Brown-Whitman Debate: Water

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The old issue of a canal to bring water to Southern California reemerged in tonight’s debate.

Brown said he supports the idea of a peripheral canal to ship more water to Southern California but supports more water conservation.

He implied Southern Californians should pay for the new delivery system.

‘The beneficiary has to pay, not the general taxpayer,’ Brown said.

Whitman said ‘turning our backs on water is turning our backs on jobs.’ She reiterated her support for the water bond that will go before voters in 2012.

-- Anthony York in Davis