In less than 7 years, groundwater in the Central Valley leaked away by an amount equal to 63 percent of the capacity of Lake Mead, our country's biggest reservoir.
Matt Jenkins, High Country News. January 12, 2011.
Nothing can be done in California that will keep its farms and big cities thriving at today's levels and also keep the fish and the Delta alive. So what do we do?
Expect the influence by corporate giants like the Resnicks to increase even more due to the recent Supreme Court decisions that blocks bans on corporate spending for candidates.
The retirement of drainage impaired land on the San Joaquin's west side should be a priority if we want to preserve California's limited water supply and fisheries.
