Modesto Bee Editorial Board wrote a scathing piece on how Californians are beginning to lose faith with those who manage our water systems.

The provide example after example of the errors they have committed and the devastation they created.

“Before tossing aside 230 years of laws, rules and court decisions, it must be recognized that small farmers are at a horrible disadvantage when competing for water against larger, more well-funded entities. It also must be recognized that the best soils frequently have the most long-standing water rights, and to divorce the water from those soils will not only ruin family farms, but result in a waste of one of the state’s great assets.

In this drought, water managers have no room for faulty equipment or faulty judgment. Don’t compound the mistake with a hasty revision of our water laws.”

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