4 Things to Know About Federal Drought Legislation

Congress is about to try again to help ease California’s drought. A handful of bills – some new, some held over from last year – will come up for debate in the weeks ahead.

The subject is as partisan as the presidential race, and a lot more complicated. That’s because, when you get politicians involved in water, the debate becomes fixated on righting perceived wrongs, and drifts irrevocably away from solving actual water supply problems. Such is the case with the present selection of bills before Congress, which come from both ends of the political spectrum.