[Alupis]

In California, specifically, there is an impressively strong opposition to building new above-ground reservoirs (think dams, tanks, lakes, etc). The opposition usually cites environmental reasons, but in California we're effectively a One-Party state so there is no meaningful pushback.

That's not to say environmental reasons aren't good reasons (with a certain balance of course).

However, in California, this has become the "go-to" excuse for blocking most new public-works projects, often tying up projects in decades of litigation and studies... which typically means the project is dead before it even starts. Californian's have become skeptical of these weaponized "studies" as a result.

[keneda7]

Yup this is a huge problem in CA. We simply have not been able to get any new meaningful reservoir projects done. Take a look at the Sites Reservoir. It is probably the closest to actually doing something.

https://sitesproject.org/sites-news/