Multiple water management experts told Politico that moves like the one initially planned to hit Tulare County could have serious consequences.
“Something really bad could happen because of their nonsensical approach,” said a former official at Bureau of Reclamation, the primary agency responsible for delivering water in the western U.S. “Floods are real. This isn’t playing around with a software company.”
Hernandez was in agreement.
“Channel capacity is very dangerous,” he said. “People don’t understand that [with] channel capacity, you’re going to have flood damage down below.”
I once drove through Tuillare County.
ReplyDeleteThey can use some more water on their fields.
Classic Northern and Western California farmers demand -- riparian rights
California: We don't have enough water.
ReplyDeleteTrump: Here's some water.
California: That's not the right kind of water!