The U.S. president has accused the state of sending too much water to the Pacific Ocean instead of south toward Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump is criticizing California water policy as he prepares to tour wildfire damage in Los Angeles

Trump is taking aim at water supplies for an endangered fish, but scientists say he’s missing the point. It’s one of California’s thorniest problems. The nation’s most populous state is full of sprawling cities, vast farmland, rich ecosystems — and it must decide how to divide scarce water resources among them.