water in the ground is worth the wait

A behind-the-scenes battle to divert L.A.'s storm water from going to waste By: Joe Mozingo March 11, 2016

 
This article provides a simple and clear explanation of how culverting rivers makes them behave differently, the value of aquifers, and an abbreviated history of how water has been treated in southern California over the last century. 

It is great to see municipalities taking on the issue of aquifer recharge seriously.

what is the problem with paying for infrastructure??? UPDATE

Again, tunnel #3 in NYC is being delayed, although it remains a "high priority" to the De Blasio administration. This is shortsighted.  Right now, people pay a great deal more for their wifi than they do for water. Maybe if the priorities shifted, so would the markets. Apparently, all of the administrations of New York for the past 80 years have been gamblers, and so far so good, but not forever.

De Blasio Postpones Work on Crucial Water Tunnel By JIM DWYERAPRIL 5, 2016

Why New York City’s Waterworks Works  By EMILY S. RUEBAPRIL 1, 2016

 UPDATE: the money for the tunnel has been re-added to NYC's budget. De Blasio claims it was a mistake: 'The real reason the $336 million was pulled, Mr. de Blasio said, was that “we didn’t think that the estimate was accurate.” Now the $336 million has been replaced — with $357 million.'

De Blasio Adding Money for Water Tunnel in Brooklyn and Queens By JIM DWYERAPRIL 6, 2016

City Of Water: Can an intricate and antiquated maze of tunnels continue to sustain New York?  By David Grann

How New York Gets Its Water