If you had to pick an issue that's been at the
heart of California political squabbles over the past
forty years or so, you'd be hard pressed to pick a
better one than water. So it was understandable that the
governor was practically gushing when he signed
legislation passed this week to overhaul the state's
aging water system. The bills call for new dams and
reservoirs, water conservation and restoration of the
Sacramento Delta along with monitoring of groundwater --
and voters will be asked to sign off on $11 billion in
bonds to pay for it. Guests: Jay Lund, professor of environmental engineering at UC Davis; Peter Glick, president of the Pacific Institute in Oakland.
More:
Map: Where Would the Money Go?
- See what the proposed $11.14 billion water
bond measure could be funding. (at Google Maps)
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