The word drought is a very serious topic mentioned in California since we are in an extreme need for water. A drought means less water for us to use at our leisure, leaving us with the fear of how much of it we are left with to use and how long it is going to last us. Weintraub, author of the article,”River Restoration Project Offers a Sprinkling of Hope”, argues that the San Joaquin River Restoration Project is a positive and benefiting project. On the other hand McEwen, author of the article, “River Plan Too Fishy For my Taste Buds”, argues that is is not so good, nothing worth celebrating over and won’t help. So the question is, is it worth it to have spent almost half a billion dollars on the San Joaquin River Restoration Project? I believe …show more content…
We are in desperate need for more water for the future years in California and this restoration project will help do that. An issue is that farmers are forced to give up a little of their water for this process but in the end, they will be repaid for it. Weintraub states,” Those farms stand to lose as much as 20 percent of their water as the river is restored. But in the restoration plan makes it priority to help them get most of that back in one way or another.” This shows how most of the efforts put in the restoration plan will bring back the water to the farmers. Since the water given up by the farmers will be compensated for, the restoration plan is completely worth it and will even bring back more water to dry …show more content…
Weintraub explains this when he say, “There is even a plan to recycle water by taking it back out of the California aqueduct south of Fresno after it flows down the river, through the Delta and becomes part of the state's water system. The same water that restores the salmon could then be pumped back uphill and used again this time for irrigation.” He shows us that the water in the restoration plan will serve a dual purpose, benefiting both the salmon and the irrigation system. If this plan is that beneficial to us, having two gains at once, then it definitely is a plan that should be followed through with, despite the price tag attached to