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2022-07-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

California's Farmland Rapidly Turns To Dust Amid Water Crisis

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Posted by Bobby 2022-07-20 10:51|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 The following is a =n answer to why California's demokrat state government is an utter disaster: Prop 1 was passed in 2014, and of the 7.5 Billion for water issues, 2.7 Billion was actually dedicated to water project construction. EIGHT years later, not one shovelful of dirt has moved:
>In November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1: The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act. The $7.5 billion bond dedicated $2.7 billion for the public benefits of new water storage projects. Some ask, “Why have no new reservoirs been built in the seven years since?” Rest assured, there are projects in the works. All recently passed a key milestone and are moving forward.

Any large-scale water storage project is complex and requires a high degree of planning, engineering, coordination — and significant financing. The California Water Commission has actively overseen the proposed projects over the past six years to help ensure they meet statutory requirements, progress at the rate dictated by the bond legislation, and meet the public benefits promised to voters."

https://californiaglobe.com/articles/why-have-no-new-reservoirs-been-built-since-prop-1-was-passed-in-2014/

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-07-20 11:48|| 2022-07-20 11:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Sic the water police on those farmers!

Posted by Skidmark 2022-07-20 12:33|| 2022-07-20 12:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Any large-scale water storage project is complex and requires a high degree of planning, engineering, coordination ...

Yeah...all that is virtually impossible in California these days.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-07-20 12:39|| 2022-07-20 12:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I lived in the Bay Area during the Delta Smelt controversy. It looked to me like there was plenty of water coming through the San Joaquin River into the bay. Choosing not to engage in agriculture to save an anchovy is a recipe for skinniness. Woman and minorities will be the most impacted.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-07-20 12:40|| 2022-07-20 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 He who delta, smelt it...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-07-20 12:41|| 2022-07-20 12:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Add to this the never ending effort by the Left to drain and dismantle Hetch-Hetchy. By God I hope they finally succeed. Want to kill the Bay Area? That's how you do it. God Speed!

Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-07-20 17:45|| 2022-07-20 17:45|| Front Page Top

#7 I had a friend from California in agriculture, they created an invention , a screened apparatus that prevented the smelt from being pumped out, It was not acceptable to the State, makes you think that is more about control than actually saving the smelt.

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