bcanddc t1_j5oz4qp wrote
The solution is building new reservoirs and expanding existing ones. Every time they attempt this, some environmental group sues because of some supposedly endangered mouse in the area or some such thing. Without more water storage, humans will become endangered, forgot about the mice.
hmountain t1_j5p40i3 wrote
Why build reservoirs when we have aquifers already?
CriskCross t1_j5voi3g wrote
No, the solution is to take the idea of free water out behind the barn and executing it. Once the externalities are priced in, you'll see incredibly water inefficient and wasteful crops move to areas that can sustain them, and investment into improving water efficiency.
What you're proposing is the equivalent of wanting someone to lose weight and prescribing exercise, while also allowing them to eat two cheesecakes, four burgers, an entire shifts output of pizza and a handle of liquor a day. You can exercise all you want, they're still getting fat.
zushiba t1_j5p4n4p wrote
Well we can make as many holes in the ground as we want. If there’s no water to put in them then all we have is some neat holes for objects of archaeological wonder in the future.
bcanddc t1_j5p4tcw wrote
See that pic at the top of this post? Every single drop of that water runs straight into the ocean right now.
zushiba t1_j5p52r6 wrote
Ya that’s great and all but I live in a part of the state where that much water hasn’t been seen in centuries.
bcanddc t1_j5p59v4 wrote
Even if that’s true, still would have been nice to catch it all and save it wouldn’t it? Those last storms could have filled dozens of reservoirs.
zushiba t1_j5pcodk wrote
Those storms were somewhat unprecedented. I feel like we would just be hoping something like that happens again.
bcanddc t1_j5q6ow9 wrote
If the climate change crowd is to be believed, we’re supposed to see more extreme weather right? Safe to assume that would include storms like these. Build reservoirs to catch whatever rain we get!
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