Water will flow from the river to the sea, forever.

The Water Heritage Trust was created to restore water to America's rivers, streams and wetlands that are vital to wildlife, natural resources, and human communities. Using a unique process of water rights acquisition, WHT acquires by gift, purchase, lease, or trade, water rights to be permanently managed for environmental protection and for recreational opportunities . WHT works in cooperation with concerned individuals; local communities; and local, state, and federal government agencies.

The Need for Water Stewardship

California's rivers and streams are in critical need of protection. California's salmon populations have been decimated. Streams where salmon can return to spawn have declined from 6,000 miles of free flowing streams to less than 200 miles. The water has been diverted to the needs of agriculture and urban populations.

"In the West whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting."
-Mark Twain

Welcome to water politics in California and the arid West.