Opinion: Glimmer of hope for Stanislaus-area water storage in federal infrastructure deal
Whenever politicians are asked about the California water wars that threaten our well-being in Modesto and Stanislaus County, eventually the talk gets around to something like, “Well, you know what we really need is more water storage.” As in dams, mostly, and also off-stream reservoirs holding water captured in wet years for use in dry ones. They say something similar when reporters ask about drought, and sometimes about wildfires and climate change.
-Written by Garth Stapley, Modesto Bee columnist.