California officials have accused President Trump of wasting billions of gallons of water after he ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open two dams in Central California. Over the weekend, Trump declared on social media, “the water is flowing in California,” and claimed it was “heading to farmers throughout the State, and to Los Angeles.” Neither claim is accurate. None of the 2.2 billion gallons discharged into the dry lakebed of Tulare Lake will flow to Los Angeles to help with wildfires, which have already been contained. Meanwhile, the water was released ahead of the dry summer months, when it’s most needed, and before most farmers have even planted their fields. Southern and Central California and Nevada are experiencing record or near-record dryness.