article_snippet.sent: The pipeline would reportedly be used to fill one of the rapidly drying lakes in California.
article_snippet.sent: He said Seattle was ‘a place where there’s a lot of water’ - although Seattle state, Washington, is also experiencing a major drought.
article_snippet.sent: And responding to complaints that Washington was also experiencing a severe drought, Mr Shatner said: ‘I think [Washington folks are thinking I’m coming in with football field sized sponges in the middle of the night to steal [Washington] folks water.
article_snippet.sent: Namely the water of Washington state, you have to acquire a number of rights to use Namely the water of Washington state and we would not be approving transfer of a huge volume of water out of Washington state at this point in time when our have a drought of our own to deal with.
highlights_snippet.sent: This would bring water to help alleviate some of the drought problems .
  