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California’s Water Future Depends on Action | San Jose News
California’s facing a powerful El Niño, but the real challenge isn’t just the rain—it’s capturing enough to survive the dry spells. With a bold goal of adding nine million acre-feet of water by 2040, the state must urgently build smarter infrastructure: bigger pipes, better pumps, and expanded storage—especially in the Bay Area. The 2023 atmospheric river deluges dumped trillions of gallons, flooding homes but also revealing how much we could’ve saved. Projects like Sites Reservoir are steps forward, but they’re not enough alone. California needs a statewide network of capture and storage…
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