Calif. draft water plan lacks substance
By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times
State officials Thursday released the draft of a new California Water Action Plan that doesn’t include much action.
The 17-page document covers little new ground, outlining familiar water policy goals with few details of how they will be achieved.
Among the goals:
• Make water conservation a “way of life” in California.
• Develop local supplies such as recycled water to make regions more self-reliant and reduce their need for imported water.
• Expand the state’s water storage, whether in the form of new reservoirs or groundwater reserves.
• Improve flood protection and provide safe drinking water for all communities.
• Restore important ecosystems.
