Tom Stokely is a water policy analyst and director with the California Water Impact Network. He retired as principal planner with the Natural Resources Division of Trinity County in 2008. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/tom-stokely/rss en Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Tom Stokely https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/02/02/westlands-settlement-is-poor-deal-for-california https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2016/02/02/westlands-settlement-is-poor-deal-for-california The Obama administration and Westlands Water District recently came to an agreement that appears to be a wish list made reality for Westlands. But water policy analyst Tom Stokely argues that it will lead to ongoing water shortfalls for California’s communities, general economy and environment.