[fifedom]

From the article: environmental regulations require that about 4.4 million acre-feet of water—enough to sustain 4.4 million families and irrigate one million acres of farmland—be diverted to ecological purposes. Even in dry years, hundreds of thousands of acre feet of runoff are flushed into San Francisco Bay to protect fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

[fifedom]

The full article is available at:
http://walters.house.gov/media-center/editorials/wall-street-journal-california-s-green-drought

[Fungi]

The problem is the moonbeam liberals that run the state. They are knowingly driving it into the ground. Ah but we'll have a choo choo train to nowhere that no one will use. I'm thinking give the state back to Mexico, less illegals and less drug trade across borders.

[Southern Magnolia]

Astro-turf the golf courses. That ought to fix it.

[sten]

hey californians... deport the 10m+ illegals and things will improve

if you actually want to plan for the future... then build water desalination plants

[Joe Boucher]

To hell with all them Californians,
Gots to save the future of the Delta Smelt.
Dumbasses.

[al_c]

Here are the Top Ten Water Wasters in California:
1. Oliver Baines, Councilmember, Fresno City Council: 3,421 gallons per day (9.5 times the average amount used in California)
2. Mike Soubirous, Councilmember, Riverside City Council: 2,996 gallons per day (8.3 times the average amount used in California)
3. John Powell, Board President, Coachella Valley Water District: 1,808 gallons per day (5.01 times the average amount used in California)
4. Andrew Walcker, Riverside Utilities Boardmember: 1,799 gallons per day (4.98 times the average amount used in California)
5. Nick Ferguson, Riverside Utilities Boardmember: 1,791 gallons per day (4.96 times the average amount used in California)
6. Peter Nelson, Director, Coachella Valley Water District: 1,521 gallons per day (4.21 times the average amount used in California)
7. Randy Record, Metropolitan Water District, LA: 1,383 gallons per day (3.8 times the average amount used in California)
8. James Curatalo, Director, Cucamonga Valley Water District: 1,291 gallons per day (3.6 times the average amount used in California)
9. Franz De Klotz, Director, Coachella Valley Water District: 1,260 gallons per day (3.5 times the average amount used in California)
10. Paul Caprioglio, Fresno City Councilmember: 1,217 gallons per day (3.4 times the average amount used in California)

[Sergio]

And let us not forget the influence of unions. Any decrease in water used will be met with a rate increase so that the unionized utilities have the same revenues.

Only the little people need suffer.

[Carry_Okie]

Even in dry years, hundreds of thousands of acre feet of runoff are flushed into San Francisco Bay to protect fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

I doubt that conservatives would like the economic consequences of serious salt-water intrusion into the delta.

[SkyPilot]

California’s “Green policies” have accelerated the drought, but I also believe it is much, much more than that. I believe it is judgment from God.

[leopardseal]

We cannot afford to let California go down. The fruits and nuts would all be moving to the places where we live and bringing their stupid voting habits with them.

[Mrs. Don-o]

+1

[fatherofthree]

California is a good example of what happens when simple majority rules are used for elections. The politicians here state and federal know that they only have to keep the San Francisco and Los Angeles area happy and don’t bother with the rest of the state. Every presidential election the cities are surrounded by Republican won county’s, but our electoral votes always go to the Democrat party, because the population of the cities completely overwhelm any of the countryside votes

[ek_hornbeck]

You don’t suppose this drought will give Californians second thoughts about their willingness to share a dwindling resource with millions of Mexican illegals?