Eight lawmakers from California’s Central Valley are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to dedicate more resources towards improved water infrastructure during the state’s unprecedented drought. The lawmakers claim the state is suffering from “the state’s lack of planning for long-term water storage.” “It has been over two months since the state’s budget was signed into law, and yet it still lacks any drought assistance. Our water storage and conveyance systems are crumbling. It was not designed to accommodate 39 million people and environmental needs. While snowpack and precipitation levels dwindle, we need to maximize our water capture and storage infrastructure,” reads the Sept. 3 letter. A total of 50 out of California’s 58 states are now under a drought state of emergency declared by the governor, and the lawmakers say the Central Valley counties have been hit the hardest, “as they endure exceptional and record drought conditions.” “Fields are left to fallow forcing families, …