If you, like 3.5
million Californians, voted “yes” on the $7.5 billion water bond last year, you
should start paying attention to how Gov. Jerry Brown is planning to spend the
bond money.
It may not be on
building new dams to store water for future dry years like he assured voters,
farmers and legislators before the election.
The governor
recently divulged how he wants to spend the first $532 million: restoring
streams, rivers and watersheds, water recycling projects, upgrading drinking
water treatment plants, rebates for people buying water-efficient appliances
and, finally, groundwater management and cleanup.
Something seems to
be missing from this list. [Note: Yes, something is missing, who is getting all
the money.] FYI: Read
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