The Colorado River situation is well beyond scary. There are around 10 million people living in the lower basin desert relying on a limited amount of water that can barely support that population. Worse yet, the long term water rights holders are incentivized to USE as much as they can to prevent loss of their water rights. The system does not reward conservation, it rewards hoarding. Soon we are going to realize we have kicked the can one too many times, and something is going to give.
Years ago, when SNWA was trying to build a pipeline from the eastern Nevada basins to vegas, all the news stories were about how additional water was unnecessary and SNWA was doing that to impact Utah farms.
Now, it seems like SNWA may have known what it was doing.
For what the US Government has spent on Ukraine Funding ($44B in direct financial aid only [CASH alone]) the US could have built 6 desalinization plants comparable to the worlds largest plant, which is in Saudi Arabia.
Just one of these plants produces water equal to 80% of the Colorado River every single day. 2 or 3 of these plants could literally cure the drought conditions in the western United States FOREVER and eliminate the impending famine.
Decades of water mismanagement by the State of California CURED.
California’s mismanagement of water is so much deeper, too. They didnt even regulate use until the 80s, whereas Nevada started in 1905. Not to mention California’s old riparian rights law was trash.
Forget the federal government paying, all if see all day is how much GDP California has and how it beats most small countries. California can afford its own desalinisation plants. But, is draining the ocean really the right solution here? Im not saying Gatorade the fields (couldn’t help myself), but there has got to be a better way than slowly turning the entire planet into a waterless desert.
The downvotes are because your post goes against popular poitical narratives. It matters not how reasonable your post may be, but because you ran afoul of political narratives you are an idiot and know nothing.
The war in Ukraine ends the moment Russia stops fighting and leaves Ukraine. Monetary and military support from the free world is the only way to make that a reality.
The downvotes are because not a single one of you know anything about hydrogeology, water rights, desalinization plants, or the environmental impact of the plants. You are talking out of your ass, and it shows. Stick to the latest plaintiff verdict.
12:18 California mismanagement–The ultimate irony is the drought is essentially over in California. The reservoirs are at capacity and spilling over. They don’t have enough infrastructure to capture all the storm water which runs out to the ocean. The water pipeline from Northern Nevada should have been built as backup. Even if we start now with any alternative–desalination, pipeline and other sources it will take years. Aren’t the desalination plants run by nuclear power? Israel uses them.
We can both support Ukraine and build desalination plants. They are not mutually exclusive things. With that part out of the way, is anyone buying water commodities? If so, what’s the ticker symbol?
Ahh another Ukraine hater – a cheaper solution – read the Budapest Memorandum, and if you don’t like the assurances in it, give Ukraine their nukes back – war will end instantly.
The idea of a desalinization plant requires political WILL POWER not moneys already sent to Ukraine – but hey the Ukraine hate RUNS DEEP clearly for you.
The Colorado River situation is well beyond scary. There are around 10 million people living in the lower basin desert relying on a limited amount of water that can barely support that population. Worse yet, the long term water rights holders are incentivized to USE as much as they can to prevent loss of their water rights. The system does not reward conservation, it rewards hoarding. Soon we are going to realize we have kicked the can one too many times, and something is going to give.
We all know this ends with Caesar’s Legion and the NCR fighting over Hoover Dam.
Searching District Court Odyssey almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
District Court Atrocity is more like it.
My favorite part is how they changed the case number format after 2015/2016 and now you cant find anything over 10 years old
Years ago, when SNWA was trying to build a pipeline from the eastern Nevada basins to vegas, all the news stories were about how additional water was unnecessary and SNWA was doing that to impact Utah farms.
Now, it seems like SNWA may have known what it was doing.
Let this sink in.
For what the US Government has spent on Ukraine Funding ($44B in direct financial aid only [CASH alone]) the US could have built 6 desalinization plants comparable to the worlds largest plant, which is in Saudi Arabia.
Just one of these plants produces water equal to 80% of the Colorado River every single day. 2 or 3 of these plants could literally cure the drought conditions in the western United States FOREVER and eliminate the impending famine.
Decades of water mismanagement by the State of California CURED.
No costly pipelines needed.
When are we going to wake up.
California’s mismanagement of water is so much deeper, too. They didnt even regulate use until the 80s, whereas Nevada started in 1905. Not to mention California’s old riparian rights law was trash.
Forget the federal government paying, all if see all day is how much GDP California has and how it beats most small countries. California can afford its own desalinisation plants. But, is draining the ocean really the right solution here? Im not saying Gatorade the fields (couldn’t help myself), but there has got to be a better way than slowly turning the entire planet into a waterless desert.
1210 here. Not sure why the downvote. But, theoretically . . . . . wouldn’t consumption of the oceans counter the “rising oceans levels” narrative?
Not to mention that I am of the opinion that, even without rising ocean levels, we could not consume enough water to make a dent.
The downvotes are because your post goes against popular poitical narratives. It matters not how reasonable your post may be, but because you ran afoul of political narratives you are an idiot and know nothing.
All is did was offer, what seemed to me a reasonable solution with an analogous fact.
I am not sorry that it was Ukraine. Just a thought given that its in the news this past few days.
It could have been subsidies on student loan programs, SNAP or even tax loopholes for billionaires.
Mostly, it is because the sis needs to cry harder, I think.
Ukraine hater – continues to hate Ukraine and thinks they are persuasive-
Yes. I hate war in Ukraine AND I am persuasive.
The war in Ukraine ends the moment Russia stops fighting and leaves Ukraine. Monetary and military support from the free world is the only way to make that a reality.
Pretty naive.
The downvotes are because not a single one of you know anything about hydrogeology, water rights, desalinization plants, or the environmental impact of the plants. You are talking out of your ass, and it shows. Stick to the latest plaintiff verdict.
Enlighten us, then . . .
@1:10 PM – Pretty speculative. You up for roulette date?
well people keep voting for the same “leadership” in California….starting to see that happening here….shame
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“People”
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We can’t vote for “leadership” in CA because we are in NV
Hey I saw Chinatown
12:18 California mismanagement–The ultimate irony is the drought is essentially over in California. The reservoirs are at capacity and spilling over. They don’t have enough infrastructure to capture all the storm water which runs out to the ocean. The water pipeline from Northern Nevada should have been built as backup. Even if we start now with any alternative–desalination, pipeline and other sources it will take years. Aren’t the desalination plants run by nuclear power? Israel uses them.
I suspect that the ultimate point was that the problem can be solved and our government lacks the will to actually solve it or any other real problem.
12:18 here – 2:11 was right about my point. My source is that I am one of the last practitioners of water law in Nevada.
And what the actual fuxc does the Ukraine have to do with this conversation? Touch grass.
We can both support Ukraine and build desalination plants. They are not mutually exclusive things. With that part out of the way, is anyone buying water commodities? If so, what’s the ticker symbol?
You’re right, we can both and a lot more.
Because there is no such thing as money.
Ahh another Ukraine hater – a cheaper solution – read the Budapest Memorandum, and if you don’t like the assurances in it, give Ukraine their nukes back – war will end instantly.
The idea of a desalinization plant requires political WILL POWER not moneys already sent to Ukraine – but hey the Ukraine hate RUNS DEEP clearly for you.
Honestly, I DGAF about Ukraine at all. I was simply using a finite number for comparison sake, I could have found a dozen other comparisons.
Just what the world needs, Zelenskyy with nukes. LMAO@U
It certainly would make Russian grow the fuck up real quick, though, wouldn’t it?
Just make the data centers use chemical coolants instead of water. Makes no sense to let them use water in a desert.
whats wild about the israeli official is how quickly he was released and let go back to israel, with the govt saying he was never charged of anything.
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Why does DMV think it can ignore FOIA requests? It doesn’t matter what it shows, but they are not immune from public scrutiny and transparency.
You’re thinking of NORA, not FOIA.
The Nevada DMV is not a federal agency, thus it can safely ignore a FOIA request.
Try a Nevada Public Records Act request.
https://dmv.nv.gov/records.htm
Tomato, Tomahto
This is a gossip blog and people are really correcting the difference for FOIA v. Nevada request for public records. No wonder your wife despises you.
Facts. . . . .