 30, 2015
Mavens Notebook
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
My turn: Water conservation target framework flawed
April 22, 2015
Mountain Democrat
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Easter Sunday commentary; Water Today – What about our 7th Generation?
April 5, 2015
Mavens Notebook
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Protecting watersheds first step in water policy
July 14, 2014
Mavens Notebook
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
Mountain Counties: A View from the Top
July 17, 2014
Amador Ledger Dispatch
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
February 18, 2014
Calaveras Enterprise
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
California’s Mountain Counties Gaining a Voice in the State Water Policy Debate
July/August 2012
Irrigation Leader Magazine
By: John Kingsbury, MCWRA Executive Director
