[stupac2]

One thing I can guarantee:  regardless of the amount of rain/snow the pols will immediately remind us, constantly, that it doesn't end the drought.  Usage restrictions may be loosened but not eliminated.  The land water grab (to use one side's term) will not be reversed.

Well, it won't end the drought unless we get twice as much rain as the previous biggest El Nino year. So, I'm not sure what your point is. As for "land water grab", the only people saying that sort of thing are flaming morons. The idea that you should be able to use as much water as you want is beyond idiotic, it's like saying you should be able to pollute as much as you want. The commons is a real thing and it's the government's job to protect it, and so far CA's government is actually doing a shitty job, mostly because of the idiots who don't realize that their little parochial world is not all there is. The selfishness and myopia about this is astounding.

[stupac2]

One thing I can guarantee:  regardless of the amount of rain/snow the pols will immediately remind us, constantly, that it doesn't end the drought.  Usage restrictions may be loosened but not eliminated.  The land water grab (to use one side's term) will not be reversed.

Well, it won't end the drought unless we get twice as much rain as the previous biggest El Nino year. So, I'm not sure what your point is. As for "land water grab", the only people saying that sort of thing are flaming morons. The idea that you should be able to use as much water as you want is beyond idiotic, it's like saying you should be able to pollute as much as you want. The commons is a real thing and it's the government's job to protect it, and so far CA's government is actually doing a shitty job, mostly because of the idiots who don't realize that their little parochial world is not all there is. The selfishness and myopia about this is astounding.