Michael L. Connor: “The current water supply situation infrastructure in California is just unsustainable.”

I think that stovepipe approach to governing has been very, very inefficient and has resulted in lost opportunities.

Promises of more water to irrigation in Oregon and calls for less funding for fishery protection create the appearance of a political shell game that no one can win.

If we don't turn around and have a good precipitation year--we're in a 10-year drought cycle in the Colorado River basin--we're looking at the possibility, within a couple years, of having to declare a shortage in the Lower Colorado River…

I think the easiest answer is yes, States are fully capable of protecting their water resources.