“Were these the same guys that wanted to float little black balls on all the reservoirs to prevent evaporation?”
Well, you can buy floating balls for your swimming pool which are safer than a sheet covering, retain heat, and curb evaporation. So I’d say the idea isn’t stupid at all.
“So I’d say the idea isn’t stupid at all.”
The concept makes some sense, possibly. But, as usual with the libs in CA, their implementation didn’t work and wasted millions of dollars, instead of just building and maintaining reservoirs (a proven method).