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Originally Posted by dyna mo
his point is that the typical Californian should not be impacted by the drought, but we are. and that's not because of the drought, it's because of California government mismanagement. the delta smelt mismanagement is a glaring example of that. he simply used that example to illustrate the widespread problem.
i'm not saying he's an expert on droughts, i am saying i get what his point is and that's that for john q. public living in California, we shouldn't have a drought problem.
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The problem is land owner water rights.
Here's a primer:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-saudi-arabia-alfalfa-20160329-story.html
Here's an example of Saudis raping us with California land purchases:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-saudi-arabia-alfalfa-20160329-story.html
In short it goes back to 1914, and being able to transfer water rights without government say/intervention. It's complicated but in short change means stripping land owners of billions in rights they've paid for & tranferred over the last 100 years.
Though a GOP talking point is it's a gov problem. Keep in mind many corporations own almost all the water rights and even a Republican gov wouldn't change a thing.