Look at This: Los Angeles Aqueduct

[@SOLDIEROFYAWEH]

Such rich history in how LA has crime everywhere even the dam water is stolen 😂😂😂

[@ThinkHarderr]

Now theyre stealing water from lake mead and causing problems in Las Vegas

[@CityofGoODFortune1782]

Need to cut that water off and have LA and all of its self indulgent narcissist people sink when it breaks off.

[@BigDees19]

@@dbrick46 and thats just LAPD now think of the L.A sherif they have even more and are a bigger department

[@peebs1223]

City of thieves 😂

[@HurricaneJD]

Yeah but that's OK I live in the Owens valley and there's a hole in the pipe here and I take a leak in it everyday😎

[@BigDees19]

shout out to the reporter who did this segment!
he actually said the news with not trying to hide the shady truth behind all this!
props to him and whoever else did this shoot!

[@davereynolds7472]

Broadway play: "Thanks For The Water!"
(Los Angeles to Owens Valley)

[@Brandon_Nelson92]

Wow...a real reporter speaking without bias, just facts and history in a non-political fashion. This is shocking, especially considering he's in Commiefornia.
We need more reporters and journalists like him!

[@mechascoobydoo8330]

@@Brandon_Nelson92 people with guts.

[@kris6051]

@@Brandon_Nelson92 he’s been around a long time, where have you been?

[@kris6051]

@@Brandon_Nelson92 that’s a pretty broad word, the whole state isn’t LA.

[@marrieddezertrat]

This is the first time I've ever heard this in the news. Not that I didn't know about it from research. But actually in the news. Good job

[@luckyc3926]

Have you seen the Californian Insider Articles?

[@stephentomaszewski8501]

It wasn’t even mentioned in the book “where the water goes: life and death along the Colorado river”

[@kellikelli4413]

They didn't need to steal water if they didn't divert their water years ago to the ocean in order to save some kind of small fish? Right?

[@stephentomaszewski8501]

@@JohnDoe-xl1ig you can have both. They aren’t mutually exclusive. In fact I’ve visited many parks and many cities so I think I have a decent understanding of the state. I think this state has grown unsustainably for years and climate change is bringing to light the problems. Couple that with massive NIMBY and “progressive” policies that have drove up the COL it’s no surprise most people I know between 28-32 have moved away to get a better overall value. I love it here while I’m young but idk how to stomach spending $2m on a house that’s 18x my income

[@05EVORS]

Media covering just 1 of the MANY mis-managed resources of this state. Next up should be a story on CARB and SQAMD tax mafia tactics...aka (we dont need em anymore)..we have reached peak clean air with feds rules only at this point. Water is not in short supply in CA, we are overpopulated with unlimited imports ofnthebreal priveledged woke-labeled 'refugees' that get tons of tax break cash that soil born lineage americans from CA do not get. Run a story on why ALL vehicle registrations need to be dialed back 75% like back in 2009 during last housing bust. $400 a year to register a toyota 4 runner is re-cock-ulous. Make it $100 since the state has 90 BILLION in the rainy day fund. Give everyone here a break jeez.

[@TeeTafoya87]

Dope segment! I knew about the water wars and Chinatown, but the fact they took NINETY PERCENT of a river's flow is mind numbing.

[@babydriver8134]

L.A. bought up the farms in the Owens Valley cheap and then sold them off, _with near zero rights to the groundwater_ going to the new owners.
That was/is a big issue.

[@TheBoatPirate]

a den of thieves. i was born there. you cant pay me to go there anymore

[@BitSmythe]

Dope: “stupid person.” What’s your point?

[@jorgealvarado7946]

@@BitSmythe What’s your point?

[@JohnRay1969]

It's criminal. They didn't even allow for ANY of the diversion to supply drinking water to the communities that are still here trying to survive where we once had a huge lake and a thriving community.

[@RonaldMcDonald6969]

Whoa. Is this real reporting? I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen this.

[@dannur]

For real, this guy is good at his job, and whoever programs the teleprompter

[@rememberberries4277]

Kinda weird a democratic news is talking bad about the blue lol but it’s refreshing to see, maybe their ratings dropped so low they thought its better to tell the truth

[@steverudder3321]

I wonder what Owens Lake and Mono Lake looked like before they were robbed of their natural flowing water? I discovered the beauty of the Eastern Sierra back in 1975, but before that, it must have been a jaw dropping paradise!! ♥️ 🎣

[@ronniewilliz153]

But the govt knows what they are doing tho ??? Yea right they suck tbh.

[@samuelcontreras9248]

yup now the rich get all that and poor get fucked with no water or lake.

[@jonn40853]

Im from the bay area and i always wondered what the whole area looked like before the Europeans got here, like you said it must have been jaw droping

[@DoctorSess]

I lived near there for a while. It’s a real shame. Still such a beautiful place indeed.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

I had a close friend who still lives on HWY 6 , 23 miles north of Bishop. He used to show me all the fishing holes that only the locals knew about. Amazing area

[@MB-jg4tr]

Lake Mead is drying up fast. Millions in the southwest will have to relocate soon due to lack of water.

[@vwaudiwelder]

Sayonara Sin City!!!

[@MB-jg4tr]

@@vwaudiwelder yep Vegas is toast soon if Mead doesn't get filled up

[@mikehoncho9344]

@@vwaudiwelder that just means we're getting more fkn neighbors

[@millermike5739]

All by design

[@RZFX619]

False. We'll just be growing less almonds. RUclips comments are frustratingly uninformed

[@dirtyminerapparel]

They are taking water from the Bay Area too. They put the pipes in about 5 years ago. I watched them build it. Great work LA. Maybe consider desalination and stop robbing everyone else north of you.

[@donmcatee45]

I’d love to see California make its own electricity too, wouldn’t that be something ? California is such a parasite to the western United States, yet they preach conservation and environment while they tear up the neighbors yard at everyone’s expense.

[@jessem.5867]

Inefficient with current technology

[@dirtyminerapparel]

@@jessem.5867 actually this has come a long way. Cruise ships have it and the wolds largest plant can support over 7 million people. Vegas has less than 1 million people and I believe it’s only near the 600k range. Check for this video on RUclips. Uhf-38-Hphk it covers a plant that would easily solve the problem. It could be done globally on a smaller scale in all major cities near the ocean.

[@philbuell6657]

California also gets water from Oregon's Klamath water shed

[@dirtyminerapparel]

@@philbuell6657 yea this needs to stop

[@DerekDaily]

The water where I live in Modoc County gets diverted to LA. LA is the reason we are all suffering up here.

[@cagrowin1962]

I feel ya man, LA has no idea what they are flushing down the shitter. People from socal are very seperated from reality

[@2011blueman]

@@cagrowin1962 Actually you appear to be the one divorced from reality. Statewide only 10% of water is urban use, most of it is used for agriculture. Most of the issues can be blamed on the insane water rights system california has that causes farmers to grow monsoon crops in the desert in order to maintain their rights.

[@notyou000]

Sounds like dried up texas

[@emsauce75]

Drunk History has a great rendition of this story with Jack and Kyle, from Tenacious D, acting.
Side note: Mulholland, one of the two main guys to build the aqueduct, diverted the water to around an area because the price of the land was to high and build a poorly built damn that broke and killed over 350 people.
The more you know. 🌠

[@seeharvester]

Pfft. They were peasants, so no one cared.

[@jwwalker688]

That dam damn

[@earl2688]

Mulholland was not qualified to build a dam; he was a self-taught civil engineer.

[@wayneblubaugh2122]

According to Wikipedia: The final death toll is estimated to be at least 431, of which at least 108 were minors. Mullholland took responsibility, but it was decided that no one in those years could have known about certain geological flaws where the dam was built, no one was ever criminally charged. Sad, in all aspects.

[@cptcosmo]

Los Angeles - "City of Angels" Indeed, fallen angels...

[@SixMiracles-uj1zp]

Exactly.

[@MultiBennyhill]

I prefer change it to Los Diablos city for its crimes and stinking air .

[@f.galvez9301]

That water was stolen from the Owen's valley. So sad to see the dry lake bed that was once Owen's lake.

[@seeharvester]

And Mono.

[@Gfysimpletons]

And lake meade

[@steveanimatrix3887]

I wonder how much of that precious water is just evaporating out in the open sun.

[@UnderGroundMerlin]

Thats why in the reservoir its mostly black. They put thousands of floating black balls there to protect the water from the sun so it does not evaporate as fast.

[@triskits_mmm]

they use the balls sometimes!

[@Jeffhowardmeade]

In that aerial shot of the reservoir you can see a change in color near the dam. It's covered with plastic balls to mitigate the evaporation. The spillway not so much. The "speed brakes" that slow the downhill flow of the water causes a huge amount of evaporation. A friend who lived in the condos next door said the temperature was always nice, even on the hottest days.

[@MrMountain707]

Why is the entire aqueduct exposed? So much just evaporates.

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

Yeah I was thinking that too! Traveling down that slope and through those flow reduction blocks is gonna cause even more evaporation...... it should be covered!!!
What a ridiculous waste of resources that in turn is in creasing the humidity.🤷‍♂️⬆️🌫🤬

[@craigslist6988]

There's two possible reasons
First, you're a genius so smart that over the last two thousand years no engineer has ever had this brilliant idea.
Or second, there are issues with actually engineering that idea which make it unworkable.
Gee I wonder which one it is.

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

@@craigslist6988 You forgot the third possibility.....
It's could because they'd give a shit about the the solution as much as anybody gives a shit about your opinions.

[@khakicampbell6640]

@@craigslist6988 You forgot one possible option:
Everyone knows it would be a good idea, but bureaucratic dysfunction, political infighting, and economic short-sightedness are preventing even the best of ideas from being executed.

[@MrMountain707]

@@craigslist6988 The Romans had covered aqueducts. Do some research next time before blasting off on your keyboard you fool.

[@Cricri760]

La has so many people with nice yards full of grass start there with water reduction smart guys

[@JAG220.]

Yup

[@SRS-A1]

And golf Parks

[@MrEvtmazda]

I actually expected to see it dry and filled with tents..

[@MyIOnU]

Well they are working to convert Owens and Mono Lakes to become Tent Lakes.

[@icarusfrost4542]

My new favorite part of living in the Sierras is peeing in the lake and knowing I’m helping LAs water shortage.

[@blakeh6250]

Inert no big deal, glad I moved away years ago, now on well water.

[@wmtrader]

If you find this interesting then look up Tulare Lake.
Tulare Lake was the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River.

[@slowcars8622]

yup till some cotton farmer decided cotton farms would look better than a lake

[@ashtonguillory2179]

Hey we need some water up here in utah.. we need Mississippi water or water from the the ocean through California we need approximately 250,000 gallons per second for 2 or 4 yrs. That will get us filled up to 100 % but either way we need some water from somewhere.

[@wmtrader]

@@ashtonguillory2179 Knock on Montana's door. I think they still have some water up there.

[@alexsmith6914]

@@ashtonguillory2179 You need more than water... Some of the people in Utah (Just as you come out of the Rockies and into your state) look like the people from the movie, 'The Hills Have Eyes.' 😬

[@bradp767]

It looks like a great way to waste a lot of water! Aerating water that is being exposed to hot dry air. That's one way to evaporate a whole lot of water really quickly really really quickly actually.

[@anthonymartin6348]

Hush ! Goes against their Lies !

[@reedr1659]

There are open aqueducts feeding into Phoenix, AZ. I've driven past them. This is not unique.

[@donotdisturb9773]

So true dude

[@comontoshi]

Well said! 👍👍😎

[@nickel0eye]

i wondered about that too! There has to be some engineering behind that design, right? RIGHT!?

[@donscheid97]

I have often wondered why southern California doesn't build a desalination plant instead of taking water from others. It is a proven technology and is used in several locations around the world.

[@phlodel]

Why don't thieves earn their money by honest means? it's easier to steal. The LADWP has the same attitude. They get away with it for years as the litigation to stop them meanders through the courts

[@racingbeats1493]

It's expensive, very energey intesive, and creates brine waste which is challaneging to dipose of correctly in large quanitites. The most profitable desalinations plants are operating in brackish water which has about 90% less solids in it.

[@phlodel]

@@racingbeats1493 If the alternative is NO WATER, the expense becomes less relevant. Of course, LA counts on being able to take any water available within 1000 miles but more and more, they're losing in court.

[@starshine3588]

Yes I agree. Plus I have often wondered if those parts of California are so low on water…..then why do they keep allowing all the wealthy to have large grassy yards and pools are everywhere too. They shouldn’t be allowed to fill pools up or water lawns. They should have to have rock/gravel yards with plants that don’t require much water. They’ve been stealing water from others just to waste on non-essential things. It’s one thing to get water to drink and wash…but it’s completely different to allow them to continue to use up everyone else’s water just so their yards and houses look pretty and they can have swimming pools all over the place.

[@daves984]

California is over regulated. They proposed plans for a plant, but the harbor commission or some other made up commission rejected the plan saying it would destroy the coastline. The idea that the coastline is more important then the people that live in the state shows you how much your politicians care about humans.

[@michaelvera4830]

The real message is you can do whatever you want as long as you have money!

[@chito3688]

The way it was then the way it is now and the way it will always be!.. "they "will never change!... 👍

[@notyou000]

Yes u can without money two and just don't cary it with ya hahahah

[@notyou000]

Will be till u change ur mentality u can do anything u can bro just do it or just give up

[@SC-fj2zp]

If you're going to use the "look at this" as a headline you need to invite Ed Bassmaster to do the opening line!!!!🤣

[@phu5005]

Bartle doo

[@erikrodriguez158]

Pathetic

[@Samuel-I]

Would you just look at it!!!

[@JonCollinsMedia]

Uhhmhmmmhm!

[@obijuankenobi420]

I'm looking for a Jobby Job...yall hiring ?

[@joegug4751]

If you think Owens lake is a polluted mess wait till the Salton Sea drys up !! With all the farms there and the runoff from the pesticides going into the sea look out. When the dust starts flying 100’s of miles around will be uninhabitable. Save the Sea and half of Sol Cal !!

[@Ligma42000]

They gonna get materials to build batteries from there for electric cars

[@camrontoney577]

Bye bye California!! Good riddance

[@kotk05]

@@camrontoney577 The Californian refugees will show up to your state (NY?) and some will sleep in your apartment.

[@camrontoney577]

@@kotk05 my shotgun says otherwise

[@kotk05]

@@camrontoney577 lol

[@Eventwow]

I’m from that area. Inyo and mono county got screwed. Any one from that area knows of the water rights wars. If I remember right in 2019-2020 LA granted less then 20% of the water for mono county to use for farming and cattle. I remember our history teacher teaching us about this in 1999.

[@kevinwillingham901]

I just have one question if China can convert seawater into drinking water why can't we

[@sacramentofoodforest]

You have my respect for actually says facts. This was criminal

[@johnnyhoover5870]

Watch the documentary The Longest Straw. You'll see how they are still robbing the north and the destruction they are still doing.

[@alanpectol902]

L.a. takes water from all the way up in Trinity county. Almost to the Oregon boarder. Water is dammed then piped to whiskeytown lake. It takes water directly from the national flow of trinity river to fill your swimmkng pools

[@blaccsilverstaff5484]

No wonder the trinity here in Texas is lower than it looks from the banks depth. Super low

[@alanpectol902]

@@blaccsilverstaff5484 there is a trinity county California as well lol

[@blaccsilverstaff5484]

@@alanpectol902 🤣

[@andibowe6890]

trinity one of the last CA rivers that has not been damned

[@alanpectol902]

@@andibowe6890 the Trinity river in California is most definitely dammed. Thats what makes Trinity and Lewiston lakes. Trinity lake feeds Lewiston and then Lewiston feeds the river

[@doomtrigger]

The aqueduct that steals water from everywhere

[@MrBadjohn69]

Glad to see that California continues to destroy their local environment while telling others across the country to be greener to make up for the sins of California.

[@johnalarcon5006]

Exactly !!!! Well said !!!!!

[@johnbaptise2262]

California? Bruh u mean greater LA. Who do you think they take the water from? Other californians that plant and grow food.

[@FordRangerClassics]

@@johnbaptise2262 these people make it seem like the state, as in the actual land of California itself within its borders, is holding a gun to their head telling them to use less resources and probably spend more money because when you use less you spend less but whatever these idiots and they're desire to be a victim LOL

[@MrBadjohn69]

@@johnbaptise2262 Pumping ground water to grow food is not a sustainable long term plan either. How much has the land sunk in the Central Valley?

[@honkytonkinson9787]

@@johnbaptise2262 good point but to us on the east coast it’s all one State, and we aren’t able to distinguish between the good and bad impacts of that state’s politics to be able to place blame appropriately between LA and the rest of the population. Doesn’t help that Northern Cali is sandwiched between Oregon/Washington and So Cal. What a nasty homeless turd sandwich!

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative.

[@wannabetowasabe]

To the newsroom and reporters, I live in Mono County. It is not pronounced "maw no" like the opposite of stereo. It is a Native American word that is pronounced "Mow know."
L.A. did not just buy up water rights, they bought 300,000 acres of land in Inyo and Mono Counties, from north of Mono Lake all the way down to the Kern County line and then south along the aqueduct's right of way. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) used to take as much water from the streams flowing into Mono Lake as possible. They considered Mono Lake a wasteland. They lost a court case in 1983 and now their withdrawals from those streams is limited and in accordance with how much water will come out of the snowpack for that year. If the lake rises to a certain level, they can take all of it minus what is needed to maintain that level. The lake has not been that full since around 1940 when LADWP started diverting the water out of the Mono Basin.
It turns out, due to studies that started in the late 1970's, that Mono Lake is exceedingly important to a huge number of migratory birds. The very simple ecosystem of the Mono Basin, provides enough biomass production to make this possible. Diversions rob the lake of fresh water and the increased saltiness threatened to kill this ecosystem.

[@stanbatchelor810]

Didn't LA use straw buyers posing as ranchers to buy some of that land around Owens?

[@HurricaneJD]

I live in bishop ... in the owens valley we average about 5 inches of rain a year here but since I've been here seven years it has not even been that. it's been about 2 to 3 in. It goes so long without rain I'll often forget the last time it rained. One of the longer stretches that I can recall was probably about 9 months without a drop of rain

[@andibowe6890]

I was in Owens Valley in 82 on a retreat and hung out on a river there with a herd of mules

[@tylerfini8791]

Just saw something about California approving 4.1 billion for that high speed rail lol can’t we just allocate that for some desalination plants?

[@boostedmaniac]

That would make a lot of sense but environmentalists keep suing, etc and blocking it.

[@starmc26]

@@boostedmaniac Same with the high speed rail!

[@fox1actual]

Desalination plants destroy coral reefs so that’s never happening.

[@ReelingRaman]

@@boostedmaniac you mean friends and businessmen of politicians create a self perpetuating cycle where they can blow through budgets pay each other and do it all over again??

[@boostedmaniac]

@@ReelingRaman sounds about right

[@ElCapitanDeLaNoche]

Why the F don't we have a buttload of desalinization plants near the coastline?

[@teri03]

They’re not going to spend our money on us 😅 that’s their money to keep.

[@jamesba4206]

state rejected approving one about a month ago. probably makes too much sense

[@erniekrass6407]

Highly controversial? What an understatement! This and the collapse of the dam to the west of Oxnard are pivot points in time for social!

[@thooke222]

Which dam? The ocean is to the west of Oxnard.

[@danielnava8915]

@@thooke222 St. Francis Dam which was EAST of Oxnard

[@c7adventures376]

Francis Dam Location? The St. Francis Dam location is directly within San Francisquito Canyon, in the City of Santa Clarita

[@thooke222]

@@danielnava8915 oh ok. I have read about the st. Francis dam disaster but never associated it with Oxnard. I guess the flood plain meets the ocean near Oxnard way downriver.

[@bryanflake6858]

Maybe LA should follow Las Vegas. Las Vegas has actually been able to decrease water usage while still growing in population.

[@moneynoluv]

The dam is damnear the same as the aqueduct. Stolen, people farming in the desert and building multiple golf courses. The Grand canyon is the aftermath of the dam.

[@cavemancaveman9746]

I think LA is big enough. Maybe it's time we implement a growth moratorium so we can work on water independence.

[@rocketsnhotrods9022]

Every time I pass a nice flowing canal here flowing south it really makes me mad

[@cfunkmike]

That water belongs to the San Joaquin Valley. I remember as a kid the farmers in the area were pissed that water was sent to LA

[@mentalward718]

The state that whines about climate issues the most is doing the most damage, how ironic

[@iamyoung4eva21]

@@jerryh2954 I agree with you as well! I was in the Central Valley for school. I was there for 8 years and the trash and homelessness is equivalent to an episode of walking dead. There’s way more too it and it feels like California can careless unfortunately. 100k is considered low income for North California it’s insane

[@rlopez95207]

that's not the only water source they get from the eastern they also gets water from northern ca aka California delta

[@rickytoomey2430]

California thinks it can do whatever it wants to whoever they want. The water is for everyone not just LA.

[@feels6233]

LA is not california

[@trussmonkey5910]

With what we've spent on a bullet train to nowhere we could have piped in water from just about anywhere.

[@user-te7wr8uz6c]

But with the bullet train you can go nowhere to nowhere fast.

[@trussmonkey5910]

@@user-te7wr8uz6c We can also enrich politicians in a blink of the eye.

[@TheGuitarman1968]

Yeah, crap-hole Bakersfield to bigger crap-hole Merced. What a dream train ride that will be. SMH 🙄

[@stevenbrown5210]

I'm so excited to go to Bakersfield quickly and even more excited to leave there just as quickly

[@stuarthayward2220]

Shouldn’t the “news” be posting names of those who have been signing off on this and allowing it to happen? Nah, wouldn’t want to upset the apple cart

[@RZFX619]

They don't want any visits from Mulholland's ghost 👻

[@wbaldwin666]

Going up the 395 makes you sad thinking of what was taken but I wouldn't have grown up where I did if it hadn't happened. Gross feeling.

[@derek20la]

In the near future as our state (and country) splits in two among political lines, it would not surprise me if a new round of "water wars" begins.

[@jamebrooke894]

It may come to that, they will not be getting water from the Mississippi River nor any of the Great Lakes. People who live in Deserts areas aren't very smart to think water will never be an issue.

[@AK4974U]

Commiefornians are very dumb they have unlimited supply of ocean water to desalinate into fresh water and possibly bring back your dumb lakes

[@nunyabiz7021]

Desalination plants and nuclear power plants with pipelines to distribute the water would solve the problem nicely.

[@borismedved835]

I believe the organization or whatever that wanted to steal water from the Columbia River is still babbling that moronic idea.

[@gnarmarmilla]

Thank you for highlighting this. We ought not to be selfish in this life so that we may rise to the next one where selfishness is no more.

[@white_devil73]

Maybe pump water from the ocean and de-salinate it rather than stealing water from another region and destroying the local environment.

[@3949zxcvbnm]

You would think that would be the right thing to do, the hypocrisy is real and it all boils down to money

[@doca8792]

Soon as we realize LA is a desert, the better off we’ll be.

[@johnalarcon5006]

Exactly , plus now they want us to ration water but those same idiots are the ones letting in all these illegal aliens , don't they think more people equals less water . They also talk about reducing the carbon emissions foot print but fail to realize that most people that come from other countries need a car to get around here and that means bmore emissions, most illegal immigrants can't afford a electric vehicle let alone most average people can't either. Our politicians have caused all of these. Problems and then some

[@doca8792]

@@johnalarcon5006 yep!

[@mikeb900]

I saw pics of owens valley before LA water and power diverted the water. When they were done, owens valley was a dusty desert. What LAWP did should have been illegal.

[@AriessunvirgomoonlightLibraise]

So they did make this right after the Los Angeles Francis dam collapse 🤔 if so it's holding up pretty good

[@S.E.C-R]

That doesn’t look big enough to supply 4 million people with water.

[@float_sam]

they reuse a lot of their water, so if it is used residential indoors it gets made potable again and reused in gray water scenarios like irrigation and manufacturing etc.

[@robinrussell7965]

There are a couple other aqueducts. Plus there is a lot of groundwater use and some reservoirs in the local mountains. There is some recycling going on too. The DWP serves way more than 4 million. There are something like 16 million in the region.

[@frankrizoli8620]

Yea have him look at lake mead from due to the Texas and California exodus. Thanks to you all for being apart of the great drain.

[@slkgeothermal]

This is a great idea for programming. Have persons suggest historical events and then cover them. Good job!!!

[@maxmarx2]

There has been

[@rileygally2967]

Yet every household in LA and Nevada is still urinating into multiple gallons of fresh water everyday

[@NotJakeSmith]

They should add the lights like it used to have but LED would be nice to see at night.

[@justintime753]

Water slide too

[@redtsun67]

californians be like "uh you need to be more environmentally friendly" *steals 90% of the water from a river, destroys a lake, causes massive amounts of dust pollution*

[@obijuankenobi420]

The aqueduct also takes water from northern California

[@seanthe100]

There's the California aqueduct that moves water south

[@ApPersonaNonGrata]

It just hasn't been the same
since the Terminator chased John Conner through the Aqueduct with a big truck.

[@mikehawk120]

They are trying to sell you this again. “Look at how awesome it is to live here” “ don’t worry about the crime” “do t worry about the shitty air quality”

[@RuseGuise]

Where else would I live? Texas is like 100 degrees right now

[@bearclaw792]

There’s truth to this being good PR but I’m here for the history & a bird’s eye view of landmarks I grew up with.

[@warrentoles3127]

Sliders are under $2 at 7-11 and you can get them with barbeque sauce.

[@travisashimself2356]

@@RuseGuise literally anywhere else.

[@Drew-be5dh]

Ya didn’t get that from this vid. Keep trying thou

[@mitchelhixson5433]

I worked in the oil fields and I find it mind boggling that people own water just because they own the land that surrounds it.

[@walkingfish7123]

If they own around it why wouldn't they own all of it? I own land around a tree so shouldn't that tree belong to me? Tree is on my property so I'd image lake is on tbeirs

[@42luke93]

@@walkingfish7123
I agree. Just like how you would own the oil underneath and then chose to sell it.

[@chrisroberts6797]

@@walkingfish7123 trees have more protection rights than people! You and your land belong to that tree in your yard 🤣

[@stivi739]

In australia the gov in the 90s allowed growers to trade or sell their farmland water and then lease it back..worked great till the drought hit..980 dollars a megalitre was its highest to lease. Currently 7k a meg to sell..current lease price 80 dollars

[@bobbylittle6996]

Owning water, mineral and timber rights was supposed to protect the land owner in the beginning. But that was a long, long, long time ago. A lot of people owned land but were very poor. Many people didn't have a decent education and understanding of the law too. Many tactics were used to swindling people out of their mineral and water rights. Mineral rights was probably the most abused rights of all, next following water rights. With your mineral rights gone, and with the help from the courts, they would kick you off the land, give you very little compensation for your top soil and home. They would make millions and you would be sucking air. I grew up in a mining area most people don't realize they truly don't own their land, just the top soil. I also saw someone lose their forest because their grandfather sold the timber rights. Rights are your protection, don't be so willing to give up your rights and I mean all your rights. You have to be very rich now to protect yourself as if you didn't know this already.

[@ligmaknutts2752]

You need to talk about how they just started doing this to the Kern River they're still in water from the good people of Kern county where I live in Kern county it's gone up in temperature because there's no water in the river it already averaged 110 to 115 degrees and now it's going to get hotter with less water Los Angeles need to put a halt on growth just like Catalina Island has a like 15-year wait to get a car Los Angeles should have a waiting list for people to move there

[@tommybokelman5565]

Kern county actually gets 26% of its water from the California aqueduct. It’s part of their state water project

[@garywhittaker6575]

Sorry to hear that. They've been stealing NorCal rivers for years.
Gotta keep those golf courses green.

[@poloandrade7831]

Still in? Or stealing?

[@craigslist6988]

Let's be honest though, Kern county isn't making the best use of water, or any resources really.. Growing some of the dumbest people in the state, and making lots of meth. Not to make high claims of quality in LA people, but if they need to dump some dead weight in CA, I'd rather deal with an LA idiot than a Kern county idiot.

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

Enjoy life Vegas is dust once Mead is dried up . Most of the entire southwest California Arizona Nevada and Utah will be nearly unliveable from lack of water within 20 years . Even if we could agree to build a water pipeline from the south east USA construction time is could take 10 years .

[@CommentsAllowed]

So many places would not be livable if it wasn't for the diversion and control of massive amounts of water. It would totally change where large populations of the USA live.

[@hypersmooth9309]

so im showering in stolen water? nice

[@PatrickHenryLibertyorDeath]

If you just covered it or run it through pipes you would probably get 20 to 30 percent more water at the end.

[@insaneseafarer]

Wow! The news is finally being honest.

[@chocol8milk]

Yet LA is still wasteful in conserving fresh water.

[@okamijubei]

And taking the water rights from the Sierra

[@russs7574]

Oh, we can't have brown golf courses. The Hollywood Elite wouldn't want to play on that.

[@saythankyou111]

Stolen water law suits,ruined farmers….yup that’s how we do it in cali…

[@russs7574]

And then the SJW's of SoCal turn around and scold the rest of the country about their environmental habits. The rest of the country should really start telling SoCal to go f*** themselves anytime the while that they want something.

[@dippitydab8270]

why aren't we using reverse osmosis? shit would save us so much water. even Qatar is doing it and they live in a desert too

[@lukecastle2538]

Because they’re destroying everything on purpose. Please understand this, it’s all deliberate. Get ready for massive shortages/costs in everything

[@Helios1001]

Disadvantages of Reverse Osmosis
1. Wastes Significantly More Water Than It Produces. One of the biggest disadvantages to reverse osmosis water systems is wasted water. ...
2. Removes Healthy Minerals Present in Water and Decreases pH. ...
3. Costly Installation and Requires Expensive Maintenance.

[@dippitydab8270]

@Jasen Vernor reverse osmosis systems will reduce some good minerals from your water along with the contaminants. However, you'll have no problem replacing these minerals with a healthy diet. Which you can still drink.

[@joeygarcia8619]

Don't blame all of us Californians, blame LA.

[@blakeh6250]

I blame u joey.

[@paulabaker8403]

I love Los Angeles so much. It's been home for decades. I certainly have used our water resources, saving water when I can. Very interesting history of Los Angeles. Thanks so much for the great information.😊

[@ronboerste1813]

too bad it's part of the democrat septic system🙄👌🍻

[@Mac-xo2zj]

@Jasen Vernor Red states have the murder problem. Despite it's size Los Angeles does not even come in at the top 20 for murder rates.
The twenty cities in the United States with the highest murder rates (murders per 100,000 people) are:
1 St. Louis, MO (69.4)
2 Baltimore, MD (51.1)
3 New Orleans, LA (40.6)
4 Detroit, MI (39.7)
5 Cleveland, OH (33.7)
6 Las Vegas, NV (31.4)
7 Kansas City, MO (31.2)
8 Memphis, TN (27.1)
9 Newark, NJ (25.6)
10 Chicago, IL (24)
11 Cincinnati, OH (23.8)
12 Philadelphia, PA (20.2)
13 Milwaukee, WI (20.0)
14 Tulsa, OK (18.6)
15 Pittsburgh, PA (18.4)
16 Indianapolis, IN (17.7)
17 Louisville, KY (17.5)
18Oakland, CA (17.1)
19 Washington D.C. (17.0)
20 Atlanta, GA (16.7)

[@eyeofenigma2307]

@Jasen Vernor Bro, she was strictly talking about her personal experience. Don't ruin the good mood for other people. Yeah there are problems in California, but it's better to apprach things with a positive attitude and leave it at that.

[@eulisesgomez1677]

Use all the water u want u fool don't listen to your government while there houses a green asf and everything else is dry

[@richardthetroll6758]

When you get tired of California. What ever you do.. Don't come to Texas... It's under construction, and lot's of tornado's.. you won't like it here..

[@captng]

Just think when the aqueduct dries up and the Colorado River dries up we're going to see la panic like no other

[@2011blueman]

Actually LA would be able to afford desalination for their water needs. The real panic would be from all the people in the midwest when they see how much fruits and vegetables cost when the supply from california is cut off.

[@captng]

@@2011blueman well they should have started building those desalination plants at least a decade ago.. with the environmental concerns, the coastal water committees and such that they are,.. California is not easy to get any of these projects done even in a crisis.. my example would be on this the high-speed rail to nowhere.
Not to mention the extreme energy usage such plants would consume. Do you think California is going to go back to nuclear power are they going to fire up some of them there natural gas power plants again.. climate change solutions absolutely need to be addressed and there's only so much money to go around for resource wonder how it's all going to end.

[@darrellcook8253]

People from around that area wil spread out like a fungus looking for a drink of water that doesn't cost ten bucks a sixteen ounce bottle. And the water companies are going to love gouging the people.
Then the shooting starts back up.

[@SBR_BRTT]

Been up to monk lake and wow it’s crazy to see the effects of our usage

[@BluRibbonReviews]

Look At This is a good segment, He was very clear and knowledgeable

[@2011blueman]

Think of all the evaporation losses there are from this open air aqueduct system.

[@softtaco8264]

My man said all those negative effects with such enthusiasm

[@HSKFabrications]

If we get majority of the californians to jump up and down all at once, it may break off and float away like we all wish.

[@beximus]

Californians have been wishing to break off for a while now.

[@HSKFabrications]

@@beximus That's why they keep moving?

[@beximus]

@@HSKFabrications only the bad ones

[@HSKFabrications]

@@beximus Yeah well you can keep the bad ones. They keep pouring into Nevada like roaches.

[@cob705]

Owens Valley ground water is also pumped into river

[@HomeSkillit]

Stolen land stolen water. Look what they did to salten sea

[@linedanzer4302]

Who is they? Mother Nature?

[@HomeSkillit]

@@linedanzer4302 Daddy Governorment

[@linedanzer4302]

​@@HomeSkillit Well it was a shallow saline sea and also landlocked. It was bound to evaporate eventually in sunny SoCal.

[@HomeSkillit]

@@linedanzer4302 #1 you liked you're own comment
#2 you are beyond wrong about salten sea.
#3 Please understand that I understand this aqueduct is vital to all of you fine southern California folk. Trust and believe you fine folk will be looking for new sources soon..

[@joegug4751]

The Salton Sea was an accident just like you lol

[@fosterkennel649]

Yeah I know a bit about the history as I grew up in California very good report by this journalist. The population increase in California over the last 25 years As shown in census reports Shows most of the population increase into California and of course Southern California Is due mostly to people coming in from other places. And as we know Southern California is largely a desert only maintained by sucking water from everywhere else. cut the population will cut the water use .the systems were never designed to handle the influx Into California

[@bartholomewceremony6981]

Just drove through Lakewood California and saw the river has a bunch of water flowing to what looks like the ocean

[@seeharvester]

Maybe it's coming from the Hollywood water main break. 😀

[@Rolando_Mota1]

@@johnalarcon5006 racist tf immigrants really? U wanted to write that quick

[@craigslist6988]

@@johnalarcon5006 he went in the same sentence from claiming the drought is made up to saying it's because immigrants use up all the water.. 🤣

[@craigslist6988]

Water has to continue flowing after it is used. Water is used by cities, treated to remove enough waste that it isn't so toxic that it kills fish, then it runs off into the ocean. That's not water you can use. Also, don't swim in the ocean near where those terminate if you enjoy not having cancer. Or at all after it rains, since rain water does the same and effectively rinses off the funk accumulated on the city into the ocean.

[@johnalarcon5006]

@@craigslist6988 No illegal immigrants don't use up all the water but they most definitely add to the usage, and this water shortage is man made, California is a desert and the powers to be didn't plan ahead and now we are the ones paying for it!

[@CaptainRon1913]

Chinatown with Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, & John Huston, was a fantastic movie. Should be required reading/watching for all Californians

[@briancannon0069]

Another prime example of LA thinking it’s more important than everyone else… But we’re so green and love the environment…Lol.

[@scottjohnson8576]

And now they’ve drilled underneath Lake Meade and they’re pumping water to Vegas. True story.

[@melodies5622]

And Nestlé still strips the water from Cali .. selling it back in bottles.

[@SwapPartLLC]

4 million people wouldn't be living in LA without that water. Sounds like LA would be a great place without it.

[@DeflatingAtheism]

4 Million is just Los Angeles proper. I think there’s probably 12 Million people in the southland using that water.

[@jasonfrank2114]

Liberals gonna F this up too!

[@bassboy6963]

Everyone in California deserves each other

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Pity Santa Monica refuses the building of desalination plant..but it's OK they like swimming in sewage runoff there anyway..happens ever few months

[@spider0804]

This seemed like a neat news segment that is a "learn this thing in two minutes".
But then the guy just opened the can lol.

[@Kurdain]

Maybe covering the canals with solar panels to provide shade and reduce evaporation would help?
Also maybe if CA would stop blocking the desalination plants that's been proposed over and over again for decades.
Build enough of them and you can lower sea levels. ;P

[@jasonlewis460]

There is thousands of solar panels in wastelands. Stop reading fake dreams.

[@jimmycline4778]

Just look at it will ya, just look, it makes me want to LOOK at it, I’m from Malt Lickie Texas! 🤠

[@mikefuentes2657]

Bob Lawson was my uncle. He managed the Aqueduct you see in this shot.

[@fuckyall339]

He's my uncle to .

[@merovingian688]

Blame Bob

[@garywhittaker6575]

A water thief

[@mikefuentes2657]

@@garywhittaker6575 no that’s brown and his dad cmon

[@timbeatty11]

Southern CA does not need an Aqueduct. All they need is some massive desalination plants and get all the water from the ocean

[@blakeh6250]

Maybe,saw multiple ones in persian gulf that the saudis had.

[@ligmaknutts2752]

Los Angeles is the reason Owens valley doesn't have a lake anymore the reason why they don't have agriculture or tourism also they can build in a desert this will eventually fail

[@drewbonesfb]

Desmond Shaw is the man!

[@okamijubei]

Like he feels it's unfair for the ones that lives in the Sierra

[@ricktimmons458]

should be covered to prevent evaporation.

[@anoldfriend3901]

I think they put something in the water that creates a layer of something on the surface. It seems that way when you see it in person.

[@borismedved835]

@@anoldfriend3901 There is an old novel about that idea. Apparently the story was scientifically sound. Cover the lake behind Aswan Dam with some film chemical that would create a barrier to evaporation. I don't remember exactly, but I think the idea was that it would do a lot of damage because in normal circumstances a gigantic volume of water needs to evaporate to stabilize the dam and its water confinement. I'm not sure of the name of the book after reading it about 50 years ago, but I think it's just _Aswan._

[@mrdave777]

Look at how many reservoirs Gavin has built. You know, because we’re in a desert.

[@cherylcalabrese200]

Awesome. Good to see it flowing again.

[@Kyle3x]

Never heard of this. Interesting