Governor Jerry Brown fiddles while California runs out of water

[Blackrook]

Greetings From Jerry Brown s Planet California - Investors.com

The stupid liberals who voted for Jerry Brown deserve what they get.

But not every person in California is a liberal, and they will suffer too.

The farmers of Central Valley don't have enough political power, so all the water is being diverted to the big cities where liberals live.

Could an entire state die for lack of water?

It seems that Governor Moonbeam is determined to find out.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

"...construct water-storage facilities..."

Seriously?

This is the dumbest op/ed I've read in a while.

 

[Blackrook]

You act like building water storage facilities is a bad idea. What is your solution?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Turn ocean water into fresh water and pour it into those storage tanks!!! That s the solution.

 

[Blackrook]

Turn ocean water into fresh water and pour it into those storage tanks!!! That s the solution.

It's too late to do that. California is running out of water, and unless it rains many days, things will only get worse.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

You act like building water storage facilities is a bad idea. What is your solution?

Trillions and trillions and trillions of gallons ...

Yes, its a very bad idea.

Turn ocean water into fresh water and pour it into those storage tanks!!! That s the solution.

Very expensive and the pollution isn't worth it.

Use less.

That's really the only possible answer. If we don't do it willingly, we will be forced to.

 

[TooTall]

Greetings From Jerry Brown s Planet California - Investors.com

The stupid liberals who voted for Jerry Brown deserve what they get.

But not every person in California is a liberal, and they will suffer too.

The farmers of Central Valley don't have enough political power, so all the water is being diverted to the big cities where liberals live.

Could an entire state die for lack of water?

It seems that Governor Moonbeam is determined to find out.

Use the fish for bait and the water for people.

• In May 2007, a Federal District Court Judge ruled that increased amounts of water had to be re-allocated towards protecting the Delta smelt – a three-inch fish on the Endangered Species List.
  
  
• Because of this ruling, in 2009 and 2010 more than 300 billion gallons (or 1 million acre-feet) of water were diverted away from farmers in the Central Valley and into the San Francisco Bay – eventually going out into the Pacific Ocean.
  
  
• This man-made drought cost thousands of farm workers their jobs, inflicted up to 40 percent unemployment in certain communities, and fallowed hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland.
  

 

[Blackrook]

Increasing the price of water so that demand no longer exceeds supply would solve all of California's water problems.

But that simple idea will never be tried, because liberals hate free markets and prefer a socialistic solution.

 

[Blackrook]

Greetings From Jerry Brown s Planet California - Investors.com

The stupid liberals who voted for Jerry Brown deserve what they get.

But not every person in California is a liberal, and they will suffer too.

The farmers of Central Valley don't have enough political power, so all the water is being diverted to the big cities where liberals live.

Could an entire state die for lack of water?

It seems that Governor Moonbeam is determined to find out.

Use the fish for bait and the water for people.

• In May 2007, a Federal District Court Judge ruled that increased amounts of water had to be re-allocated towards protecting the Delta smelt – a three-inch fish on the Endangered Species List.
  
  
• Because of this ruling, in 2009 and 2010 more than 300 billion gallons (or 1 million acre-feet) of water were diverted away from farmers in the Central Valley and into the San Francisco Bay – eventually going out into the Pacific Ocean.
  
  
• This man-made drought cost thousands of farm workers their jobs, inflicted up to 40 percent unemployment in certain communities, and fallowed hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland.

It's amazing how much damage a federal judge can do. And they cannot be voted out, and serve for life, so they do not need to fear the wrath of the people.

 

[ScienceRocks]

It is either spend the money or move. ONe or the other.

 

[Zander]

San Diego has a seawater desalination plant under construction that is set to come on line in the fall of this year. Carlsbad Desalination Project Home

Santa Barbara has a plant that was built in 1996 but never used- it is schedule to be restarted. Santa Barbara - Desalination

I expect more of these will be built.

 

[Political Junky]

Republicans should offer some solutions.

 

[Gracie]

I was reading on the news today about people in Beverly Hills washing down their driveways and sidewalks, sprinklers running every day for an hour, etc.
Until these people are fined, we will run out of water faster than planned. They just don't get it. Or care. They have money. They can just up and move to another state that does have water. The rest of us? We do without, trying to save as much as we can while Hollyweird continues to thumb their noses at something so silly as conserving water.

 

[Blackrook]

At some

Republicans should offer some solutions.

I did offer a solution. Increase the price of water until demand no longer exceeds supply.

This is a very simple solution that works for most commodities, including gasoline, bread, milk and toilet paper.

 

[ScienceRocks]

San Diego has a seawater desalination plant under construction that is set to come on line in the fall of this year. Carlsbad Desalination Project Home

Santa Barbara has a plant that was built in 1996 but never used- it is schedule to be restarted. Santa Barbara - Desalination

I expect more of these will be built.

Build about 30 of them and do it within the next couple of years!!! Employee tens of thousands of people to do so!!!

The water problem will be gone.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

Greetings From Jerry Brown s Planet California - Investors.com

The stupid liberals who voted for Jerry Brown deserve what they get.

But not every person in California is a liberal, and they will suffer too.

The farmers of Central Valley don't have enough political power, so all the water is being diverted to the big cities where liberals live.

Could an entire state die for lack of water?

It seems that Governor Moonbeam is determined to find out.

jerry forgot to do the math of, what happens when u let thousands of illegals in your state? uhm, arent they going to use the water?

 

[Gracie]

Hollyweird hoity toities use more water than 10 illegals. After all..they are celebs and MUST have clean sidewalks for the gawkers.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Build the plants and everyone will have plenty of water!!! There's a ocean off the coast of California!

 

[mdk]

Some facts to open the eyes of the blind partisans:

Water Use in California PPIC Publication

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Some facts to open the eyes of the blind partisans:

Water Use in California PPIC Publication

We're about to lose our national salad bowl.

We all want cheap produce and meat but we don't take into account what it costs to produce it.

Beef prices are increasing at a very fast rate and will continue to go up but beef costs more water than any other food.