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State Agencies Considering New Water Restrictions

(San Diego) California’s extreme drought has been going on for five years. Water saving measures were put in place but when communities eased up on restrictions, so did people. Several state agencies have come up with a new plan to create more water restrictions. The whole idea is to make conservation efforts from the past couple of years permanent, so there’s enough water to go around. Water is a limited resource in California. It’s gotten so bad, when some people turn on their facets, there’s nothing coming out.

OPINION: The Barbara Boxer Water Rebellion

Barbara Boxer has torpedoed more legislation than she’s helped pass during her four terms in the Senate. Before retiring for good (literally), the Bay Area Democrat is trying to sink a water bill that could provide modest relief to farmers in California’s parched Central Valley. Congress plans to vote this week on bipartisan legislation that would authorize a variety of water projects including port dredging, reservoirs, fish hatcheries, lake recreation and wetlands restoration. The package also includes $120 million to fix Flint, Michigan’s corroded pipes and other aging municipal water systems.