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So basically people will arrive at the duct and say WTF

They will arrive at the duct and think they were backward

[DanS]

They will arrive at the duct and think they were backward

Yes, they are going to install some huge pumps and reverse some of the flow. I was told that. Don't know the particulars but sounds weird.

[fishinone]

My guess is they will put a roof on it.

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yep, enviros won... shipping kern county ground water back to the Delta for the smelt

[DEVOREFLYER]

Let them lefty vegans the Smelt when no crops are coming out of the Central Valley.

[DanS]

Let them lefty vegans the Smelt when no crops are coming out of the Central Valley.

Are you serious cutbait?
Are they actually installing some temporary pumps? If so, where? They don't have enough well capacity to make a difference.

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I am serious!

Well capacity is planned for 1000 cfs at peak to pump north.

I wont say where on the forum. In a PM sure! {just wanna be the first to hit it } "that's what she said"

I did find out that the May 1 date is no longer achievable.. SOOOO


I can also tell you that #$%$ will hit the fan if we have one more year of this drought. SERIOUS implications are being talked about

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Let them lefty vegans the Smelt when no crops are coming out of the Central Valley.

RECORD LOW BYKILL HAS BEEN RECORDED IN 2014 AT THE SCREENS THIS YEAR!!!


Granted the pumps haven't run???????? but news enviro wacko's should be proud to hear

[DanS]

I believe that well water is mainly coming from farmers who can probably make more money just selling their pumped water than farming the soil. No snow and the aquifer rapidly being depleted could mean financial ruin for the valley if something doesn't give. With world agriculture growing eventually the Central Valley will not be such a big supplier of food.
Do you think those enviro nut jobs in SF even know where their food comes from.?

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I believe that well water is mainly coming from farmers who can probably make more money just selling their pumped water than farming the soil. No snow and the aquifer rapidly being depleted could mean financial ruin for the valley if something doesn't give. With world agriculture growing eventually the Central Valley will not be such a big supplier of food.
Do you think those enviro nut jobs in SF even know where their food comes from.?

The farmers pumping in wells are repaying water LA has given them in the past.

That's the deal. In wet years LA (metropolitan water dist mainly) could never ever use all the allocated water they were entitled to.

So they gave it to the farmers in these wet years to
1. Keep them from running wells
2. A cheaper rate than running those wells

And most importantly

3. In drought years as the past two have been Met has now a provider of water now that the state project is zero.


Its more complicated than that but you get the idea.


Regarding the aquifer.... without the aqueduct over the years just imagine where the farmers would have pumped the water table down in the past 40 years? Its a double edged sword. I have a few personal opinions about who is to blame but I keep those to face to face discussions