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Editorial: California needs a water strategy


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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 30, 2015, Ventura County Star.

As we eagerly anticipate the rain of El Niño that is promised to start this month, we are hearing a growing drumbeat to find more and better ways to save that rainwater for California’s next drought.

The expected wet winter will trigger more talk of building additional reservoirs in California. As we watch the rain wash out to the ocean, those of us who have so diligently cut back on our shower time and allowed our lawns to turn brown this summer will start thinking more dams and lakes are just what California needs.

It does seem like a good idea to have additional reservoir capacity to capture the water in the rainy years to save for the dry ones. But, like most everything else in California, it’s all about the money.

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Comments (3)
  1. Robin Smith says - Posted: January 12, 2016

    NATURE DOES NOT RESPECT HUMAN CYCLES

  2. Walter C Reinthaler Jr. says - Posted: January 12, 2016

    We need water storage in this state and maybe this adds 1.5% but it will also privide clean power and recreation. I am in favor of building more dams and reservoirs. We don’t have many better options. Don’t tell me the ground and forests are the answer since they are not holding much water right now.

  3. rock4tahoe says - Posted: January 19, 2016

    Walt. The ground does hold a lot of water in aquifers. Unfortunately, those are being drained as well. We have the most dams of any State in the Union. There are always options.