California's fake water crisis: The first step to solving a crisis is the desire to solve it

American Thinker ^ | 01/31/2023 | John Horvat II

[SeekAndFind]

This year, California was hit by not one but nine “atmospheric rivers” that drenched the state, flooded communities, and filled reservoirs. The storm fronts are called “rivers” because they concentrate their punch over long narrow areas. Despite the property damage, the parade of storms was a welcome respite after years of drought.

However, California officials are saying that the massive storms have not solved the drought problem. Water customers may be asked to continue conservation efforts. Agricultural users can expect only 30 percent of regular water deliveries.

These drought provisions will continue despite the following:

• Tens of trillions of gallons of freshwater that dropped upon the state from the storms:

• A snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that is double the size of an average year;

• Many reservoirs, especially in the state’s northern part, now have over 100 percent capacity;

• Rains so intense that they could have filled a reservoir the size of the massive Hetch Hetchy water system that supplies San Francisco once every 24 hours; and

• Water districts reporting underground storage replenished by billions of gallons of water.

All these factors should point to surpluses. The long drought should be over. Each atmospheric river provided its share to make California wet again.

But there is nothing like a good crisis to keep things liberal, especially in eco-friendly California. The good news is that the rains dumped tens of trillions of gallons upon the parched land. The bad news is that most of the water ended up in the Pacific Ocean.

California is in a state of a manufactured crisis. The state is known to have seven-year drought cycles. “The science” proves that the present drought was predictable based on past data. It is not the result of global warming or climate change.

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For decades, state officials capitalized on this knowledge to build a sophisticated water system to supply residents and agriculture in times of need.

Thus, the present crisis should not be happening. However, it is occurring because man-made efforts to harness nature’s solutions have suddenly shrunk.

The key to solving the problem of finding enough water in dry California is building essential infrastructure. A growing population and dwindling water storage make for high water bills and shortages. Since the seventies, the state government has slowed down building major water projects. Environmentalists oppose dams, canals, and tunnels that would get the water where it is needed. Projects that even remotely endanger wildlife can be canceled or suffer death by environmental impact studies.

[Yo-Yo]

A lot of California's water woes could be relieved if they quit using headwaters for hydroelectricity and build more natural gas power plants, leaving the water for essential irrigation and drinking.

But that's not 'green' enough for Kalifornia...

[Reno89519]

Deport the 1/3 population that are illegal would cut down on demand and aid in all areas and aspects of life in the state.

[cicero2k]

I’m paying $400 per month for water near San Diego to allow a farmer in the Imperial Valley grow alfalfa, a low value crop. Makes nothing sense. A wealth transfer without the recipient becoming wealthy

[Carriage Hill]

Atmospheric Rivers... T-Storms,
Polar Vortex... Cold Front,
Bomb Cyclones... I don’t have a clue.

It’s THE WEATHER!

[Karliner]

We need alfalfa for the dairy and beef farms up here in Northern California. They’re taxing the cattle and forcing water systems( wells) to shut down due to high arsenic levels.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Unfortunately, the magnificent water systems in California were built when the state had 10 million people. They planned and sized the systems for a doubling of the population, to 20 million people. Then they stopped building, but population kept growing, all the way to 40 million people.

The very same green lunatics who won’t allow anything to be built want to completely erase our borders and allow unrestricted immigration. California would very quickly grow to 60 million with unlimited southern invaders pouring in.

The same is true for every system needed to keep life going in California - roads, sewage, electricity and natural gas. What we have hasn’t been maintained and new construction is impossible.

In 2014 (NINE years ago), voters approved Proposition 1 by a 2 to 1 margin. It provided $7.5 billion for construction of water projects. No new dams have been built. Lots of small projects have been completed. $2.7 billion was marked for water storage projects, the rest for wastewater management, stormwater capture, recycling and groundwater cleanup.

“It’s slow going — a lot of permitting,” says Lisa Lien-Mager, spokesperson for the state Natural Resources Agency. “It’s not like the state just writes a check.”

NINE years and the state bureaucrat says “these things take time.” We sent men to the moon in less time than they have wasted.

[j.havenfarm]

A central point is wrong, but probably just through carelessness. Of 17 major reservoirs,
Only 1 is full. What is probably referred to is that most are more full than the the thirty year average for this date:
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=rescond.pdf

[Vaduz]

Present crisis should not be happening.

Same for the gas co. gas is 5 times higher than last year spokes babe for the gas company said all the pipe lines are full but no place to store it.

Even Moe shakes head

[bert]

California is a desert and will always be short of water

[rellimpank]

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/most-colorado-river-states-agree-on-water-cuts-2720878/

—but not California—

[wac3rd]

The problem is that laws are for people who pay bills and support the Democratic Party. I left CA after 20+ years in 2020-21 after realizing there are no standards and if you can pay taxes or fees, you get jammed. If not, the Government lets you ride.

The insanity of Liberalism shows in LA and SF. I frequent both of them for work and family, still. Like 2-3x a year. If CA is 33,000,000 people, over 10 million there are illegal or anchor babies, refugees, asylum seekers, etc.

I would estimate CA is 20,000,0000 of 33,000,000 Hispanic, mainly Mexican. I would say in real numbers, there are more Spanish speakers than English speakers. There are some whites in the affluent areas and NorCal past Sacramento, but the cities are vastly majority minority.

That there is Affirmative Action in CA is a joke, the only real whites left, as mentioned are in rural areas, pockets of wealth like Los Gatos or Palos Verdes, or up in Susanville or Redding.

The Asian/Indian population has also exploded, it would be Latino, Asian, White then Black, as a ratio.

We left, never coming back and will watch Scott Weiner and Gavin Newsome get rid of college admissions, pedo laws and let all the water run into the ocean...all while killing oil, gas and gasoline cars.

It will be easy to round up people for the WEF experiment there. Dublin, CA will be a test site. 15 minute cities. So sad to watch, but they vote for it, super majority power and Globalist/Communist-pledged crooked Dems with millions of 3rd Worlders in anger mode of gimme gimme. They point to their oppressors when they are in the majority and the crop-haired Berkeley Dems cheer their Fentanyl-infused bums and incessant street crime.

Saddest thing to leave CA but it’s a slow-moving train wreck.

[Vaduz]

California setting next to an ocean and have no idea what desalinating sea water means it’s California Jake.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Bookmarked.

[ridesthemiles]

California also continues to destroy dams which keep flooding at bay & provide power & provide irrigation under CONTROLLED conditions for farmers.

[Nifster]

Let the dams that exist actually fill up

[bert]

Gas is for desalination

[bert]

Gas is for desalination

[Vaduz]

Gas is for everything we need to survive

[markman46]

because the cal coastal commission staff will not allow for them