Democrats are in complete control of California government. All constitutional statewide elected officials are Democrats, from governor on down. The Democrats have a 2/3 majority in both state Senate and state Assembly.
And since the enviro extreme types have such pull on all these Democrats, objections about hurting the snail darter or delta smelt, will override any ideas of new dams or water storage. To the extent that government approval or oversight is needed on such projects, it’s quite likely they just won’t happen, because the political will among Democrats isn’t there to do anything.
Maybe they need to build an upstream dam to act as a capacitor for inflow regulation to Oroville (as the water storage facility).
NO. It won’t spark a spate of new dam building. Whatever has to be fixed on this one will be paid for by taxpayers just like all the other bad things that happens which government in California always screws up because they are Democrats.
They will blame, tax and keep on spending, and California can expect billions and billions more on a train that nobody wants, needs, and going nowhere. Democrats in action.
Why does the MSM always want something that didn't happen to appear as though it did...almost. It is just to sell papers?
LA needs to be limited to water from its watershed and whatever they can desalinize from the ocean. THAT would be sustainable and ecologically sound.
No dams!
I want to watch the Spotted Owls swim upstream to spawn!
If these fish need a place to spawn, then I say we dump some old cars into the river and they can spawn in the backseat like high school kids do.
***That’s because of psychological denial:***
Reminds me of Katrina when so many of the people, when told to leave New Orleans, chose to stay.
As one person said..
“It’s always gon round befoa, and we thought dis one would jes go around too!”
But it didn’t.
They really need to put up a small flood control dam on the Consumes River south of Sacramento, CA. Every time we have above normal rains, the Consumes River overflows and causes a lot of damage.
Debasement is right down the stairs.
At the very least, they’re going to build a new spillway.
I thought it was a river in Egypt.
Can’t build a dam now while it is raining and flooding. When it stops why then, well, don’t need it then.