By Sara Beth Williams– — The Citrus Heights Historical Society will be hosting a presentation on the importance of the history of water in the region, before it was officially known as Citrus Heights.
The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, May 7 at 6 p.m. at Citrus Heights City Hall.
Before irrigation became available, the area was and still is an arid desert most of the year, yet has plenty of water year-round. Retired Citrus Heights Water District General Manager Bob Churchill will be presenting, and is slated to explain how the region’s Gold Rush-era canals evolved into the modern system for water distribution we have today…