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To: Arrowhead1952; beachn4fun
That was discussed here the past few months. We could use some of the extra water that has been flooding in the mid west.

What we do out here would work, but would mean one massive amount of public works spending and the loss of private property.

Many cities get their water from distant reservoirs or one of a few major rivers - like the Colorado or Rio Grande. The Central Arizona Project brings water from the Colorado drainage into the Phoenix/Tucson areas and large swaths of agricultural lands in-between. Much of the LA basin gets its water from the Colorado River.

Y'know, that could be the next American success story - the construction of aqueducts to alleviate flooding in the north and mid-west, and drought in the south and west.

93 posted on 08/02/2011 8:17:06 AM PDT by HiJinx (Old Cold Warrior)
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To: HiJinx

The LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) just let a 78” pipeline drain even more water from Lake Travis which is dropping about one foot per week.


97 posted on 08/02/2011 10:11:51 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, please let it rain in Texas. Amen.)
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To: HiJinx; Arrowhead1952
What we do out here would work, but would mean one massive amount of public works spending and the loss of private property.

Hmmm, well, maybe each landowner could do their own property?

107 posted on 08/02/2011 11:11:11 AM PDT by beachn4fun (The free country is no longer free.)
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