@@Runco990 nonsense.....if you actually lived here you'd be aware of the 1400+ reservoirs and substantial efforts to conserve water.......CC forebay.....hundreds of miles of canals.......the worlds largest water distribution system......
@@Runco990 thanks for proving you never lived here......drought conditions have gotten far worse in the last decade or so....and the train is supposed to go from SF to LA.....which the majority of CA residents voted for......watch less faux news princess
@@Runco990 haha you just keep proving it dont you? the bullet train was never supposed to be completed by now.....the initial projections were for 2030......and of course the desal plant got voted against....they are completely inefficient and overly expensive........if you actually lived here you;d know all this and wouldnt be blaming newsome.....he hasnt been in office long enough to blame for this stuff genius.......lay off the faux news......its obviously where you get your info......not reality......you never lived here
@@stevesmodelbuilds5473 People who get hit by mudslides and floods might cry out for help but I wouldn’t call it whining. What the hell is wrong with you?
@@TheGeosto Maybe they shouldn't live where people shouldn't really live. They whine about not enough water. They whine about too much water. They whine about snow in the mountains in winter. They whine about forest fires in summer. And it's the same cycle, year after year, decade after decade. What the hell is wrong with California? Rhetorical question. Limited space. "I built a castle in the middle of a swamp. And it sank into the swamp. So I built another one. And it sank into the swamp. So I built a third one. It burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp. But the fourth one..." 🤣
Isn't it cute how they always need to make up names to describe the water situation instead of empirical percentages? "Abnormally dry"? Much of California is referred to as desert southwest. The most honest tv meteorologist ever - Dr. George Fishbeck used to say "there is no 'normal' when it comes to California weather.
Before this winter began, I saw several media reports claiming that abnormally dry CA was proof of climate change….and anyone who says otherwise is a climate denier!
@@erikjohnson9075 Most don’t consider northern CA as a rain forest. Perhaps parts are more aptly described as alpine forest? When I think of a west coast rain forest, the only place that comes to mind is WA’s Olympic Peninsula.
40 years since the last reservoir was built in California. Drought is always two years away because governing in constant crisis is wildly profitable for government and their monopoly cronies.
The southern states need to cut back on water usage a ton. There really hasn't been much of a change in how they use water, but the population growth is still there.
Just dont let it run off easy .. ! hold that water back and make sure to irrigate the place before summer fires get you again ! act now . keep the place moist and green with all that extra water ! I´d even try holding it back in storage tanks
CA has enough water. What it doesnt have is enough storage. Each fall they lower the reservoir levels to allow enough surge from big storms. If they need to do this, why arent the levels all above 80%?
@@Mark-em5zm Energy production is also another minimum amount of water needed out of Shasta Reservoir. It is an average of 3000 CFS twenty-four hours a day 7 days a week. That is right at 6000 acre-feet per day used for energy production. The problem we have is a during wet years that 3000 CFS is only used for energy. The amount for fish it's been added on top of the amount of releases for energy production or water for human needs. Last year they made an agreement at least for the year that Environmental releases could be combined with releases for humans and energy instead of having each one their own set release.
The last time the Los Angeles government cried drought (so that they could raise water prices) a big interview with the main CEO of water distribution stated, "Look, we have plenty of water." He wasn't just saying that, he KNEW. But I'll bet they tried to get rid of him after that. NOW, let's see if they lower our water bills.
The reservoir water levels are publicly available. And citizens can visit every reservoir and verify the water level with their own eyes. Do you think the government has gigantic secret bunkers full of water they are hiding from you?!? Crazy.
@@csmidt2885, I think the acronym CEO was used to reference the person in charge because the exact title was not known at the point of making the comment.
Don't worry they will continue to overuse the resource and be in the same situation in a year or so. There is no lack of water, there is too much demand and it's growing.
They flush millions of gallons of water to the ocean, so don't be surprised if those resivors are empty by the end of this summer. Maybe if these idiots reclaimed water right before the ocean, they might make it last longer. Also, if they were that concerned about rising ocean climate change, they would have run that desalination plant 24/7 to remove as much fresh water as possible to off-site storage or for immediate on demand use and give back all the water they take from the Colorado River so other actual desert states can use that.
So start pumping water into the aquifers so the reservoirs can accept higher levels of runoff already! The aquifers take *centuries* to refill naturally, and now cannot receive enough to replenish what we pull out of them by natural means: it's time for CA to manage its water resources properly so that when we *have* an abundance, we can bank it for later!
Wishful thinking; I doubt the State would ever allow effective infrastructure so long as manufactured crises remain unopposable and unprofitable. They'll likely dream up opponents to any bill or prop for these infrastructural upgrades and push it under environmentalism or tax increases.
Western US is still and will be in drought brought on today by fossil fuels. There is zero debate on climate crisis. This wet winter is temporary. Nothing more.
I’m only an electrical engineer, while civil engineering is considerably different, thus I ask the following: Is there a means to pump some of this excess water into the aquifers? It does seem like a good idea even though the natural refill occurs via seeping into the earth.
If permitting would be allowed yes it could be. To get permitted takes too long by the time you get the permit, the excess water is gone. GCID (an irrigation District in Northern California) could have flooded 70000 acres of rice ground to help restore the aquifer. But they cannot do that because of current laws.
Pgne is still running 1940s technology hydro is not a good option during a drought nuclear is the only viable solution, cobalt is the week link in the electric car fantasy
It is an amendment to my reply. On a very limited basis they are using surface water in the winter time to replenish groundwater. This is being done by small irrigation districts to see the viability of using surface water during the winter time to replenish groundwater. It is already a proven fact that when you use surface water for irrigation instead of groundwater, groundwater levels do not recede and in many cases groundwater level actually rises.
Depends on the reservoir. Folsom lake actually will refill over three times during the year since it is for flood control first. With the snow pack that is waiting to melt they will release some water. 2019 was at the end of an exceptional amount of rain and snow so no one knew it was going to be a dry year. It's like this year. They had predicted a dry year and now we are having record snowfall throughout the Sierras.
Cycles happen. The alarming drought rhetoric in 2015 was silenced soon after when 16,17 &19 drenched the state. Here again with another drenching wiping away the 2022 drought. Construction on the new Sites Reservoir is to begin next year. It will be 13 miles long, cover 14,000 acres, be 310 ft deep and hold 1.8 million acre-feet of water at 580 ft elevation.
It seems many people are confused about the difference between WEATHER and CLIMATE. Weather variations give us flowers in deserts sometimes, and ski resorts going broke, sometimes. Climate change gives us deserts where lush land previously was found. Parts of the Sahara and Gobi deserts are examples. There can be no rational doubt that the world is changing around us, and not necessarily in any good way.
I definitely have rational doubt. The same doubt as when all the scientists said we were heading into a new ice age in the 1970s. California has always been a desert.
@@cliffordcullen1687 So true. They are like chicken little, saying the sky is falling everyday…then of course they need money to prevent the sky from falling 😂
@@jamesricker3997 The earth changes from time to time, over billions of years…to think that climate change is solely man made is absolutely hubristic. That fact does not give us a license to pollute, and destroy our environment, but we have to understand that their is really nothing we can do with “climate change” that will make a significant impact in our current industrialized form. And their in lies a problem…most climate change policies are pushed by the most advanced nations at the expense of the poorer nations they exploited. It’s easy for western people to have this “enlightened” idea of the environment, but they benefited from literally raping the plant of natural resources and now that their people have achieved a high standard of living, they are unwilling to share that wealth or the opportunity to industrialize for other countries. That’s why the climate change policies and movement are all about keeping the status quo and dollar signs. It has nothing to do with the environment, it has everything to do with power and control.
And yet, come this summer they’ll being crying drought, because they refuse to build more reservoirs to sustain the needs of Californians and our agriculture !
Didn’t you know, flood or drought are all caused by climate change. At least that’s what the activists and their media shills will claim. Never mind that CA has a Mediterranean climate which had such variations for thousands of years.
Live in Cali and agree, particularly with a nuclear power plant directly on the ocean front being shuttered when attaching a desalination plant to it makes a whole lot more sense
Infrastructure to capture storm water is still very poor. This means the levels will drop again and if exceptional storm fronts don't appear the situation could become dangerous. Shout at your representatives that you demand better storm water capture infrastructure.
And yet, drought conditions will re appear due to California NOT being able to alleviate water consumption issues ie.;waste/overdevelopment. The time is now to revisit the water sharing agreement drawn up in the mid/late 1920's when water levels were much higher, and now ALL parties in this agreement must come to a compromise about water consumption for future generations.........
Every Governor of California keeps on trying to maintain or pump more water to Southern Cal. They want to keep on pumping the economic engine at the expense of worsening traffic and urban sprawl.
It was the previous three years that were very dry years that brought California to there severe drought conditions. It was after two straight years of exceptional rain and snowfall that filled up the reservoirs. But after those three dry years that we are here in this abundance of water and snow.
Great soil, great sunlight, and the right climate are hard to come by. All they needed was freshwater. It’s truly a blessing California’s farmlands are so incredibly productive. Human beings are incredible.
@@TANQ31 I'm keenly aware of what I'm saying. The Imperial Valley, for example, has sunk nearly 30 feet since the water from the Colorado river wasn't sufficient for agriculture, so people started sucking out the groundwater too. I might suggest picking up a book on the Aral Sea, or California City, if you prefer your examples of hubris a bit closer to home.
Guys in the comments: climate change doesn't only mean heat, drought, or that dry regions stay dry. It means that climate changes regions. Look at ancient Saharan not-so-desert as a good example of climate change. Man made or not, this what we're witnessing, all political ideals aside.
Thanks for stating the obvious for those that are getting their news and information from companies and sources that don’t want to many any changes that will impact their bottom line. People dismiss climate change until they experience a disaster and they want someone to blame and they government they criticize to help them!
@@fegrace_1 I'm not confident you'd be so forthright if you had to say those exact words to strangers' faces. Government does take a part in policies that keep California in a drought. But that doesn't cancel out all the changes we see.
Don't worry everyone our government will fix it. man made or not tax paye.... I mean the government will pay for it. Just sit back and trust them. They employ the absolute brightest and best people in the world based on color, gender, and sexual preference so you know we are in good hands.
The only reason anything in the state is still labeled as a drought area is because the darned bureaucrats take forever to analyze their data and produce a conclusion.
You are a boring liar. There are layers of technology including satellite that informs those that matter. CA thrived managing the drought, now the economy is going pedal to the metal with lifted restrictions while practicing conservation. CA is going to take leaps over the next few years.
The government updates the maps and releases the data every Thursday. You know Kirk you could just go look up the data if you actually cared. Nah, spewing conspiracy excrement is more fun, right Kirk?
@@DemPilafian Just being somewhat humorous. I used to work in a bureaucracy. Wasn't impressed by the work ethic. There's a big difference between an accusation of a problem with a work ethic and a conspiracy theory. Perhaps if you could grow a funny bone that wouldn't be such a problem for you to understand.
The most amazing turnaround in the State of California is the San Luis Reservoir. The San Luis Reservoir was basically dry just a few months ago! Now, it is at 80% Capacity, the highest Capacity of any of the major Reservoirs in California, 98% of it's Historical Average, the 5th largest reservoir in California it now is the 3rd highest water level with 1,626 thousand acre feet, only Shasta and Oroville have more water. Trinity and Melones are both too low, under their Historical Average, yet finally, both have more water in them than 1 year ago. ...and with Lake Cachuma so filled up, I think the dummies controlling water in Santa Barbara County will mothball their 230 Million Dollar Desalination Plant for another 30 years, like they did the last time!!!
Mothballing a desalination plant is not a good idea. It was only a year or so ago that water was in drastically short supply. It could be in short supply again in another couple of years. With climate change it's wise to have options. I'm amazed at how short your memory is of dried up reservoirs.
More off line storage is needed and it is practical to do so both above and below the delta. But as long as the Sierra Club democrats are in control, forget about it.
I drive by San Luis reservoir quite often and have noted these changes. At the same time, San Luis does not have snow pack runoff to look forward to…so for it to fill earlier than others is expected. I also pass by Don Pedro which also filling up nicely. There has been an island near the 120 bridge that is completely submerged now. I suspect Melones will fill up once the huge snow pack begins melting. Of course, the politicians in charge will probably lower levees and 75% to escape into the ocean!
@@alanmiller9681 They will pump water to off line reservoirs when there is a surplus that will come from the snow pack runoff. The problem is we don't have enough in line storage to catch the flood waters
I'm sure California will be in the same exact position they were in before winter at the same time next year. California isn't known to be good with water conservation after all...
When all of this snow melts there will be an abundance of water in the reservoirs, unless the governor continues to open the flood gates and send all the water down to the ocean. That's what he has been doing to create the drought.
@larry I live in California. It is partially true. The reasons are not to create the drought, lower reservoir levels are a result of what they are doing, intentional or not that is another topic. For instance, ceratain fish in the sacramento river are being labeled as endangered or nearly there which means they have to release a certain amount of water to keep the fish alive as they do not live in still bodies of water. There is a debate as to the population of this certain fish and if it even warrants the year round river flow to be maintained but that is a who different topic the "bugs and bunny" people need to have a serious talk about after running our reservoirs so low.
You know; with a whole Pacific Ocean to their west? And the dependence on the rest of us for their great farm capability ? You would think that they would “consider” building a desalinization plant and operate it only when there’s a need …. Just sayin…
These reservoirs are just a smaller part. California relies a lot on groundwater so even if some of these reservoirs are filled, their drought problems are not over. Most of the rain water runs off faster than the ground can absorb it and fill underground aquifers. So the short term rainstorms they had was not enough to solve their problems in the longer term. And even with all the snow they received they are not totally out of the woods. If the snowpacks melt too fast then a lot of it will just drain away down rivers and the reservoirs can only hold so much at a time.
black it's not that simple. There are many factors that will take into play. You affect parts of an ecosystem it will affect other parts. For example like certain wildlife will be drivine into human populated areas, certain insects or wildlife may disappear that keep other living things in check and if they are not there then you may have an overrun of something that you do not want. For example if wildlife that prey on mice or insects are dwindled then then rodents and insects will multiple like crazy and may spread disease. Even affecting native growth of plants and trees may create issues. If you kill off vegetation in certain areas you may cause erosion of flash flooding. Heck even wiping out the frogs in a drainage pond in your neighborhood alone can cause a serious mosquito infestation in your neighborhood. Or if a neighbor behind you that lived up on a hill decided to clear all the vegetation off of the hill it would not be good for the person on the bottom. So it's not just about tree hugging. Also things down river will also be affected if you disrupt the flow of rivers and even streams. Also you can't just build dams anywhere you want. There needs to be certain geological factors that are involved.
I’m sure you do not any idea what you are talking about. We have been getting a steady rain since the first of the year which has a tendency to soak into the ground and refill the underground streams.
@@kenlarsen2390 it still depends on how much rain accumulation and the duration of the rains. Raining more days does not necessarily mean more water. And then there's how dry the ground is to begin with, evaporation, blah blah blah. California goes through a lot of dry spells and having just enough is not going to cut it. California needs more than enough. And only parts of California are ok at this point I believe.
Still in drought, just not extreme drought.... no mention of the big ones - Powell or Mead. The people with no water will tell you we're still in drought.
There are NO people who do not have water... another FACT, much of the state IS NO LONGER in a drought. CA, IS A PART, of the DESERT SOUTHWEST'. The imported palm trees, every one of them are, do not change that fact.
@@billhosko7723 Read the scientific studies, analyze the rain and snow data. Many aquifers have dried up-ground water takes longer to recharge. Yes, water is being brought into areas on trucks, so no one is without. Who thinks Calif isn’t a desert? Perhaps a few books on the geography of Calif and the legality of how water rights work might make it more understandable. Rain ≠ no drought
@@thebassclef007 I’ll ignore the nonsense on water-low hanging fruit as they say. Blame it on high speed rail? Where did that come from? Nothing like a transportation system for middle distances. If only politicians would stop changing the funding/construction terms.
Home use of water is around 10%. Farming uses the most, but we neglect to focus on which crops are grown. Almonds are terrible consumers. Dams fill with silt, and fish survival is in peril as well. As a California native, I've witnessed species diversity decline and entire waterways be destroyed by invasive species. Greed and waste are a lifestyle for some.
When someone feels compelled to comments off-topic "fleeing California" for reasons x, y, and z what they are really saying is they had to leave the state with the best weather because they could no longer afford it. So now it feels better for them to repeatedly and obsessively express their sour grapes about "fleeing".
Quick give it all To SoCal! And don’t make them pay! Just charge us in NorCal for our water usage and make it illegal for us to catch water falling from the sky! Please! Hurry!
Lake Shasta today sits at 2,765,196 acre-feet. Close to 1 million acre-feet higher then they maximum storage for 2022. 400000 acre-feet higher than the maximum level of 2021.
I'm so happy that these states who feared a drought is being blessed with water. Much needed water
@@Runco990 nonsense.....if you actually lived here you'd be aware of the 1400+ reservoirs and substantial efforts to conserve water.......CC forebay.....hundreds of miles of canals.......the worlds largest water distribution system......
@@Runco990 thanks for proving you never lived here......drought conditions have gotten far worse in the last decade or so....and the train is supposed to go from SF to LA.....which the majority of CA residents voted for......watch less faux news princess
@@Runco990 haha you just keep proving it dont you? the bullet train was never supposed to be completed by now.....the initial projections were for 2030......and of course the desal plant got voted against....they are completely inefficient and overly expensive........if you actually lived here you;d know all this and wouldnt be blaming newsome.....he hasnt been in office long enough to blame for this stuff genius.......lay off the faux news......its obviously where you get your info......not reality......you never lived here
California is run by tyrants that keep people in fear by the control water, but right now God has blessed us.
@@greezemonkey2817 ya no not even close
It’s about time to thank the Lord anytime now folks
So you only thank him in good times then ?
You’re welcome.
There is NO GOD... grow up & get an education!
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It’ll all be dry again before you know it.
To many people to be a sustainable environment.
@@randym4600 we’ll see someday.
And the snow hasn’t started to melt yet ❄❄❄
Yeah, they'll be whining about mudslides and floods.
@@stevesmodelbuilds5473
Yep
@@stevesmodelbuilds5473 People who get hit by mudslides and floods might cry out for help but I wouldn’t call it whining. What the hell is wrong with you?
@@TheGeosto Maybe they shouldn't live where people shouldn't really live. They whine about not enough water. They whine about too much water. They whine about snow in the mountains in winter. They whine about forest fires in summer. And it's the same cycle, year after year, decade after decade. What the hell is wrong with California? Rhetorical question. Limited space. "I built a castle in the middle of a swamp. And it sank into the swamp. So I built another one. And it sank into the swamp. So I built a third one. It burned down, fell over, and sank into the swamp. But the fourth one..." 🤣
@@stevesmodelbuilds5473 Another angry non Californian who butts his nose in other people's business.
I would suggest to put up some maps of the Reservoirs as you are discussing them ... thanks.
Hell, the environmentalists want to remove the ones we've got.
Isn't it cute how they always need to make up names to describe the water situation instead of empirical percentages? "Abnormally dry"? Much of California is referred to as desert southwest. The most honest tv meteorologist ever - Dr. George Fishbeck used to say "there is no 'normal' when it comes to California weather.
Before this winter began, I saw several media reports claiming that abnormally dry CA was proof of climate change….and anyone who says otherwise is a climate denier!
Uh hate to say but only 25% of California is considered desert. In the north parts are more accurately described as rain forests
@@erikjohnson9075 Most don’t consider northern CA as a rain forest. Perhaps parts are more aptly described as alpine forest? When I think of a west coast rain forest, the only place that comes to mind is WA’s Olympic Peninsula.
@@erikjohnson9075 The 25% part is correct.
Thank you for the comparison pictures! It really helps put things into perspective!
40 years since the last reservoir was built in California. Drought is always two years away because governing in constant crisis is wildly profitable for government and their monopoly cronies.
this is awesome.....thanks
The critical water supply is Lake Mead which has risen about 1 foot and is 181 feet below normal.........Paul
That will change with above average snowfall in the Rockies
@@agon1963 more like that will fall another 20 feet in the next 4 months.
@@georgeh9967 ok chicken little, but the sky is falling correct? 😅
@@rinohunter6190 wrong .clown. check the official records. dont stick your head in the sand and hope. and dont believe youtube for information.
The southern states need to cut back on water usage a ton. There really hasn't been much of a change in how they use water, but the population growth is still there.
California can be under 500 ft of water and the state will say it's in a drought.
Dont worry. They will come up with a reason to dump most of it in order to have an emergency drought in the summer.
It still blows my mind that we haven’t built a pipe lines for water yet. Other areas of the country gets a lot rain and flooding.
Rain storms filling up the dry lakes and reservoirs? Damn climate change!!!
Don't worry. Kalifornia will release all that fresh water into the ocean.
The ocean needs replenishing also…
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Just dont let it run off easy .. !
hold that water back and make sure to irrigate the place before summer fires get you again !
act now . keep the place moist and green with all that extra water !
I´d even try holding it back in storage tanks
1400= reservoirs and more being built.....educate yourself
@csmidt2885
Turn off cnn clown...
@@robjones-qj2jj dont like facts huh cult follower? educate yourself.....turn off faux news.....
The Lord works in mysterious ways...
CA has enough water. What it doesnt have is enough storage. Each fall they lower the reservoir levels to allow enough surge from big storms. If they need to do this, why arent the levels all above 80%?
I think it's policy related. Something about protecting certain aqualife
@@_deadeye Yes the tasty Delta smelt.
They have to release a defined amount of water into the rivers for the fish populations. Their environmentalism is the problem.
@@Mark-em5zm Energy production is also another minimum amount of water needed out of Shasta Reservoir. It is an average of 3000 CFS twenty-four hours a day 7 days a week. That is right at 6000 acre-feet per day used for energy production. The problem we have is a during wet years that 3000 CFS is only used for energy. The amount for fish it's been added on top of the amount of releases for energy production or water for human needs. Last year they made an agreement at least for the year that Environmental releases could be combined with releases for humans and energy instead of having each one their own set release.
The last time the Los Angeles government cried drought (so that they could raise water prices) a big interview with the main CEO of water distribution stated, "Look, we have plenty of water." He wasn't just saying that, he KNEW. But I'll bet they tried to get rid of him after that. NOW, let's see if they lower our water bills.
Lol, right. California do something good for the people and that a large mass of people want? Since when?
The reservoir water levels are publicly available. And citizens can visit every reservoir and verify the water level with their own eyes. Do you think the government has gigantic secret bunkers full of water they are hiding from you?!? Crazy.
They will send a rebate (to buy votes) near the next election.
who is the main CEO of water distribution? that doesnt make sense.....most water depts are public / municipal and dont have CEO'.......
@@csmidt2885, I think the acronym CEO was used to reference the person in charge because the exact title was not known at the point of making the comment.
Don't worry they will continue to overuse the resource and be in the same situation in a year or so. There is no lack of water, there is too much demand and it's growing.
there is too much waste on the part of the govt controlling the use and the waste of that water sent out the rivers to the sea
no....not right at all
Exactly!
An Unsustainable environment.
farmers use 80% of water in CA and residents use 15%......its not really overuse.....its severe drought made worse by climate change
They flush millions of gallons of water to the ocean, so don't be surprised if those resivors are empty by the end of this summer. Maybe if these idiots reclaimed water right before the ocean, they might make it last longer. Also, if they were that concerned about rising ocean climate change, they would have run that desalination plant 24/7 to remove as much fresh water as possible to off-site storage or for immediate on demand use and give back all the water they take from the Colorado River so other actual desert states can use that.
So start pumping water into the aquifers so the reservoirs can accept higher levels of runoff already! The aquifers take *centuries* to refill naturally, and now cannot receive enough to replenish what we pull out of them by natural means: it's time for CA to manage its water resources properly so that when we *have* an abundance, we can bank it for later!
Nobody in that sh_thole of a state has a clue how to run it.
So sad, 30 yrs ago everyone wanted to go there. Now, they can't wait to get out.
Wishful thinking; I doubt the State would ever allow effective infrastructure so long as manufactured crises remain unopposable and unprofitable. They'll likely dream up opponents to any bill or prop for these infrastructural upgrades and push it under environmentalism or tax increases.
Give it a year and all that water will be gone. More and more people drawing water, but no new reservoirs?
California has been shrinking a bit since the pandemic. Not a giant amount but more people are moving out than in.
Weather, always runs in cycles. However, it makes California's folks think of how delicate a balancing act we all must consider. Very fragile
Western US is still and will be in drought brought on today by fossil fuels. There is zero debate on climate crisis.
This wet winter is temporary. Nothing more.
The real problem is that they haven’t started a major water project in over 20 years despite numerous proposed projects
all Glory to God! Thank you Lord God !
The drought is over.
I’m only an electrical engineer, while civil engineering is considerably different, thus I ask the following: Is there a means to pump some of this excess water into the aquifers? It does seem like a good idea even though the natural refill occurs via seeping into the earth.
Hey Austin, it’s time for work. Clean the parking lot, then the bathrooms!
If permitting would be allowed yes it could be. To get permitted takes too long by the time you get the permit, the excess water is gone. GCID (an irrigation District in Northern California) could have flooded 70000 acres of rice ground to help restore the aquifer. But they cannot do that because of current laws.
Pgne is still running 1940s technology hydro is not a good option during a drought nuclear is the only viable solution, cobalt is the week link in the electric car fantasy
Its a great idea but government isn't about thinking and doing... its about spending ie the fantasy train.
It is an amendment to my reply. On a very limited basis they are using surface water in the winter time to replenish groundwater. This is being done by small irrigation districts to see the viability of using surface water during the winter time to replenish groundwater. It is already a proven fact that when you use surface water for irrigation instead of groundwater, groundwater levels do not recede and in many cases groundwater level actually rises.
Glad to hear California's got water now Arizona doesn't have to fight over than meager water rations we get
We're still in a drought. :/ our aquifers are still very dry. Rationing is still wise.
Arizona is the worst for wasting water. You're not fighting over rations. You're fighting over meals and throwing away 50% of the food
Gavin will take care of it . Release the water to save a tadpole. And back to enforcing water restrictions
He's still finishing dinner at French Laundry, so no worries.
As he should. Good for Gavin.
@Tim
Get back in your mommy's basement clown..
@@robjones-qj2jj ROFL! Seriously? That is the best you have? How sad.
What about electric production ? Bet they still dial back electric availablelity.
Good. Don't waste it. If there is extra, let it fill the aquifers.
Is California going to release most of the water in their reservoir again like they did in 2019?
Yes, sorry state ran by braindead libs
Depends on the reservoir. Folsom lake actually will refill over three times during the year since it is for flood control first. With the snow pack that is waiting to melt they will release some water. 2019 was at the end of an exceptional amount of rain and snow so no one knew it was going to be a dry year. It's like this year. They had predicted a dry year and now we are having record snowfall throughout the Sierras.
Cycles happen.
The alarming drought rhetoric in 2015 was silenced soon after when 16,17 &19 drenched the state.
Here again with another drenching wiping away the 2022 drought.
Construction on the new Sites Reservoir is to begin next year.
It will be 13 miles long, cover 14,000 acres, be 310 ft deep and hold 1.8 million acre-feet of water at 580 ft elevation.
Thank you, God!
THANKS! GOD!
It seems many people are confused about the difference between WEATHER and CLIMATE. Weather variations give us flowers in deserts sometimes, and ski resorts going broke, sometimes. Climate change gives us deserts where lush land previously was found. Parts of the Sahara and Gobi deserts are examples. There can be no rational doubt that the world is changing around us, and not necessarily in any good way.
I definitely have rational doubt. The same doubt as when all the scientists said we were heading into a new ice age in the 1970s. California has always been a desert.
Climate Change…we used to call that Seasons back in the day
Progressive Politicians can’t make money off the word “Seasons”. 😮
@@cliffordcullen1687 So true. They are like chicken little, saying the sky is falling everyday…then of course they need money to prevent the sky from falling 😂
ok comrade
A lot of people are still paid a lot of money to call it seasons.
Because dealing with reality would harm profits
@@jamesricker3997 The earth changes from time to time, over billions of years…to think that climate change is solely man made is absolutely hubristic. That fact does not give us a license to pollute, and destroy our environment, but we have to understand that their is really nothing we can do with “climate change” that will make a significant impact in our current industrialized form. And their in lies a problem…most climate change policies are pushed by the most advanced nations at the expense of the poorer nations they exploited. It’s easy for western people to have this “enlightened” idea of the environment, but they benefited from literally raping the plant of natural resources and now that their people have achieved a high standard of living, they are unwilling to share that wealth or the opportunity to industrialize for other countries. That’s why the climate change policies and movement are all about keeping the status quo and dollar signs. It has nothing to do with the environment, it has everything to do with power and control.
And yet, come this summer they’ll being crying drought, because they refuse to build more reservoirs to sustain the needs of Californians and our agriculture !
Be smart and slow the flow south..
Not hearing a peep out of the climate activist. Wait until the snow melts.
Stupid ass comment, lmfao
@@apusupa738 Yelp the donner party was climate change, dam horse farts caused all that snow and rain
@@apusupa738 assume you don't know the history of the weather of California
Here is a peep
Didn’t you know, flood or drought are all caused by climate change. At least that’s what the activists and their media shills will claim. Never mind that CA has a Mediterranean climate which had such variations for thousands of years.
Thank Gavin Newsom for his strong leadership during the drought and also for bringing the rains backs to California.
Is there a legend to the charts? What does the red dots indicate vs green line?
No sympathy for a state that lives next to a ocean of water. It still kills any discussion or action on Desalination plants.
Because of the NIMBY's.
Live in Cali and agree, particularly with a nuclear power plant directly on the ocean front being shuttered when attaching a desalination plant to it makes a whole lot more sense
@@jamesr2888 No. Desalination is insanely expensive. Why do crazies keep wanting to burn up my tax dollars?
@@PMurray2694 What a juvenile insult by you. If you can't debate like an intelligent adult, don't bother replying.
Desalination or not is not a state problem, it's a social problem globally.
Infrastructure to capture storm water is still very poor. This means the levels will drop again and if exceptional storm fronts don't appear the situation could become dangerous. Shout at your representatives that you demand better storm water capture infrastructure.
And yet, drought conditions will re appear due to California NOT being able to alleviate water consumption issues ie.;waste/overdevelopment. The time is now to revisit the water sharing agreement drawn up in the mid/late 1920's when water levels were much higher, and now ALL parties in this agreement must come to a compromise about water consumption for future generations.........
Every Governor of California keeps on trying to maintain or pump more water to Southern Cal. They want to keep on pumping the economic engine at the expense of worsening traffic and urban sprawl.
Hope they don't dump all the water to save the whatever again
They will don’t worry
Weather is cyclical in nature and after about a decade of drought hopefully CA is going into a wet cycle.
It was the previous three years that were very dry years that brought California to there severe drought conditions. It was after two straight years of exceptional rain and snowfall that filled up the reservoirs. But after those three dry years that we are here in this abundance of water and snow.
California hasn't built a reservoir in 10 years.
What's that suppose to mean ?
you cant just damm up areas without proper research.....CA has 1400+ and more being built, a HUGE UG water storage facility was just completed
@@csmidt2885 location?
@@vedrisca Cadiz
Good gracious, don't you know there is drought going on? Drain them all immediately.
"Do not, my friends become addicted to water. It will take hold of you and you will resent it's absence." - Immortan Joe
Who wants to bet they still scream drought in two months.
Not a problem until man started trying to control the water.
Granny used to say "only a fool counts chickens 🐔 before the eggs hatch..."
ok chicken little, but the sky is falling correct? 😅
Isn't it cool how extreme climate change fixes itself
You never happy 🥺,thanks you
Winter's not over yet!!
you mean they haven't drained the reservoirs intentionally yet and then spin it as "record drought"
Great news!!
Maybe deciding to make farms in the middle of a desert just isn't a good idea....
The California valley used to be an inland sea. Pick up a book on the subject before speaking on it
Great soil, great sunlight, and the right climate are hard to come by. All they needed was freshwater. It’s truly a blessing California’s farmlands are so incredibly productive. Human beings are incredible.
@@TANQ31 I'm keenly aware of what I'm saying. The Imperial Valley, for example, has sunk nearly 30 feet since the water from the Colorado river wasn't sufficient for agriculture, so people started sucking out the groundwater too. I might suggest picking up a book on the Aral Sea, or California City, if you prefer your examples of hubris a bit closer to home.
If you would stop eating, they would have no reason to do that.
@@TANQ31 The world has gone completely retarded.
But but global warming
Is lake Casitas full yet🤔
With all the Geoengeeeing and deliberate lakes being drained and diverted,,, HaHaHa,,,"Don't mess with Mother Nature"
great job Governor Newsom !
Guys in the comments: climate change doesn't only mean heat, drought, or that dry regions stay dry. It means that climate changes regions. Look at ancient Saharan not-so-desert as a good example of climate change. Man made or not, this what we're witnessing, all political ideals aside.
Thanks for stating the obvious for those that are getting their news and information from companies and sources that don’t want to many any changes that will impact their bottom line. People dismiss climate change until they experience a disaster and they want someone to blame and they government they criticize to help them!
@@fegrace_1 I'm not confident you'd be so forthright if you had to say those exact words to strangers' faces. Government does take a part in policies that keep California in a drought. But that doesn't cancel out all the changes we see.
That's the thing they keep changing the definition of climate change every time it breaks their normal production.
Don't worry everyone our government will fix it. man made or not tax paye.... I mean the government will pay for it. Just sit back and trust them. They employ the absolute brightest and best people in the world based on color, gender, and sexual preference so you know we are in good hands.
@@bensfixitpage341 Yes, the competence level is stunning via our government in general.
The only reason anything in the state is still labeled as a drought area is because the darned bureaucrats take forever to analyze their data and produce a conclusion.
All of the reservoirs have up to date information on line.
Do you want a phone call every morning to make this easier for you?
What is really used as a more accurate measurement is the water table underground those are still very low.
You are a boring liar. There are layers of technology including satellite that informs those that matter. CA thrived managing the drought, now the economy is going pedal to the metal with lifted restrictions while practicing conservation. CA is going to take leaps over the next few years.
The government updates the maps and releases the data every Thursday. You know Kirk you could just go look up the data if you actually cared. Nah, spewing conspiracy excrement is more fun, right Kirk?
@@DemPilafian Just being somewhat humorous. I used to work in a bureaucracy. Wasn't impressed by the work ethic. There's a big difference between an accusation of a problem with a work ethic and a conspiracy theory. Perhaps if you could grow a funny bone that wouldn't be such a problem for you to understand.
Too bad there aren't more reservoirs...
The most amazing turnaround in the State of California is the San Luis Reservoir. The San Luis Reservoir was basically dry just a few months ago! Now, it is at 80% Capacity, the highest Capacity of any of the major Reservoirs in California, 98% of it's Historical Average, the 5th largest reservoir in California it now is the 3rd highest water level with 1,626 thousand acre feet, only Shasta and Oroville have more water. Trinity and Melones are both too low, under their Historical Average, yet finally, both have more water in them than 1 year ago.
...and with Lake Cachuma so filled up, I think the dummies controlling water in Santa Barbara County will mothball their 230 Million Dollar Desalination Plant for another 30 years, like they did the last time!!!
Mothballing a desalination plant is not a good idea. It was only a year or so ago that water was in drastically short supply. It could be in short supply again in another couple of years. With climate change it's wise to have options. I'm amazed at how short your memory is of dried up reservoirs.
More off line storage is needed and it is practical to do so both above and below the delta. But as long as the Sierra Club democrats are in control, forget about it.
@@jamescoe4765 You've got a real problem. I bet you haven't done a damn thing about the water problem but complain, have you. You're the problem.
I drive by San Luis reservoir quite often and have noted these changes. At the same time, San Luis does not have snow pack runoff to look forward to…so for it to fill earlier than others is expected. I also pass by Don Pedro which also filling up nicely. There has been an island near the 120 bridge that is completely submerged now. I suspect Melones will fill up once the huge snow pack begins melting. Of course, the politicians in charge will probably lower levees and 75% to escape into the ocean!
@@alanmiller9681 They will pump water to off line reservoirs when there is a surplus that will come from the snow pack runoff. The problem is we don't have enough in line storage to catch the flood waters
I'm sure California will be in the same exact position they were in before winter at the same time next year. California isn't known to be good with water conservation after all...
1:22 how you going to talk about San Luis while showing two pictures of Oroville?
GOD: how do you like me now Gavin newsom
Yay!
Wait a while trinity and many other lakes are all fed by snow melt and nothings really melting yet
California had been in a drought since 2015. Look up the statewide drought reservoir system
ok chicken little, but the sky is falling now correct? 😅
Build more storage....
Agreed. The most blessed state suffering from the worst State management
Now we can use the extra water to hose the sidewalks clean of homeless poop 💩 😂
Won't this trickle down to lake meed?
When all of this snow melts there will be an abundance of water in the reservoirs, unless the governor continues to open the flood gates and send all the water down to the ocean. That's what he has been doing to create the drought.
the biggest contributor to the drought ...the idiot greens and their releasing water
That ain't true.
@larry I live in California. It is partially true. The reasons are not to create the drought, lower reservoir levels are a result of what they are doing, intentional or not that is another topic. For instance, ceratain fish in the sacramento river are being labeled as endangered or nearly there which means they have to release a certain amount of water to keep the fish alive as they do not live in still bodies of water. There is a debate as to the population of this certain fish and if it even warrants the year round river flow to be maintained but that is a who different topic the "bugs and bunny" people need to have a serious talk about after running our reservoirs so low.
Government that manufactures crisis keeps people in fear.
@@thetunnelmaynia no it is not partially true. The governor did not create this drought. It started 22 years ago. Climate change caused the drought.
You know; with a whole Pacific Ocean to their west? And the dependence on the rest of us for their great farm capability ? You would think that they would “consider” building a desalinization plant and operate it only when there’s a need …. Just sayin…
How bout stopping over population…
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desal plants are expensive and inefficient.......not that hard to look up
I bet the Global Warning Activists are disappointed with this information. Lol
Extremes of weather flood and drought
Along with rising temperature.
El Niño on steroids via climate change.
These reservoirs are just a smaller part. California relies a lot on groundwater so even if some of these reservoirs are filled, their drought problems are not over.
Most of the rain water runs off faster than the ground can absorb it and fill underground aquifers. So the short term rainstorms they had was not enough to solve their problems in the longer term.
And even with all the snow they received they are not totally out of the woods. If the snowpacks melt too fast then a lot of it will just drain away down rivers and the reservoirs can only hold so much at a time.
that's why they need to build many more reservoirs which hasn't happened since the 70's. screw the environuts and build reservoirs.
black it's not that simple. There are many factors that will take into play. You affect parts of an ecosystem it will affect other parts. For example like certain wildlife will be drivine into human populated areas, certain insects or wildlife may disappear that keep other living things in check and if they are not there then you may have an overrun of something that you do not want. For example if wildlife that prey on mice or insects are dwindled then then rodents and insects will multiple like crazy and may spread disease. Even affecting native growth of plants and trees may create issues. If you kill off vegetation in certain areas you may cause erosion of flash flooding.
Heck even wiping out the frogs in a drainage pond in your neighborhood alone can cause a serious mosquito infestation in your neighborhood. Or if a neighbor behind you that lived up on a hill decided to clear all the vegetation off of the hill it would not be good for the person on the bottom. So it's not just about tree hugging. Also things down river will also be affected if you disrupt the flow of rivers and even streams.
Also you can't just build dams anywhere you want. There needs to be certain geological factors that are involved.
I’m sure you do not any idea what you are talking about. We have been getting a steady rain since the first of the year which has a tendency to soak into the ground and refill the underground streams.
@@kenlarsen2390 it still depends on how much rain accumulation and the duration of the rains. Raining more days does not necessarily mean more water. And then there's how dry the ground is to begin with, evaporation, blah blah blah.
California goes through a lot of dry spells and having just enough is not going to cut it. California needs more than enough. And only parts of California are ok at this point I believe.
"HOW DARE YOU" Says Gretta 🤣
What about Meade?
Don’t worry. The politicians will waste it all this summer
Still in drought, just not extreme drought.... no mention of the big ones - Powell or Mead. The people with no water will tell you we're still in drought.
There are NO people who do not have water... another FACT, much of the state IS NO LONGER in a drought. CA, IS A PART, of the DESERT SOUTHWEST'. The imported palm trees, every one of them are, do not change that fact.
@@billhosko7723 Read the scientific studies, analyze the rain and snow data. Many aquifers have dried up-ground water takes longer to recharge. Yes, water is being brought into areas on trucks, so no one is without. Who thinks Calif isn’t a desert? Perhaps a few books on the geography of Calif and the legality of how water rights work might make it more understandable. Rain ≠ no drought
@@thebassclef007 I’ll ignore the nonsense on water-low hanging fruit as they say. Blame it on high speed rail? Where did that come from? Nothing like a transportation system for middle distances. If only politicians would stop changing the funding/construction terms.
So chicken little, the sky is falling now though correct? 😅
Here ya go. We're still in a drought. B. B.S. why don't you manage our water responsibly ?
Give us an update after this atmospheric river stops flowing down on us at the moment😂
It's a drought...... It's a flood . . . Relax people
Common sense dried up in California, how much rain to restore that?
explain how using factual examples
Home use of water is around 10%. Farming uses the most, but we neglect to focus on which crops are grown. Almonds are terrible consumers.
Dams fill with silt, and fish survival is in peril as well.
As a California native, I've witnessed species diversity decline and entire waterways be destroyed by invasive species.
Greed and waste are a lifestyle for some.
Trinity lake is froze lol. It will fill in the spring.
When someone feels compelled to comments off-topic "fleeing California" for reasons x, y, and z what they are really saying is they had to leave the state with the best weather because they could no longer afford it. So now it feels better for them to repeatedly and obsessively express their sour grapes about "fleeing".
Quick give it all
To SoCal! And don’t make them pay! Just charge us in NorCal for our water usage and make it illegal for us to catch water falling from the sky! Please! Hurry!
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Where was the update on Lake Shasta that was mentioned in the title? Come on man get it together lol
Lake Shasta today sits at 2,765,196 acre-feet. Close to 1 million acre-feet higher then they maximum storage for 2022. 400000 acre-feet higher than the maximum level of 2021.
Noe of the graphics seem to correlate with the narration.
And spring run off hasn't even started
We've all said, thought and done things we shouldn't have but God still loves us🙏🕯️🇺🇸🎶🇺🇦🕯️🙏
I'm perfectly okay with California drying up, crumbling apart and falling off the earth.
thats nice, the boaters can get started polluting the water again
ok chicken little, but the sky is falling now though right? 😅
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Democrats are raging….raging….ahhhhhhhh….my climate change…..!!!!! Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!