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Alimbiquated t1_j31pc8h wrote

Reply to comment by sifuyee in Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse

What California needs is widespread rain catching to reverse desertification. Tearing up all those sealed parking lots would help. Reintroducing the beaver would be a great idea. Cities should dam sluices to slow runoff.

In the mean time damming any dry wash would help. I would recommend digging a ditch to catch runoff on the lower end of your property. Put the dirt you dug out downhill of the ditch.

A lot of people have forgotten that there was a huge lake in Southern California a century ago, Lake Tulare. Poor land stewardship has turned the former lake into a desert.

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sifuyee t1_j32z6hj wrote

Rewilding rivers will certainly help. The effect on the LA river alone was significant in achieving better ground water recharge. We do need to take that further and undo a lot of the concrete channels constraining urban river beds. We also need to develop and employ more agricultural processes that work with nature and result in less dependency on irrigation and tillage. There needs to be state and federal level leadership on this to make stewardship of the land just as important to industrial farming as the bottom line profits.

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MacDugin t1_j3257yo wrote

What about the salmon they need fresh water?

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Hard_Six t1_j326flf wrote

I think op mentioning damming dry washes is meant to emulate beaver dams that essentially slow down the water during rain events and let it recharge ground water and the close to surface water table. Many dry washes used to be more perennial. Poorly planned human agricultural development lead to desertification.

Beavers and salmonids go hand in hand

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