Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink?
THE MAJOR “WATER” PROBLEM
- A lack of private property rights over water and the “beneficial use” doctrine has led to a situation of overuse and serious depletion of California’s (and the US’s) water resources; misallocation and wastage of water; “unfair/skewed” pricing; and political disputes that have pitted “north” versus “south” and “farmers” versus “urbanites”