Please pardon my ignorance, I don't live in CA but this interests me. Inga Barks was saying last week that the problem was not enough reservoirs. You're saying that building reservoirs in the delta will introduce salt water? How so?
Not at all. The article was critical of the flow out the River system as if it was all a waste. Some of it is. However, I am saying that maintaining a minimum flow in the Sacramento San Joaquin system is necessary to prevent excessive salt water intrusion, therefore arguing against the implied claim that maintaining that flow at all is a waste. Dams can actually help that situation by maintaining a supply with which to maintain the flow as well as supply human needs.
The bogus part of maintaining these high summer flows is that it will save the Delta Smelt. That was a crooked ploy to put farmers out of business to sell their land cheap to developers.