Blog: Restoring Fairness to the World of California Water
From the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) staff Switchboard blog, in a post by Kate Poole:
“The Los Angeles Daily News penned a noteworthy editorial last week titled ‘California is drowning in ancient and unfair water rules.’ It’s noteworthy because the editorial correctly debunks some of the common myths about California’s water system and, in doing so, points the way to several needed reforms:
“Myth 1 – urban southern California is the biggest water hog in the state. …
“Myth 2 – all farmers are careful stewards of scarce water supplies. …
“Myth 3 – there’s nothing that we can do to bring fairness and equity to the water system.”
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