surfsteve wrote:While this wouldn't totally solve the problem, it would be a tremendous help.
Trump Implies He Will Use An Executive Order To End The California Drought
Efforts to protect the endangered fish from further decline have focused on limiting or modifying the large-scale pumping activities of state and federal water projects at the southern end of the estuary thereby limiting water available to farming. However, these efforts have not prevented the species from becoming functionally extinct in the wild.
A survey in April 2015 found only one individual delta smelt.
Can Seawater Fix California’s Drought? Lots of options, but none of them are inexpensive. What's a drought-stricken state to do?
Re: California Drought
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:07 pm
by sandman
Ski resorts hope early snowfall brings strong ski season Early snow doesn't necessarily translate to a lot of snow, but we can keep our fingers crossed.
Re: California Drought
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 7:42 am
by panamint_patty
California trees dying at 'unprecedented' rate Harsh reality: Trees need water to survive.
Re: California Drought
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 8:01 am
by twister
Wrightwood Is Already Having A White Chrismtas Snow down in the Wrightwood area is good news. Hopefully it will be resupplied in weeks to come, but not too much at a time.
Re: California Drought
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:43 pm
by panamint_patty
California, Nevada pounded by floods, mudslides This is some serious precipitation! The drought may not officially be over, but a few more storms like this and we'll have a year way above normal! Unfortunately, the historic "Tunnel Tree" fell during this latest storm.
Re: California Drought
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:26 am
by tronagirl
Drought over? Even if this is a year with record rainfall they'll still insist that the drought is still on. It will take three above average years in a row before they'll admit that the drought is over. They may loosen water restrictions after a good year, but they won't lift them until the drought is long gone.
Re: California Drought
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:09 am
by surfsteve
The drought wont be over till Obama leaves office!
Re: California Drought
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:28 am
by Sparky of SoCal
If we look further than our porch we see it will take years to fill the reservoirs to get close to pre drought levels. It took 17 years to fill Lake Powell alone and all the reservoirs are at record levels. If what we see at present time is a spike and we go back waterless years it gets worse.
Re: California Drought
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:53 am
by surfsteve
Sparky. Yes we have a drought but it's being intensified by environmental regulations. I realize all of the effects from the drought are not over and will take years of rain to solve. I was actually referring to Donald Trump's promise to help alleviate the effects due to California insanely dumping half it's fresh water directly out to sea in a feeble attempt to protect a few Delta Smelt over the welfare of millions of human beings.