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Water Education Foundation : ウィキペディア英語版 | Water Education Foundation The Water Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to provide unbiased, balanced information on water issues in California and the Southwestern United States. The Foundation's mission for 35 years has been "to create a better understanding of water resources and foster public understanding and resolution of water resource issues through facilitation, education and outreach." 〔http://www.watereducation.org/userfiles/WEFbrochureWEB.pdf〕 Located in Sacramento, California, the Foundation offers publications, public television documentaries, briefings and conferences and school programs to help educate the public on a variety of water issues. The Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of 30 members representing water, education, business, environmental and public interest communities in California. The board of directors meets quarterly. ==Public television documentaries== In 2009 the Foundation won a regional Emmy award for the 2008 public television documentary, ''Salt of the Earth: Salinity in California’s Central Valley'' hosted by comedian Paul Rodriguez.〔http://www.emmysf.tv/emmy09winpr.pdf〕 This program discusses the growing problem of salt buildup in the Central Valley and discusses potential solutions. Two other documentaries, ''Fate of the Jewel'' (2001), which discusses Lake Tahoe pollution, and ''High Stakes at the Salton Sea'' (2002),〔 〕 which discusses efforts to restore the Salton Sea and is narrated by actor Val Kilmer, also received regional Emmy awards.
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