It’s Raining Again, but California Still Needs to Spend Billions on New Water Infrastructure

A heavy rainstorm raises the water levels of the San Diego Creek in Irvine, Calif., on Dec. 14, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Commentary

It’s only December, and several major storm systems have already passed through California. These storms are encouraging news in a parched state where multi-year droughts have been declared four times just since 2000. But most of the runoff from these storms quickly ends up in the Pacific Ocean.