To: TheDon
There are too many people in SoCal and they need to stop stealing the water from the north, or build their own reservoirs.
14 posted on
08/19/2008 1:43:27 PM PDT by
rivercat
To: rivercat
We have lots of reservoirs and are building more, but that doesn’t provide water. We need desalination!
28 posted on
08/19/2008 2:06:49 PM PDT by
TheDon
To: rivercat
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:
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- 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.
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Reservoir Surface Area:
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- 4,500 acres
- 4.5 miles long
- More than 2 miles wide
- 160-260 feet deep
- Maximum elevation 1,756 feet above sea level
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