Posted on 01/14/2010 9:58:56 AM PST by jazminerose
A plan that could have brought relief to the drought ravaged central valley was rejected by the Department of Interior. Indolent bureaucrats killed the project so that “experts” could review the scientific underpinnings of the project. No federal “experts” have provided any suggestions as to how farmers in the Valley are expected to survive.
The proposed solution for sparing the stupid Delta Smelt, a tiny fish prone to suicide, was to construct barriers in river channels in hopes of appeasing environmental bedlamites and spare the Valley from complete decimation.
“The idea is to submerge massive barriers in river channels to prevent the delta smelt from swimming toward certain death at water pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The experiment, called the ‘Two Gates project, comes up at water rallies and political strategy sessions among San Joaquin Valley lawmakers who support the idea. They hope it will bring more water to 25 million residents and millions of farmland acres.
The gates — which have not been fully detailed publicly — would be mounted on sunken barges in two large channels in the central part of the delta. They would prevent turbid water from flowing south toward the pumps. The adult smelt tend to follow the turbid water, scientists said.
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There is a simple solution. Divert the water that is currently going to Los Angeles and San Francisco to the farmers in the Central Valley.
I am sure that since the environmentalists populating those two cities treasure a fish over the farmers ability to feed millions of people, they would put the farmers need for water over the millions living in LA & SFO. Let them drink salt water.
1.Ocean = salt water
2.remove salt = fresh water
3.drink water
Hey, that’s a handy idea! Now how do you supposed they get the water TO the Valley? The water with the salt removed, that is.
The farmers simply need to go turn their water back on....and NOT let ANYONE stand in their way regardless of what it takes to do it.
The farmers simply need to go turn their water back on....
A little civil disobediance would be well placed at this juncture.
What to say to such idiocy?
With the state on its knees, and the farmers losing their livelihood, the only conclusion that I can come to is ...
THIS IS A DELIBERATE POLICY TO KILL PEOPLE.
vent off.
Hint water flows down hill think north for water to enter rivers see map.also note pumping stations now up and running.
Yep, Saddle up o’l Trigger, ride up the creek and un-dam it by any means necessary
The pumping stations are what has been turned off and why they are in a drought in the first place.
Are you even familiar with this situation in the Valley?
New statiom came on last month.Live in the valley so I know.
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