Curse Or Blessing?

Reflecting on the subject at hand, the well-known idiom considered a curse came to mind, "May she live in interesting times." Like it or not, and whether curse or blessing or both, we live in interesting times when it comes to current trends around water and infrastructure.

First, the curse. Emerging from a two-plus-year pandemic, is an inflationary period, with wholesale prices hitting a record 11.2% annual increase last month. As rising inflation grips the country, some economists are predicting we will soon be in a recession.

On the waterfront, California's State Water Project allocation has been slashed to 5%, with users warned to prepare for the possibility of continued drought and cutbacks in 2023 and possibly longer. State water users will soon be limited to health and safety use only in some parts of the Golden State.