There are a lot of steps that I've observed in CA that would seem to cause drought rather than prevent it, this is one of them. - Aggressively irrigating water

There are a lot of steps that I've observed in CA that would seem to cause drought rather than prevent it, this is one of them. - Aggressively irrigating water away from hills / plateaus, presumably to prevent mudslides onto road infrastructure. - Tree-farms, everywhere throughout Southern California. - Steps like this that appear to further prevent maintenance of any sort of below-ground aquifer. And even better, - Offshore wind farming for the stated benefit of reducing hurricane storm force / total rainfall. - Building new cross-country infrastructure (CHSP) which will demand more aggressive irrigation to protect. - Delaying construction of a large water reservoir for financial reasons, and failing to collaborate with neighboring states to fund it effectively. Moves like this look like 4D-chess rather than any sort of science.