During droughts is when they should have been making repairs and improvements. It’s a bit late after the spillway breaks. Now, people’s lives are in danger, homes and businesses are destroyed, crops and livestock have been washed away and it’s going to cost a zillion times more to fix the problem.
***During droughts is when they should have been making repairs and improvements.***
MANYANA
“The window she is broken and the rain is coming in,
If someone doesn’t fix it I’ll be soaked clear to my skin.
But if we wait a day or two the rain may go away,
And we don’t need a window on such a sunny day!”
They should read some history. An example: In 1936 a horrific dam failure near Northampton, MA decimated the area the water overwhelmed, which included a factory town along the river. Dams need to be maintained.
One can't help if CA enviro-crazies are so anti-dams that they didn't want to spend any money extending their life.
A large number of people thought the reservoirs would never be full again. They thought the world was in a permanent drought. Even the “reputable” scientists were predicting the drought would be worse by now. This article from June captures a small slice of the sentiment. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/water-718356-california-drought.html
But the billions and billions that’ll poured into this north-south bullet train to nowhere in which nobody will ride is more important.
I cannot wait to retire and get the hell out of this state. Can’t come soon enough.
California has suffered from a deficit of failed leadership for years. The history of the western water wars is a long one, this is just the latest installment.
while billions of gallons go racing to the ocean ,, the HSRailjob continues.. new reservoirs and dams,, ?? Not in our lifetimes.. or with leadership like we have had the last 40 years plus.