What Proposition 1 Means for California’s Water

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Lake Shasta, California's largest reservoir, has dipped to just a quarter of its capacity during the current drought. Creative Commons image by Flickr user Scott2342

By Audrey Dilling, KALW Crosscurrents

When you go to vote next Tuesday, the first thing you’ll see in the list of state measures is Proposition 1. It’s also being called “the water bond.” And let’s get one thing straight right now — this bond won’t resolve the current drought. We can’t vote to make it rain.

But Proposition 1 can make it rain in the form of $7.5 billion worth of funding for water projects around the state. These could include projects that recycle, conserve and store more of the water we already have.

Read the complete story at KALW Crosscurrents. 
 

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