Perspective
Jun. 12, 2010
Water Management and the Role of Science
California's livelihood depends on a reliable water supply system that is not governed by incessant legal challenges and rulings, says Jeffrey Kightlinger of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
The Endangered Species Act is a growing force in determining California's available water supply, right along with our changing weather. The environmental collapse of Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, site of the state's two largest water diversion facilities, has triggered a cycle of legal challenges, court rulings and pumping restrictions based on the Act. The restrictions this year will cost Californ...
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