A few years ago the IDIOTS in Sacramento passed a law protecting little fish in the Delta. This diverted a lot of water that was going south to the farms (hello, FOOD!!) and kept the Delta water high. The farms started drying up down in the southern part of the state. We have the Sierras, lots of water coming from there, even in dry years, but the FISH get it. The IDIOTS also talked about destroying dams that had been built when Common Sense ruled - I don’t know how far that went. These are the (un?)intended consequences of an Idiocracy - government run by idiots.
The Marxists in Sacramento will be sending the Gatorade to water the crops on the high speed train.