As discussions on dams being removed in the Klamath River is happening, creating and expanding reservoirs and dams in California are being discussed
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/congress-focuses-on-dams-amid-californias-drought/2014/03/23/ca3b31e2-b2ad-11e3-bab2-b9602293021d_story.html
Ironic, huh?
Reality is that larger reservoirs dont make much sense – how about stormwater harvesting, wastewater treatment and reuse, provide grants for agriculture to adopt advanced irrigation methods (7o% of water use in US goes to ag)?