Letters to the Editor

Another month, another slew of suggestions for reducing water usage. Jerry "The Frown" Brown pumps his fist and points his finger at us for not reducing water usage enough. Yes, enough is enough, Jerry. When are you going to acknowledge enough population growth is enough? When are you going to tell us what you are doing to reduce water users? When are directors of water districts across the state and across the drought-stricken parts of the U.S. Southwest going to unite and tell U.S. politicians enough population growth is enough?

A recent radio report said California hasn't had a drought like the current one since 1977. It also pointed out California's population in 1977 was 22 million, not today's 39 million. So, when our now-predicted 30-year drought occurs, will California's population be 49, 59, or 69 million? Will I care? Not then I won't. Will our grandchildren - your grandchildren - care? I suspect so. I suspect at least some of them will say, "Why didn't our grandparents and the people they elected do something about perpetual population growth before it was too late?"

But not to worry! Recently "the Guv" has been heard singing, "The Northwest rain falls mainly on the drain." So, I'm not revealing any secrets when I tell you, he has been negotiating with the governors of Oregon and Washington to take their surplus rain. It will be consolidated and fired to California in a gigantic drainpipe. Jerry plans to call it the "Bullet Drain." Now, don't you feel better?

Edward C. Hartman

Moraga



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