Despite ongoing downpours, state isn’t doing nearly enough to meet its future urban and agricultural needs.
Despite our desperate need for rain, the recent storms remain a mixed blessing. In an aerial view, damage is visible on the Capitola Wharf following the powerful winter storm on Jan. 6 in Capitola. The storm pounded the West Coast, uprooting trees and cutting power for tens of thousands. “During the dry years, the people forgot about the rich years, and when the wet years returned, they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.
Beyond the immediate devastation is the temptation to think the onslaught of storms has ended the drought — that we can return to our old, bad habits such as greening up lawns, taking long showers and slowing water-conservation efforts. Nothing could be further from the truth. In November 2014, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1, believing the $7.5 billion bond measure would significantly upgrade water-storage efforts. Building water storage is admittedly a complex, lengthy process. But of the four Northern California storage projects identified by the state in 2018 for funding, only two — the Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion and the Harvest Water Program — should definitely continue moving forward.
The Pacheco Dam project had merit until the price tag nearly doubled a year ago to $2.5 billion. The project called for a 319-foot dam to be built north of Highway 152 near Henry Coe State Park, east of Morgan Hill. It would hold up to 144,000 acre-feet of water, replacing the current earthen dam that holds only 5,500 acre-feet of water.
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