In one of his first acts as president, trump believed a Musk conspiracy about a pipeline that would take water from a central California reservoir to help fight the Palisades fire. There was none, billions of gallons wasted into the Pacific Ocean. Now the western part of the country has had a very warm winter, meaning no snow pack, essential to drinking water. The Colorado river lakes which provide water for 40 million people in 7 states are at 30 percent capacity, so low it will affect hydroelectric power creation. Boy that water would really come in handy now.