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13. If I am not mistaken that is why the dams in the west were built in the first place but not there

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 10:59 AM

Mar 2015

Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:38 PM - Edit history (1)

is not enough snow/rain to fill them.

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I may be over-simplifying this but (re: Water Shortages) [View all] maxrandb Mar 2015 OP

If they can build this for oil, they could build on for water. panader0 Mar 2015 #1

As long as we are smart and build the reserve somewhere up North.. snooper2 Mar 2015 #2

LOL< NM_Birder Mar 2015 #12

Good one!!! n/t Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #19

That snow is so dirty that it would be be very expensive to purify. hack89 Mar 2015 #3

Understood maxrandb Mar 2015 #5

Who would pay for it? hack89 Mar 2015 #6

I believe the 1% maxrandb Mar 2015 #10

"Damns"?! KamaAina Mar 2015 #21

LOL Did not look at what I was typing. jwirr Mar 2015 #24

That would be too logical for Republicans to get a handle on. world wide wally Mar 2015 #4

Adopting less wasteful crop watering would help a lot. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #8

Absolutely - land useage is an important factor in this. jwirr Mar 2015 #14

Thank you. KamaAina Mar 2015 #22

some thoughts DetlefK Mar 2015 #9

Spent some time in the San Jaquin Valley maxrandb Mar 2015 #11

Haven't they reduced the flow to the west side B2G Mar 2015 #20

Global warming and climate change is relentless. hunter Mar 2015 #16

"Reduce" comes first on the strategies for surviving climate change GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #17

Thanks. Very informative articles maxrandb Mar 2015 #23