Senator Dave Cogdill’s bill, SB 59, to build much needed water supply via new dams, was defeated this morning in the Senate Natural Resources and Water[less] Committee, by a party line vote of the 3 Reps aye and 4 Dems no, with one Dem abstaining.
Statements in opposition include that lakes cause global warming and that even though there will be 12 million more Californians by 2030, that we will be using less water in total by then. This is the kind of genuine give and take we have when discussing water policy in this state. Look for this to become an initiative, where I believe that voters will see through the distorted logic and support new water supply. Too bad this legislature cannot see the light and place it on the ballot itself, giving the voters the option without an expensive qualification petition effort