"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2015-05-24, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> On 5/24/2015 12:37 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> There's no talk of a water pipeline yet. Oil gets lots of pipelines,
>>> water gets none.
>
>> Where would the pipeline come from? Is there enough water in a
>> reasonable distance? If so, it would be a smart idea.
>
> Ed, I can understand your not knowing CA history, but sf has zero excuse.
> In fact, sf gets her water from Hetch-Hetchy, which is 170 miles away.
> How does she think that pristine Sierra snow water gets all the way to
> San Fransico? By taxi!?
>
> SoCal (Southern California) has been robbing the rest of the state
> blind for water for decades. Pipelines are entirely too small.
> Check out the California Aquaduct:
>

BS. SoCal uses abouit 3-5% of all water in the state. 85% goes to farms.

> http://tinyurl.com/lkuv8kc
>
> These canals are typically 100 ft wide (at surface) and 30 ft deep.
> These water wars, which make up the biggest point of contention in
> NorCal and SoCal politics, have been going on for decades. Even as
> far back as the 19th century.

And most evaporates.



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