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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_j3xbawb wrote

Reply to comment by DeadwoodNative in Northern California sees more rain while the south dries out by bluelotus214

I think the issue is, how often does California get torrential rains like this (personally, I don't know)? Diverting them to reservoirs is possible, but that's a lot of expensive infrastructure to build and maintain for something that maybe only happens once every 50 years.

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DeadwoodNative t1_j3xqfzl wrote

would def be interesting to study feasibility based on recent and changing patterns, but it seems every year or 2 there’s serious flooding somewhere in the state.

and if the reports are true about exorbitant water allocated to almond growing… a gallon per nut or whatever; I like almonds but that’s ridiculous

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Friedumb t1_j3xzzlh wrote

Its in the works as of right now.

https://www.kcra.com/article/big-new-california-reservoir-on-track-for-large-federal-loan-sites/39465488

I believe the plan is to use wind/solar to pump water to the new reservoir and then utilize hydro to capture energy from the release.

Another decent project can be found here: https://apnews.com/article/floods-climate-science-business-wildlife-502590d610a78cb027baf260e79b8555

By recreating the old floodplains we can increase recharge while reducing flood risk. The issue with this project is that farmers are reluctant to give up land adjacent to rivers due to water rights.

There is hope, it just requires everyone coming together for a single goal. Ok maybe there isnt much hope...

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