The Visalia-Times Delta ran a great, not-too-technical opinion piece today about the California water supply and the need for change in the way water is consumed and managed. The piece is co-authored by Cal Tech oceanography research scientist William Patzert and Metropolitan Water District’s board chairman, Timothy Brick. From the article:

“The region has not experienced the reality of water limits and widespread mandatory conservation for nearly a generation. We have never squarely faced the future. Water projects built Southern California. Now we need water stewardship to sustain it.”

Better still is their prediction that super-treated wastewater could become a viable source of drinking water for California, arguing “If astronauts can drink it, why can’t the rest of us?” Read the full article here.

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