claim: california has "the same water infrastructure from when we were 16 million people."
author: dianne feinstein
evidence_1: dec 9, 2016 ... a state with 40 million people simply can't rely on a water system put in place  when we were 16 million people, and this bill is a big step in the right direction. ...  overview: california's water infrastructure is largely unchanged since the .... on  the same timeframe as projects funded under the state water bond.
evidence_2: wisconsin's state court agency "basically" has rented the same office space  across from the capitol "since 1974. ... california has "the same water  infrastructure from when we were 16 million people. ... we've got people that  want to go to work.
evidence_3: in the la basin alone, we have approximately 6% of california's habitable land  but ... is "scheduled" to grow from our current 16 million to over 24 million people.  .... at the same time, environmental laws are requiring existing water projects to ...
evidence_4: apr 19, 2018 ... that vast state water project was designed for a population not much ... 40  million people within its borders and is projected to reach 50 million if not higher.  in the last 50 years, however, california's infrastructure needs have been ignored . ... drinking water needs in california are an estimated $44.5 billion, ...
evidence_5: sep 28, 2016 ... the state water project, california's major water infrastructure, was launched in  ... there are more than 2 million federal workers, and more than a quarter of ...  there are two welfare states: one of them is composed of people, mostly ... when  politicians talk about “investments,” we think they mean bridges ...