EDITORIAL: Trump Pick Would Drain Delta Water Supply

Donald Trump was elected to the drain the swamp, not the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The president’s choice of David Bernhardt to serve as deputy Interior Department secretary would be a disaster for California’s environment and water quality. The former lobbyist for the mammoth, water-sucking Westlands Water District is the last person the state should want representing it on crucial California water issues. Let’s not forget the extent of Trump’s total ignorance of the state’s water predicament.