Water Education Foundation
This is just one post in the General Water Issues Category
Click here to view all posts

Editorial: If it takes a crisis…

Posted by: Maven on April 8, 2009 at 8:13 am

From the Chico Enterprise Record, this editorial:

… California’s water supply system is a mess. The delta is on the verge of ecological collapse. That contributes to the declining salmon populations in north state rivers. Water storage capacity is inadequate for a growing state. It’s been obvious for years, and its been ignored for years. We need a couple of new reservoirs. Hate to say it, but we probably need a peripheral canal around the delta to allow that area to sort itself out. We need some action.

But it’s easier to delude ourselves that we’ll be able to conserve enough water to meet growing needs. If that doesn’t work there’s enough water under the ground in the north state that we don’t need to build new reservoirs. We’ll just tap the Tuscan aquifer, even though we don’t know if that cure will be a catastrophe. We’ve been studying it for years and we just don’t know.

It’s easier to avoid the political battle than to actually solve a problem. That’s why we say, regulated or not, bring the drought on. Let the folks who need the north state’s water suffer until they’re ready fix what’s wrong.

Because this state — like our nation — doesn’t solve problems. We only act when there are crises.

And with the state’s water supply, we’re getting there.

Read the full text of this editorial from the Chico Enterprise Record by clicking here.

April 8, 2009 · Filed Under General Water Issues

Comments

Leave a Reply