Before the rains arrive and wash away all our worries about the drought and what global warming means to water, there are some developments from the world of wet worth talking over.
Railroading water concerns – Our awful drought, and the mandatory cutbacks all Californians endured, have heightened everyone’s water awareness. But instead of getting angry about the state’s failure to plan for such an emergency by building more dams and creating more underground storage, many people have focused on the bullet train. Especially around here, many feel the money voters dedicated to high-speed rail in 2008 would be better spent on water projects.
We’re not sure there’s any real connection, other than frustration.