House Democrats float new Calif. water bill
By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — California water bills continue to fill the Capitol Hill hopper, and now one comes with a new twist.
It’s crowd-sourcing drought solutions, in a long-shot bid to break a congressional stalemate.
On Wednesday, House Democrats from Northern California who have complained about being shut out of drought negotiations took matters into their own hands. They unveiled a sprawling proposal and, in a pointed gesture, opened it for public suggestions before it’s formally introduced.
“This is what a good serious congressional response to the drought looks like,” Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., said in an interview, stressing a need to “do no harm” and to avoid reigniting “the water wars.”
Desalinization plants now.
Too much money being spent on a worthless “high speed” railway to nowhere, linking central valley towns that will be abandoned because they have no water. . .
Short sighted, to say the least.
Desalination via reverse osmosis is the most efficient process to date for a viable water source. The most energy efficient of these are wave and/or solar powered.
Reclaimed water is another viable source.
Reduction of water thirsty crops and livestock is a water saver.
Evaporation reduction in storage and transport is another water saver.