Open AccessA Broken Hub Will Not Wheel: Water Reallocation in California
Author(s) -
Zetland David
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of contemporary water research and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1936-704X
pISSN - 1936-7031
DOI - 10.1111/j.1936-704x.2010.00070.x
Subject(s) - san joaquin , delta , politics , river delta , process (computing) , water transfer , natural resource economics , ecosystem , business , economics , water resource management , political science , ecology , environmental science , engineering , computer science , law , soil science , aerospace engineering , operating system , biology
California's water transfer system depends on the Sacramento‐San Joaquin Delta to move water. Unfortunately, the Delta's ecosystem appears to be suffering from this use – and other uses. After discussing the stakeholders in the Delta, the causes of ecological decline, and the choices for change (including a radical political‐economic market), I conclude that business‐as‐usual is over, that any solution is costly, and that the politicians and bureaucrats in the middle of this process benefit from conflict and inaction. The Delta will remain broken for the foreseeable future.