Great essay Rebbeca, cheers. But special water districts are only quasi public (sort of like the Federal Reserve Banks being no more governmental than the Federal Express. All you really really need to know about California Water Districts is in the movie CHINATOWN. By the way for more tid-bits on Silly Con Valley, note: https://medium.com/@daneke/a-economy-built-on-sand-silicon-valley-is-a-mixed-blessing-at-best-9b4e0ab71fdf