Water is political in CA

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Happy Dog

For a good background lesson, watch the movie Chinatown.

Posted: 01/04/2023 at 10:40 AM ET

(In response to this post by BobG)

So CA complains about drought and now complaining about rain -- bigbadbird Jan 04, 2023 at 10:19 AM ET

bigbadbird • 01/04/23 10:19 AM ET

I spent Xmas/NY week in Montecito and it came down! More so up north. -- DonHo-kieHi Jan 04, 2023 at 06:34 PM ET

DonHo-kieHi • 01/04/23 06:34 PM ET

So no James Taylor concert?** -- MEHOKIE Jan 04, 2023 at 12:43 PM ET

MEHOKIE • 01/04/23 12:43 PM ET

Southern California is a desert, so...** -- EDGEMAN Jan 04, 2023 at 10:31 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 01/04/23 10:31 AM ET

So you store it (aquifer), bring it in (aqueducts & pipelines) or vacate** -- HOKIERIT Jan 04, 2023 at 10:34 AM ET

HOKIERIT • 01/04/23 10:34 AM ET

Do you build that for a rain like this every 5 years?** -- EDGEMAN Jan 04, 2023 at 10:48 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 01/04/23 10:48 AM ET

I've said that for years. How have they not built a pipeline?!?** -- BobG Jan 04, 2023 at 10:21 AM ET

BobG • 01/04/23 10:21 AM ET

I saw a youtuber musing on this who claimed to have the solution -- Tafkam Hokie Jan 04, 2023 at 03:51 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 01/04/23 03:51 PM ET

They’ll send it in the high speed train … oh, wait.** -- B777Fr8Dog Jan 04, 2023 at 11:09 AM ET

B777Fr8Dog • 01/04/23 11:09 AM ET

$14-$23b reasons why not (link) -- J-Dub Jan 04, 2023 at 10:53 AM ET

J-Dub • 01/04/23 10:53 AM ET

Water is political in CA ◄ -- Happy Dog Jan 04, 2023 at 10:40 AM ET

Happy Dog • 01/04/23 10:40 AM ET

Water is political..... -- 2hhoop3 Jan 04, 2023 at 10:58 AM ET

2hhoop3 • 01/04/23 10:58 AM ET

When the wars are over food and water instead of oil, ISH will get REAL!** -- NokieHokie Jan 04, 2023 at 04:01 PM ET

NokieHokie • 01/04/23 04:01 PM ET

Gross government malfeasance .. Large projects like reservoirs and -> -- HOKIERIT Jan 04, 2023 at 10:32 AM ET

HOKIERIT • 01/04/23 10:32 AM ET

What they choose to farm is also part of the issue. Almonds require some -- Late 80s Hokie Jan 04, 2023 at 10:53 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 01/04/23 10:53 AM ET

Yeah..hard to argue what they grow, but something needs to be planned for> -- HOKIERIT Jan 04, 2023 at 11:04 AM ET

HOKIERIT • 01/04/23 11:04 AM ET