Bob Benton's blog

Like many of the residence of northwest Calaveras County, I was attracted to the area by the peace, the quiet and by the nearby lakes. When I purchased a home in Burson, surrounded by lakes, the possibility of running out of water was not a top concern. The following drought year, all that changed. Over the years, I've learned a lot about water -- how much it costs, how to manage it, how little lies beneath us, and most important, what the future will hold if we don't address the problem immediately.