[okie01]

"That seems to be a task CA should invest in rather than new ways to conserve."

Faced with the same problem, Texas would be aggressively pursuing desalinization -- probably nuclear desalinization plants -- in order to maintain growth and keep improving the standard of living.

But we're talking about California here. They just don't think that way...

[BooBoo1000]

California has plenty of water in the Northern part of the state that could be diverted to the Southern part, look at the Russian River, Feather River, all pouring out into the ocean. Only reason it is not being used now is the Greenies.