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uriel1972

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102. On another note...

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Wed Jun 30, 2021, 12:07 PM

Jun 2021

If you start piping water when it's raining, what will happen when it stops raining?

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Why can't we ship water from the East Coast... [View all] RussBLib Jun 2021 OP

steam powered blimps? uriel1972 Jun 2021 #1

Giant water balloons. I love it. Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #21

been hearing this more and more - especially after some inundating storm rurallib Jun 2021 #2

Back in the 1970s, water-challenged Midwest states lured factories away Sibelius Fan Jun 2021 #3

How about not living in a desert ? rickford66 Jun 2021 #4

25% of CA is desert. Sibelius Fan Jun 2021 #7

Okay. But that's where the people live. nt Maru Kitteh Jun 2021 #25

Incorrect. Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #36

I live in Lake Forest, CA. This whole area of SoCal from the foothills to the ocean Sibelius Fan Jun 2021 #50

Yep! I keep reading about people taking water from the Great Lakes, but that isn't really Luciferous Jun 2021 #11

Will never happen. Grins Jun 2021 #40

Exactly! CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #24

Seattle's not a desert, and it's been well over 100 here. n/t pnwmom Jun 2021 #30

Is Seattle short of water? nt. Mariana Jun 2021 #32

No, not this summer. Our snow pack was fine. That's not why our temps are so high. pnwmom Jun 2021 #37

Oh! That's a good one! tenderfoot Jun 2021 #43

I thought of Sam IMMEDIATELY when I read that post! 11 Bravo Jun 2021 #71

'Convert some of the oil pipelines to water pipelines. Charter fleets of trucks (electric trucks) to elleng Jun 2021 #5

Well, just around here our water tables are pretty low... TreasonousBastard Jun 2021 #6

No! PortTack Jun 2021 #8

How about not having 10's of millions of people living in places without natural resources? Ace Rothstein Jun 2021 #9

This. Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 #13

+1000 nt WarGamer Jun 2021 #17

So empty California? former9thward Jun 2021 #19

No, you just charge people the value of the resource MisterProton Jun 2021 #62

Fine, stop the government food subsidies. former9thward Jun 2021 #65

California has PLENTY of water for residential use WarGamer Jun 2021 #103

Um, go West? Tarc Jun 2021 #10

The great lakes are closer... dawg day Jun 2021 #12

The great lakes are glacial Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #53

Very large bowls! dawg day Jun 2021 #61

So the West deserts can have swimming pools, soaking tubs and golf courses. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #14

and THAT is the correct answer... WarGamer Jun 2021 #16

Exactly, I am against piping Great Lake Water anywhere. We have to take hard look at Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #96

Let's get a few things straight. WarGamer Jun 2021 #15

California probably has enough water for the people, they do not have enough for the Maru Kitteh Jun 2021 #28

Ever look at a topographical map of the continental US? Ever talk to a civil engineer about ... Hekate Jun 2021 #18

Lots of grounded responses, but I like your thinking big. Hortensis Jun 2021 #20

No way! All that spring water we have running into the ocean. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #41

My husband fishes those ecosystems also. Hortensis Jun 2021 #77

Some of the more remote springs are still super clear. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #81

Lovely. I have a special fondness for the turtle families Hortensis Jun 2021 #82

That's a pretty spring. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #83

We're up in No GA during the summer, but lots of rain here so far also, Hortensis Jun 2021 #98

Desalinization would be VASTLY cheaper Rstrstx Jun 2021 #22

I hear California is building the biggest desal plant ever near San Diego RussBLib Jun 2021 #23

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2021 #48

No pipelines will divert water from the Great Lakes. roamer65 Jun 2021 #26

Agreed. nt Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #52

It takes a lot of energy to move water long distances and over mountains. hunter Jun 2021 #27

Prohibitively espensive. Water is very heavy. Some kind of aqueduct system... brush Jun 2021 #29

Because you'd be stealing from Canada? Deb Jun 2021 #31

Pipelines from Canada is a great idea RussBLib Jun 2021 #34

I'm thinking Canada might disagree. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #42

We have pipelines from Canada. They're full of oil. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #56

What does oil cost? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2021 #66

I hear water UnderThisLaw Jun 2021 #33

You know how much water agriculture uses in the Southwest and California? NickB79 Jun 2021 #35

yup, i played with some numbers. the amount of water used is incredible, it couldn't be done. Amishman Jun 2021 #74

Desalination plants on the west coast... Happy Hoosier Jun 2021 #38

It's outrageously expensive susanr516 Jun 2021 #39

The California Aqueduct has a capacity 66 times that. hunter Jun 2021 #60

You're right susanr516 Jun 2021 #85

The Great Lakes is closer Captain Zero Jun 2021 #44

They cannot and should not Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #101

Because it will only prolonged the inevitable and will not resolve the problem. dilby Jun 2021 #45

Chile and china are doing it FirefighterJo Jun 2021 #46

It's California and California gets sarisataka Jun 2021 #47

The energy to do this will come from where exactly? NNadir Jun 2021 #49

So it can be used in a DESERT? Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #51

"Flyover country" is the biggest desert of all. hunter Jun 2021 #91

Well then I suppose California doesn't need our 'polluted' water and by the way, crops usuing Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #95

I'm universally hostile to some kinds of agriculture. hunter Jun 2021 #99

We agree on this...sorry don't build in a desert. Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #97

We may be getting a ton of rain Blue_Adept Jun 2021 #54

Ignore the snark. You make valid points that should be explored maxrandb Jun 2021 #55

America used to think big RussBLib Jun 2021 #57

It isn't a question of thinking big, sarisataka Jun 2021 #59

Great response, really disappointed with some posters here eissa Jun 2021 #64

Replacing, or iliminating the crops from California and this country would starve maxrandb Jun 2021 #80

The Army Corps of Engineers already reviewed... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #86

Isn't the proposal to ship water to California sarisataka Jun 2021 #100

We could look at it that way, but that would make us Retrumplicans maxrandb Jun 2021 #104

I don't for a second advocate the 'Forget California' line... uriel1972 Jun 2021 #88

Shipping water is inane. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2021 #58

Californians need to pay attention... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #63

Right on. nt intrepidity Jun 2021 #79

"Factory farm" meat and dairy operations in California are worse than almonds... hunter Jun 2021 #90

Agree about cows, and I'll never eat those... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #93

With relatives in SoCal, I have often had that same thought: Sogo Jun 2021 #67

If we can imagine it RussBLib Jun 2021 #72

No, the region is too hot and it would be a waste of time. Also, many areas in Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #94

Why do people keep saying you'd have to cross mountains to get water to the West Coast? Sogo Jun 2021 #68

Seriously? hunter Jun 2021 #69

Because Geography nt sarisataka Jun 2021 #70

Who gets what, when? Lurker Deluxe Jun 2021 #73

Well, I don't think every inch of Nevada needs water RussBLib Jun 2021 #75

Prolly not Lurker Deluxe Jun 2021 #76

Shipping takes too long. They should fly it out. First class. 11 Bravo Jun 2021 #78

The West will only continue to fry and shipping water would be a wasted effort. Decoy of Fenris Jun 2021 #84

Because you'd need a couple of hundred nuke plants to generate the energy to do it? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2021 #87

tow the next giant chunk of ice sheet that breaks off from Antarctica eShirl Jun 2021 #89

Like this is new ripcord Jun 2021 #92

On another note... uriel1972 Jun 2021 #102