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PolitiFact Check: Is California's Water Infrastructure Too Old And Too Small For Today's Population?

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California relies on the same water infrastructure built in the early 1960s, when the state's population was less than half it's current 39 million.  That's a claim Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has repeated in recent months, as she's pushed to modernize the state's water shortage and conveyance systems.  Capital Public Radio's PolitiFact reporter Chris Nichols examined Feinstein's statement in this fact check.

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