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sjb204 t1_j5tr498 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Reply to comment by l397flake in The Key to California’s Survival Is Hidden Underground The state is ping-ponging between severe drought and catastrophic flooding. The solution to both? Making the landscape spongier. by Sariel007

I can’t tell if you read the article. The current drought, more so the larger environmental changes, are exceeded their reservoir system.

The reservoir system also just has a ton of bleed (https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk4286/files/inline-files/03-abouttahoe.pdf). I know Tahoe supplies Nevada, not California, but the evaporation rates are kind of crazy. More efficient water usage just makes sense…?

l397flake t1_j60169g wrote on January 26, 2023 at 7:25 PM

In 2014 we approved a 7.5 BILLION bond to build reservoirs in Cal. Maybe someone can tell me how many have been built since then