California is pouring fresh water into the ocean

[Merkava_4]

250,000 Acre Feet

If you were to take one whole acre and fill it up with water to a depth of 12 inches, that would be 1 acre foot. Times that by 250,000 is what California is pouring into the ocean to save a little fish that's two inches long. Meanwhile, we're in a drought and they're giving out heavy fines for people watering their grass. Grass watering makes up a total of 6% water usage for the entire state, yet that's California's main strategy for combating the drought.

 

[rshaw125]

California is returning to it's historical dry state. The problem there is over population in a very dry region. Too many people.

 

[Merkava_4]

There's is no drought in California; our lakes, rivers and reservoirs are jam packed full of water.

 

[rshaw125]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
There's is no drought in California; our lakes, rivers, and and reservoirs are jam packed full of water.


You just contradicted yourself.

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: rshaw125
You just contradicted yourself.


No, THEY (the government) are saying we're in a drought; not me.

 

[CKN]

When I was growing up in So. Cal there were less-far less than 20 million people. Today it's close to 40 million. California is an arid place. I don't know if there is a drought or not. I can tell you that much population growth has to put a strain on natural resources.


I left California-4 years ago. Best thing I EVER DID. What a nutty, over populated and expensive place to live!

 

[Merkava_4]

Well, if the government gets their way, they're gonna stack and pack everybody into tall buildings and make everybody ride bicycles; they want us out of our cars.

 

[Pajamarama]

It's too bad they can't pour Californians into the ocean. I think that would solve everyone's problems.

 

[Errtt]

Heard this morning on the radio the plan to pretty much drain down Folsom Lake - just doesn't make any sense to me

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: Pajamarama
It's too bad they can't pour Californians into the ocean. I think that would solve everyone's problems.


If we get a big enough earthquake, that's where we're going.

 

[Danno]

Californians voted the gov't in.

Reap what you sow.

 

[Mr Nice]

Why do some people say California is LaLa land ???

The 'best' of everything...

 

[mcrn]

Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
There's is no drought in California; our lakes, rivers, and and reservoirs are jam packed full of water.


You just contradicted yourself.



Where?

 

[Pajamarama]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Meanwhile, we're in a drought


Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
There's is no drought in California

 

[gathermewool]

Any video or article with a title like that deserves to be immediately ignored.

 

[Lyman]

I have lived here in San Diego County my whole life.
Our far left government chooses to dump all of our water into the ocean to save this stupid little fish that nobody wants. It's one of the most ridiculous things they have done in a while. I am sure though that the future will bring more stupidity to our state soon.

 

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted By: Blkstanger
I have lived here in San Diego County my whole life.
Our far left government chooses to dump all of our water into the ocean to save this stupid little fish that nobody wants. It's one of the most ridiculous things they have done in a while. I am sure though that the future will bring more stupidity to our state soon.


That's why California is known as the land of fruits and nuts.

 

[Nick1994]

Originally Posted By: Pajamarama
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Meanwhile, we're in a drought


Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
There's is no drought in California




Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
You just contradicted yourself.


No, THEY (the government) are saying we're in a drought; not me.

 

[Nick1994]

Originally Posted By: Pajamarama
It's too bad they can't pour Californians into the ocean. I think that would solve everyone's problems.
+1

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: gathermewool
Any video or article with a title like that deserves to be immediately ignored.


Yep,
riparian flows are a fact of life if you build a dam. Need to release a daily part of the flows, and also simulate high rainfall flooding flows.

No need for inflamatory whackjobs who don't understand it to make such tripe.