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A California city is on the verge of running out of water, all thanks to the California Democratic Party’s unwavering commitment to environmentalism.
The water supply for Coalinga (population: 17,252) will dry up in two months. The city’s only water source is an aqueduct managed by the federal government. With California in a drought, the “small Republican outpost” (as the Washington Post describes it) won’t make it until the end of the year without aid or buying water “on the open market at exorbitant prices.”
MILLIONS NOW FACE WATER USE RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AMID DROUGHT
The executive director of the city’s chamber of commerce feels that the city has been deprived of water in retaliation for defying state leadership on COVID restrictions, as Coalinga also wasn’t given any relief funds handed down by the state. The truth likely isn’t far off, as California’s mostly conservative (and mostly Hispanic) Central Valley has been given the short end of the stick on water allocation for years.
Construction of new dams and pumps to move water downstate to the Central Valley (and Southern California) is opposed by environmental groups and thus opposed by California Democrats. The state’s water storage is insufficient in dry years and, coupled with new restrictions on groundwater, many farmers in the most bountiful farmland in the world are letting fields go unplanted.
While California Democrats merely whine about climate change, they let water flow out to the Pacific Ocean unimpeded. The state saw record rainfall in 2019, when 87% of the state was considered completely drought-free. California instead allowed trillions of gallons of runoff to flow out to the ocean, including 80% of the water that fell on urban and coastal cities.
Nearly 50% of California’s water goes to environmental interests, with much of it being flushed out to sea to protect species of fish whose numbers are still in decline. The share of water for agriculture or urban usage remains in decline, as environmental interests dominate Sacramento. Cities like Coalinga are paying the price.
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While Coalinga residents now face penalties for watering their lawns, Mayor Ron Ramsey notes that Sacramento has plenty of green grass. That, in essence, is the state of California’s water distribution. While farmland dries up and Central Valley residents are on the verge of water crises, California Democrats have little interest in sending water downstate. It’s more important that the state capitol has green grass and that those dying fish die out more slowly than before.
