Environmentalists
are looking to complete their destruction of the California water supply by
pushing legislation
to regulate groundwater usage. For a glimpse of what the enviros have already
wrought, look at the U.S. Drought Monitor’s list
of the top U.S. cities that are running out of water – every one of them is in
California and six are in the San Joaquin Valley. There was some pushback this
week, however, when a group filed a lawsuit
to end the double standard by which San Francisco, with its uninterrupted water
supply from Hetch Hetchy, is exempt from the water cutbacks that have plagued
the Valley. Read the court filing here.
Separately,
as the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. struggles to overcome years of
neglect, I received a briefing today at the Fresno VA about how it’s working to
improve care for our vets. We owe our veterans a lot, including a functioning
VA system that is responsive to their needs.
Finally,
the Nunes Digest is updated for your weekend reading here.
