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2021-06-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Hydropower plant at California's drought-stricken Lake Oroville could shut down for first time since 1967 as heat wave torches the Southwest and Gov Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Wasn't this the lake that had the earthen dam that threatened to break a few years ago after heavy rains? The rains will eventually come again and now would be the time to fix it while the levels are low. I'm sure Gov. Nuisance would be happy to designate resources for this....Oh wait..not coastal folks? So screw you then..

Posted by Warthog 2021-06-19 07:37|| 2021-06-19 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Routine preventative maintenance and government crisis management are mutually exclusive.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-19 07:41|| 2021-06-19 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 I was told in all seriousness that Preventive Maintenance is a "pure loss line item" and must be minimized for company 'profits'. The cost of labor and materials are okay because the bean counters can factor them directly into the final cost of the product.

So Less PM = More Profit according to the Bean Counters. Madness...

Posted by magpie 2021-06-19 10:15|| 2021-06-19 10:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Is the State still releasing all the water the smelt need? Fish First!

Posted by Bobby 2021-06-19 12:09|| 2021-06-19 12:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Wasn't this the lake that had the earthen dam that threatened to break a few years ago after heavy rains?

Yes, in 2017. I just added an article search, and there it was. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2021-06-19 12:39|| 2021-06-19 12:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Is the State still releasing all the water the smelt need? Fish First!

Don't have a link, but as I understand, roughly 40% of the water that could go to refilling the reservoirs is being dumped into the ocean*. As Marie Antoinette said, "Let them eat smelt."

* My inner smart-ass wonders if this contributes to rising sea levels?

Posted by SteveS 2021-06-19 12:47|| 2021-06-19 12:47|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ Perhaps you are referring to the waste heat from air conditioning driving HVAC-Made Global Warming?

Posted by Bobby 2021-06-19 13:47|| 2021-06-19 13:47|| Front Page Top

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