California's main water problems stem from the fact the government subsidizes, heavily at that, water usage and much of that went towards irrigation. By doing s

California's main water problems stem from the fact the government subsidizes, heavily at that, water usage and much of that went towards irrigation. By doing so they continuously increase demand which in turns makes the problem worse. Look into the operations of the Bureau of Reclamation As for Hood, I would agree with the residents, I would not trust that the promises made today will be kept.