The Water Crisis California Didn’t See Coming

California's water system, designed to sustain a growing population, is being reshaped by decisions to remove dams for environmental purposes.

[kostie]

Here in Scotland we put fish paths round the dams to solve this problem it's simple

[markgreene]

Cadillac desert..great book about mismanagement of water in California 😢

[freedomrings.]

Malicious intent hides behind gross incompetence.

[shaffer]

I voted for Larry Elder. Tried recalling Newscome. Come on people! Wake up.

[sandyhardy]

Time to revisit the song American pie… Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry…? That whole song is prophetic

[rachelpelczar]

Yep, almost all my life in Los Angeles county we've had many, many years of drought related water restrictions. When I heard about water being dumped into the ocean, it was infuriating, especially when thinking about all the farmers through central CA (and even central OR, same thing) that don't have enough water to grow the food we eat! Horrible mismanagement 🤦‍♀️

[BryanCooper-tl]

It's always been about Government Control & Money, NOT about helping the people they serve - or are supposed to serve!

[whazthatusay]

They saw it coming. He intentionally disregarded it. He should be held personally accountable.

[therealthreadkilla]

In 2014 Californians voted for increased water storage. It's 2025 and not one shovel has been turned to make that happen. They are still doing environmental impact studies. I just looked this up and the target date for completion is now 2030 at the earliest.

To call this a clown show is an understatement.

[dorothyunderwood]

Why make changes when the Federal Government will bail them out year AFTER YEAR❓
We taxpayers are the STUPID ONES TO ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE 🤬

[tonymonxana]

Newsome, bass, the woman in charge of water, and the fire chief need to be prosecuted

[admanrolf]

Here's a gem: The last water reservior built in California was in 1979 when the population was 23.5 million. Nothing built in the last 45 years but the population has grown to 42.5 million. The population is close to having doubled and yet, no reserviors but yeah, the smelt is critical to us. SMH

[_nimrod]

We have some of the best Universities in the world based in California to help engineer dams and reservoirs that can not only store, generate power, redirect water but also protects the environment while we are at it yet this government can’t do it is absolutely pathetic. The governor and its state government needs to be deposed for malicious incompetence and corruption. This government has now blood on their hands and has failed its people.

[hammerhed]

The fish thing is B.S.
It's always been about California Real estate.

[theminutemen]

Newsome should go to prison, for the decision to close the dams because of a fish.

[mortymorty]

They removed the Dams in Spain, too. The results were disastrous.

[markprice-lf]

When Newsome hero came to SF from China to see what his birthday gift was, i was very very very impressed at how Newsome made SF look in a couple of days, it became the most clesnist city in America, and put out the red carpet for the man that is planning an invasion, Newsome will probably be on his staff, cause nobody would that for our number threat and enemy unless he was promised power to run the country, the biggest miracle that stood was the disappearing of the homeless, not one was anywhere in sight, one of my questions is does he have an aquarium full of smelt fish in his house, after all its obvious he values gross fish more then hard working Americans, doesn't take a genius to figure that out

[fredmercury]

It's even better than that. A decade ago a bill was passed and funding was secured to build a load of new reservoirs and they've not been made.

[oddrider]

The farmers in CA have been fighting against this fish for water for decades! Look it up. This guy is right.

[Just__Fish]

To all the folks who voted Newsom into office and voted to keep him in when Larry Elder tried to get him out, you all reap what you sow.