Editorial: Let’s take action on water supply
As Californians struggled to deal with a grueling drought that has led to water rationing and other extreme water-conservation measures, Mother Nature has this week intervened with an atmospheric river that has led to massive rainfalls and flooding — especially up in our end of the state. This cycle of drought and flooding is nothing new. … Unfortunately, California has left itself dependent on the weather (or climate, if you prefer) because it hasn’t built significant water infrastructure since the time that essay was published — when the state had roughly 18 million fewer residents. Some environmentalists argue against building water storage when there’s little rain, but they only are correct if it doesn’t rain again. History suggests the rains will always come — at least eventually, and this week’s ongoing series of storms is a whopper of an example.