Posted on 06/21/2022 9:24:20 PM PDT by cuz1961
How about a desalination plant that California thinks it’s too good for?
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We don’t need one.
We have an amazing ring of watershed mountains around very a fertile valley .
I live 100 yards from the mighty Sacramento River.
This is northern California , we have loads of water flowing right by cottonwood and Anderson straight into the ocean.
Shasta resivour holds 7 years of water, and was full just a couple years back.
It’s been literally pissed away to satisfy the eco natzies over a non native introduced crap fish.
This is needless destruction .
Whatever happened to saving rainwater in barrels and local impoundment ponds?
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These farmers have, supposed to at least, Water Rights , and have never needed them before. A little late to dig ones now.
Up till 2012 it was illegeal to catch rain water in California.
Like I said , the mighty Sacramento River flows right by most of these farms. It’s not that there is no water here, it’s that the ocean is getting most of it.
Needless destruction is what liberals do.
The state's action might qualify as an eminent domain taking, and thus require "just compensation."
Well my little 20 acre farm is worth a billion dollars an acre to me (spent the last 20 years of my life making it beautiful), think the GODDAMN GOVERNMENT is going to give me what I THINK IT’S WORTH?
California the land of man made droughts. The dems hate farmers but sure love food
California cannot currently handle their water supply. Imagine if California passed a law outlawing any new car sale unless it was an EV. Well by 2035 that is what California mandates! Now image how California will handle the supply of electricity for those EV’s. Currently California faces brown and black outs of electricity and this is without the load of additional EV’s!
Stupid kalifornians.
But the greatest tragedy in all of this? Those morons are moving to my city.
Actions like this are precisely why that region needs to tear away from CA and form State of Jefferson.
Stand by...
A million IT worker jobs went to H-1B visa imports. Those Americans lost their jobs and nobody cared. It happened to me. So I don’t want to here about losing your “livelihood”.
SOOOOO—_WHO sold the water???
State employees???
Sounds like theft.
the question was: “...How or what actions can Freepers take?”
I made reference to this issue on a previous thread:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4069061/posts#25
In fact, it was this website/forum that was instrumental in putting up a resistance to a similar issue back in 2001. So, from experience, here’s are the actions Freepers can take:
1. Get Active. There is no white knight in shining armor coming to save you, neither will the lawyers. At best, the appeals will continue up to SCOTUS (you know - that bunch currently under siege). And by that time, it’ll be too late. You’ve made lawyers richer, and your farms will be gone.
2. Find locals in the area - folks who know where the water comes from. You’ll need to gather the affected people at the point of the water detour. This is where you eventually will have to re-direct the water to where it needs to go. Note: your presence there WILL probably draw in federal law enforcement. Good. You want lots of eyes on the issue at hand. But you want (and need) local law enforcement on your side. If you’re blocked, go further up stream until you find a workable branch point.
3. For those thinking or saying “this is illegal; it can’t be done, etc”, I’ll say that America - like most other countries in the past has had countless numbers of localized water wars throughout their history. This is a non-partisan, non-negotiable issue. Humans need water - period. If there is/was a legal agreement in place to supply the local communities with water, the locals will have to enforce it.
4. This may require locals to deal in-directly with the enforcers. Back in the day, they were shunned. Not served in restaurants, moved to the back of the list for service whenever possible. You see, most of the folks the government sends out to control the locals live in the area, or have to operate there. the mission will be to make it as uncomfortable and inconvenient as possible until your demands are met, or until they just leave.
Yes, we’re talking civil disobedience.
Again, look up Klamath Falls c. 2001 (OR), Jarbridge Water Brigade (ID), Sagebrush Rebellion (Northern NV), Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up operations in NB just to name a few. But these events only occurred with folks decided that doing nothing and complaining was no longer an option.
Hope that helps. And for a final word on this matter, see tag line.
jimjohn - OUT.
forgot to mention:
Get local and friendly media interested in the case. Document your actions. Do NOT look for good press from the legacy media - no matter how nice they are to you. When talking to the GOOD, remember you’re talking to people outside the area for support (using local jargon may not work). Also remember that once you start to get attention, the legacy media will be looking for anyone or anything to use against you. (see: Canadian Truckers).
gotta run,
jimjohn
I am sure Blackrock and Bill Gates will be there to buy their properties. Cheap.
Actually, gates owns property near I think
Because it's the government who took the water, you'd get the "fair market value" the farm had while it still had water.
It s*cks, but it's better than nothing.
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