Initially I downvoted you because I interpreted your comment as abdicating the responsibility to protect the environment for future generations, but reading bac

Initially I downvoted you because I interpreted your comment as abdicating the responsibility to protect the environment for future generations, but reading back through the article I think your intent was the opposite- why should we safeguard the system of diversionary canals and water extraction that created the problems in the first place? It's a valid thing to question that premise.