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California Imposes New Round of Water Cuts to Deal with Severe Drought
Zubu Brothers ^ | 3-21-2020

Posted on 03/21/2022 10:27:36 AM PDT by blam

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1 posted on 03/21/2022 10:27:36 AM PDT by blam
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If only there were a way to store water for times like this. Perhaps a wall or something that could hold water back so it would fill in a low lying area. Alas such a device will never exist.


2 posted on 03/21/2022 10:29:03 AM PDT by LukeL
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Why don’t they start first with kicking all illegals out? That would reduce the population in half, reducing water demand substantially.


3 posted on 03/21/2022 10:32:13 AM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: blam

Why no desalinization plants in CA?


4 posted on 03/21/2022 10:32:52 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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Stop using logic. You will confuse the narrative 😀


5 posted on 03/21/2022 10:37:31 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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Everything ya see growing in S. CA has been planted and must be watered.

In fact, if ya shut the water off going into S.CA, it would revert back to desert in a matter of a few months. No joke.


6 posted on 03/21/2022 10:38:07 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: LukeL

But then the smelt won’t be able to traverse the entire length of the waterway and will have to content itself with spawning downstream.

No can do.


7 posted on 03/21/2022 10:39:11 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: blam

California doesn’t have a water problem, it has a Democrat problem. They have plenty of water, but can effectively use it because of Democrat party policies.
Full disclosure; I grew up in SE LA county and lived in the Sacramento area for a few years so I’ve seen both the south, the north and lived with their unique issues.


8 posted on 03/21/2022 10:42:01 AM PDT by rellic
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.....ahhhhhh...California...the golden state.... the land of fruits and nuts.......


9 posted on 03/21/2022 10:42:04 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: rellic

can is CAN’T


10 posted on 03/21/2022 10:42:54 AM PDT by rellic
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To: blam

It’s caused by solar panels and windmills.


11 posted on 03/21/2022 10:46:39 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: sanjuanbob

Yes, its time, and power them with Nuclear power plants North and south

And while I am on the subjecty, lets run a sea level pipeline from the Columbia to the Delta. Common WA and OR. Get the team spirit.


12 posted on 03/21/2022 10:46:43 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (retired aerospace engineer and CSP who also taught)
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Politically that was tried. Big no.

Oregon and Washington are also currently in drought.


13 posted on 03/21/2022 10:52:21 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: blam

Newsom is doing NOTHING to increase water storage. He’s a useless POS.


14 posted on 03/21/2022 10:54:40 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: blam

For some reason I’m thinking of these severe droughts ancient Israel had and how they kept not repenting.


15 posted on 03/21/2022 10:58:17 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Reno89519
Why don’t they start first with kicking all illegals out? That would reduce the population in half, reducing water demand substantially.

I've been saying this for years only to be attacked by the liberal ding dongs. Housing, water, energy, sewage could all be kept in check if we reduced the extra load.

16 posted on 03/21/2022 10:59:18 AM PDT by jetson (chiwowa)
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“Right now, California has 12 desalination facilities in operation, but there are calls for more. There are three in the Northern California area near Monterey and San Francisco. As for proposed desalination facilities, there are 15 in all, including seven in Northern California.”

https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/why-guy-question/desalination-facility-california-near-drought-ridden-cities/103-d535974c-4c78-45d2-8f35-d7bb1c368ed9


17 posted on 03/21/2022 11:10:18 AM PDT by Trinity5
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To: LukeL

I posted numerous articles by Katy Grimes at the Globe on how Dipstick DRAINED ALL of our reservoirs last year when they were at 100% capacity and flushed all the water out to the ocean.


18 posted on 03/21/2022 11:15:36 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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Don't forget that the federal government because of “environmental and native American treaty considerations” is going full speed ahead at removing the Klammath Falls reservoir dams along the California/Oregon boarder.

If you read the tea leaves, people in cities will always get a small amount of water over farmers. Unfortunately, this means that lots of irrigated California agricultural products will start to be in short supply. Eventually things like almonds, dairy products (the feed and water for the cows), melons, etc. will need to be imported from other places.

19 posted on 03/21/2022 11:20:26 AM PDT by Robert357
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They wasted 5 years worth of water last year.

They have no one to blame but themselves.


20 posted on 03/21/2022 11:28:49 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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