California wrestles with the most significant drought in its recorded history, struggling to secure reliable water supplies for … the future, it faces all of these crises. The story of California water, its history and its future, includes cautions and …

Valley regarded as wasteful irrigation practices and unreasonable water usage. Economic and political power in California …"Economic and political power in California's water system was born of monopolist Miller & Lux's water rights: they are … ghostly and forgettable in the wet years, vexing and implacable in the dry. Drought, Water Law, and the Origins of California …