In a continuation of his long-standing debate with California Governor Gavin Newsom over crisis management and federal assistance policies, US President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Los Angeles on Friday to assess epidemic damage.
Trump criticized California’s water policies in an interview with Fox News, accusing them of placing greater emphasis on economic protections for river smelt over water supply for urban areas and agribusiness.
Trump frequently claims that the state mishandles its resources, but he continued,” I don’t think we should give California anything until they let the water flow down.”
California leaders, including Ashley Overhouse from Soldiers of Wildlife, have refuted Trump’s says.
Overhouse claimed that there is no clear relationship between the availability of water for fire and the river smelt protections, which account for only about 1.2 % of supplementary water flow.
New faucet failures during fires in Pacific Palisades, for example, were due to abuse and repair at a local tank, no water mismanagement at the state level. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has much resources to match the region’s three-year need.
Federal opposed state water plan
California’s water source is split between native options, state-managed jobs, and the officially operated Central Valley Project. Trump has ordered federal agencies to divert more liquid away from rural and urban areas, particularly those in the north. Critics claim that this could damage threatened species and alter the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta’s economic balance.
In response to threats to wildlife communities and long-term conservation, California Governor Newsom has recently filed lawsuits against national behavior.
Trump’s visit to California comes as part of broader attempts to overhaul disaster relief and governmental agencies like FEMA. In the same Fox News meeting, Trump expressed scepticism about national participation in disaster relief, suggesting measures to boost state role.
Trump’s campaign’s wider plan includes the visit as part of his” America First” campaign method in his second term.
