Response to water or housing letter

David - I fully agree with you. But, the water agencies know that the real solution is more storage and judicious water allocation to the farmers in the Valley. That and politics are the reasons for lackluster residential rationing support. Another writer had mentioned that even a 10% reduction in residential water use only results in a 0.1% water savings as residents use just 10% of California's water. Also, if you ever have a chance, visit Walnut Grove when water is being released from the Shasta Dam and you will see unimaginable water volumes flowing to the SF Bay and beyond from the Sacramento River. Just capturing that volume for even a week would take care of the avoidable water shortage in our area.

Mr. Crabbe, it seems many people do not have a full understanding of the issue that 50% of our water flows out to sea, 40% for agriculture, and only 10% for urban use. Instead of having people conserve a measly 15%, why not just stop releasing 50% out to sea. Why not 45% or 40% (still a massive waste)? Seems the only people who bring up this waste of water are letter writers or commenters; everyone else seems fine with ignoring the 50% whale in the room because it goes directly against their narrative.

You’'re argument "throws the baby out with the bath water". Jobs produces the taxes we need to provide more water. The real problem is unaccountable Democrats in Sacramentos who refused to listen to the majority of voters who voted to spend $7.1 bil on new water supply in 2014 under Prop 1. Various water boards dominated by Democrats have stone walled all major spending for new water supplies under Prop 1. We should have already raised the height of Shasta Dam, built the Sites Reservoir and stored water into aquifers.