We are confused - how can you [Congressman McClintock] be anti-spending while also calling for an expensive (inefficient) dam that will do little to help with the water issues of California?
It is a popular misconception that if we build more dams, we will have more water in dry years - that is not necessarily the case. Dams don't create water, they simply capture the run-off from rain and snow. If we don't receive much rain or snow, then there will be little water behind the dams, no matter how many we may build (as evident by the many unfilled reservoirs around our state). Congressman McClintock wants to bring more water security to his district, but more dams are not the answer
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