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Water drought conditions have often occurred in different locations and times throughout history. Recently, California (USA) has been alerted to a water shortage that has implications across many sectors such as farming, ecology, potable water, cost-of-goods, and the environment. Unfortunately, solutions generally require discussions and the cooperation amongst a collective group of agencies and representatives from multiple jurisdictions (i.e., local, regional, state and federal). The process is time consuming and inefficient, often leading to increased costs to the taxpayers. The objectives of the present paper are to: 1) Further exemplify how such political processes hinder the creation of solutions to the water problem as typified in Placer County, and California as a whole; and 2) suggest an idea with potential to alleviate the water drought condition problem while simultaneously addressing energy needs.

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