The state of California has been in the throes of a drought for many years. The chairwoman of the Water Resources Control Board stated in 2014 that the California drought was the most serious drought that Californians had faced in modern times. This severely affected farmers and the production of fruits and plants in the state. The California Department of Water Resources has been asking Californians to reduce the amount of water they use—some as much as 50 percent less. In this episode of “California Insider,” titled “Desalination Plant Still Under Construction after 20 Years of Court Battles,” Scott Maloni, vice president of Poseidon Water, Desalination Project, discusses how the Metropolitan Water District is addressing the drought and water shortage on the Colorado River, which supplies much of the state’s water. Maloni talks about how his company has spent the last 20 years and $100 million on the project, which still …