“Why the }{€££ are they not pumping water out of the PACIFIC OCEAN !?!?!?!?”
They say ocean water can’t be used. I don’t know why.
See my comment above. City official said on live TV rather casually that they can use water from the Pacific ocean to put out these fires because the salt in the water can harm the environment. Newscaster gal went right along with him saying they have to protect the environment from salt (even if there are fires,). Not a functioning brain cells between them. (Oh, and San Francisco has pump station to use ocean water for big fires, go figure).
Corrosive properties of the Saltwater.
When they get the fires out they can Flush and Burn the Distrobution System.