Opinion: California Officials Plan for a Dry 2025 With Grim Water Supply Guesswork

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Dan Walters

Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead.

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