You can't increase your population and not increase your watershed, with all the technolgy we have you would think that there are solutions for the problems.
We have a solution, it's just that the Canadians don't like it.That is why I said with all the technology we have we should be able to solve these problems..........I didn't say wipe out the fishing industry........figure out a solution.
That is why I said with all the technology we have we should be able to solve these problems..........I didn't say wipe out the fishing industry........figure out a solution.
You can make rain if you have moisture in the air - guess Obama didn't executive order they make rain for California lawns.
It has been proposed to salt rain clouds so they rain. We get some sizable clouds on occasion that fly over. It would be nice to make it rain on us. We also have desalinization plants coming online and I really wish we could get more people onboard with toilet to tap. It just makes sense. You filter the toilet water and then use it to charge the water table.
man made in the sense that you don't build any more dams or water sheds because of crazy envirometal nut jobs, it seems little fish and all kinds of animals come before the welfare of human beings.
Best of luck to all of you, just don't bank on that Washington to California aqueduct that keeps coming up as the savior solution.
...than some desert dwelling self righteous southern California assholes.
Or you know, you could protect the water you do have evaporation and make farmers better utilize the water they have. But instead we get open air canal, field flooding, etc.
You also still need rain/snow to fall in order to fill the reservoirs.
I don't think any one is going to die from lack of water in California, so I don't see how we are putting the welfare of the environment ahead of the welfare of people. Furthermore, protecting the environment protects the welfare of future people. If people had to pay the real cost of water in California, no body would want a green lawn and there would be no field flooding.
I haven't heard of that as a solution.
fuck you too.
Really, you've never heard about an aqueduct from Washington to California? Maybe the CA government has finally realized this won't happen and has quit banking on it.
And you sure took that comment personally, I guess it struck a little to close to home lol. Are you honestly surprised in regards to the water shortages and rationing? The aqueduct system had to be built when the population was a mere fraction of today's, it was only a matter of time and will only get worse.
I suggest getting the hell out of Dodge before it becomes impossible to do so. Especially if you're a properly owner.
Ok Nostradamus. We have things we can do to save water and get water so dont worry. Los Angeles isnt going to be a barren waste.
Let me edit this and say if anything stops it will be farming. They have a big voice but its 2% of the gpa of california. lol if you think this economic engine will allow some rural people to keep dumping water onto plants so the rest of you get cheap broccoli.
How did you preblock my broccoli comment? You dont think prices will go up if supply goes down? lol. Like I care anyhow. All I'm saying is we can cut off farming 100% in my state and have plenty of water to do lots of other stuff.
Because my original reply at 5:17 specifically mentioned Washington's produce belts and the export capacity because I knew someone would bring up CA's produce belt as if it's a national treasure of such strategic importance that it deserves its own aqueduct straight from the Pacific Northwest.
The only thing special about CA's produce production is your immediate proximity to cheap migrant labor with a pliant history.
I haven't run the numbers exactly, but the imperial valley alone produces 80% of the vegetables in the winter for the WHOLE FUCKING COUNTRY. They probably throw away more than your precious over producing Washington valley. We're not talking about a pittance here, and that's ignoring the central valley, which dwarfs the imperial valley. Also, the way this El Nino is shaping up, we'll put a serious dent in the drought this year. We could probably come close to wiping it out if we had better methods for retaining all the rain fall.Because my original reply at 5:17 specifically mentioned Washington's produce belts and the export capacity because I knew someone would bring up CA's produce belt as if it's a national treasure of such strategic importance that it deserves its own aqueduct straight from the Pacific Northwest.
The only thing special about CA's produce production is your immediate proximity to cheap migrant labor with a pliant history.
I haven't run the numbers exactly, but the imperial valley alone produces 80% of the vegetables in the winter for the WHOLE FUCKING COUNTRY. They probably throw away more than your precious over producing Washington valley. We're not talking about a pittance here, and that's ignoring the central valley, which dwarfs the imperial valley. Also, the way this El Nino is shaping up, we'll put a serious dent in the drought this year. We could probably come close to wiping it out if we had better methods for retaining all the rain fall.
This is politics.