California has ample water. They refuse to use it. They let much of it run into the sea. They have even destroyed some of their damns. All of this is in the name of environmentalism run amok.
In California the stupid is strong in the government and its voters.
I would not say California has “ample” water. Since the 1960s, surface we have added 10% more water storage but population has gwn 130%. So populatin way more than doubled but we have added a tiny fraction to the water supply while draining groundwater. No, water is not close to “ample” for all the farm, industrial, and residential needs for California’s almost 40 million people. Not to mention the 5 million illegal aliens not being counted or the 250 million tourists who visit each year. The California water supply is not even close to ample.