[rivercat]

There are too many people in SoCal and they need to stop stealing the water from the north, or build their own reservoirs.

[TheDon]

We have lots of reservoirs and are building more, but that doesn’t provide water. We need desalination!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

build their own reservoirs.

That was done recently...A big one out by Hemet...

Diamond Valley Lake

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• Almost doubles Southern California's surface storage capacity.
• Secures six months of emergency storage in the event of a major earthquake.
• Provides additional water supplies for drought protection and peak summer needs.

Storage Capacity:	800,000 acre-feet or 269 billion gallons of water. One acre-foot of water can be visualized as a football field one foot deep in water. An acre-foot of water supplies the needs of two average Southland families in and around their homes for one year.
Reservoir Surface Area:	4,500 acres 4.5 miles long More than 2 miles wide 160-260 feet deep Maximum elevation 1,756 feet above sea level