Water Wasted | What happened to all the water from California's historic winter?

[@adelatorremothelet]

And one year later, this pops up in my recommendations list...

[@pinkskiestoday]

Same

[@alesh2275]

At the same time when LA is burning with $250B forest fire damage ……

[@minibikemadman]

nature was telling them something..

[@carlmorgan8452]

Propaganda for $$$$$$$

[@ifeelbetterabouthis.louis3]

Same just now

[@RUHappyATM]

Who's here after the January LA fires, 2025?

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

But too many, are not.

[@dontbugme7362]

yo!

[@vadorealy]

Meeeee

[@rickbruceroche2038]

They allowed TRILLIONS of gallons to run to the ocean. They haven't built a new reservoir since 1976 ... and their population has DOUBLED since then.

[@DavidHill-g2d]

And now LA has burnt to the ground. Disgraceful government there. So sad.

[@bradrook3919]

It's not sad...it should make people Angry..what's pathetic is they'll keep voting these idiots in

[@paulflores9909]

And they’re going to blame it on Trump. Lol

[@brockreynolds870]

"WE're gonna have to let that water go, so we have room for potential floods next winter"....... how about you wait and see if the flood actually ARRIVES before you let the water go?

[@garybulwinkle82]

Can't tell the Libs nothing!

[@NPelham]

You can't prevent a flood if you wait until it happens. That's the kind of thinking that got us into this, just replace flood with drought. The problem isn't so much in the use of the infrastructure that exists. It's in the lack of significant infrastructure projects to support the growing population and the changing climate. It's a pretty common problem with government in the past 50 or so years. We don't want to spend the money on expected requirements, only on urgent requirements in times of emergency.

[@Steve69SS396]

The 3 wettest years on record were 1983, 2017 and 2023. So we had two of the wettest years just in the last 6 years. We missed a huge opportunity for storing water because the last reservoir built in California was finished in 1979. In '79 California had a population of 23 Million now we have 39 Million. That's a population increase of almost 70% but we have not increased our capacity to store water. That's absolutely ridiculous. Water is a vital necessity for life. The politicians in California have done a horrible job ensuring the supply of such a vital resource.

[@StephenGillie]

Crisis Engineering 101

[@timothyblazer1749]

It's almost as if they don't care about their population.

[@gartwilliams3347]

All based on the hoax of Climate Change!

[@gartwilliams3347]

All based on the hoax of Climate Change!

[@gartwilliams3347]

All based on the hoax of Climate Change!

[@EK-qe7hx]

this aged well

[@ZebraAfrica]

Oh, California has such a wonderful water system, so much water is released to the sea, yet the fire hydrants ran dry in the Palisades fire, and a reservoir repair that should take a week was empty after a year. So wonderful the water system, well done California.

[@garybulwinkle82]

What did you expect with the DEI hires......competency!? It may be their plan to create chaos, strife, violence and disasters; so much easier to move their agendas forward!

[@ZestySea]

Some fire hydrants ran dry because these were intended to support local fire fighting, not devastating fires. The demand for water for so many fires placed a huge pressure on the system. The wildfires caused house to house fires, and melting pipes. Water ran out of already burned households, and further increasing the demand on the system and lowering water pressure

[@casab654]

California gov stupitity is at another levels, no cure.

[@NAZ043]

Like if you’re here after the Palisades FIRE 🔥

[@billhawkesworth990]

There are 10s of thousands acres of percolation ponds in Kern County that sit empty most years . In the last 30 days more than 1,000,000 acre ft of extra water has gone out the golden gate. All the ponds could have taken that water to build the aquifers back up . This has happened the last 4 years in a row. They don't want to fix the problem they want to control and own All water in California. Kern County started these ponds over 70 years ago. This is fixable but not with agendas

[@davelindgren5245]

Newsom sat on projects for years to store more water. His approach was completely focused on conserving water. He finally approved the projects and then had to cut their budgets because of the budget shortfall. If you control the water, you control the behavior of people. That is what this is about.

[@lilblackduc7312]

Newsom also sat on the controlling board for Silicon Valley Bank.

[@chrisfrancis6101]

Exactly! Why not sue !!?? He is not following the state or federal constitution!! Not on any level!!!!

[@0Logan05]

The left is a societal cancer

[@anitablades6033]

And the growers say he let's precious fresh water drain into the Ocean. It's on line, if it hasn't been taken down.

[@jerrypeevey]

We do have 5 bazillion dollars for a speedy train from LA to SF, which by the way is only 1 1/2 hours faster than driving it. LOL Time for new government and reservoirs . Another thing that cracks me up is a valley that has an ancient lake being refilled and they are screaming about the poor farmers who decided to use water instead of saving it... I don't feel sorry for people who set up camp in a dry river bed only to awaken underwater. It's called natural selection.

[@patmcbride9853]

Tax revenues or water, the government knows how to waste in an epic fashion. BTW, voters were fooled into voting for several propositions that banned new reservoirs or made it more difficult to build them. Stop only reading the title and the ruling party's summary before voting on a proposition.

[@garthTurningCranks]

No one should read the title of a proposition, they should read the pro/cons & rebuttals in the voter guides. Titles are written to twist voters in knots.

[@oldschool8292]

Read the actual proposition.

[@MegaLokopo]

Or just read the entire thing, or just don't vote if you don't want to read what you are voting for or against.

[@simplethings3730]

Why did they do this?

[@MegaLokopo]

@@simplethings3730 You are the carbon they want to reduce. They wish you didn't exist, that is why they strive to make your day harder every day.

[@susangarland6869]

Native Californian here. California hasn't built any new reservoirs in over 50 years because of completely made up environmental reasons. Despite having collected billions of dollars through Prop 1 (passed in 2014 for the purpose of funding the construction of more reservoirs), we're still stuck in a man-made drought. A more important question than where did all the water go is where did all the money go?

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Total nonsense. There is plenty of water in california, even in drought years. It's simply wasted on inefficient farms. 85% of all water is used by farmers, but they only generate 5% of GDP - it's an obscene wasteful system whereby farms suck up so much water but provide minuscule returns. California would be far better off raising prices to market rates to get rid of the inefficient farms, buy up the inefficient farms, and rewild most of the Central Valley. California taxpayers would save hundreds of billions because there would be no need for any more reservoirs for centuries.

[@Bestmepossible]

I don't understand how watering food is wasteful. I'd rather shower once a week and eat daily than shower daily and eat once a week.

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

@@Bestmepossible It's wasteful because it's subsidized by taxpayer money to the tune of hundreds of billions. And how is growing cotton (let alone rice) in a desert in any way a sane idea? Farms are huge wasters of water - rather than invest in drip irrigation they simply flood the fields, because water is so cheap - ~90% simply evaporates away shows how insanely cheap their water is - zero incentive to efficiently use water, especially as taxpayers subsidize their water. And yet nitwits want us to build more water reservoirs at gargantuan expense rather than getting rid of these ridiculous water wasters? Few talk about this scam because it's always couched as wholesome, when in fact is large agribiz cynically making billions - it's corporate socialism - steal from the poor and give to the rich. It needs to stop asap.

[@Jimmyxsx]

@@ArthurDentZaphodBeebBS most water is discharged straight into the ocean.

[@MegaLokopo]

@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Most of the water is discharged straight into the ocean to protect fish habitats, because democrats value the lives of fish more than their voters. Which is why you should stop voting for them.

[@freddymarti]

If winters are unpredictable you build reservoirs for the dry years.

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

Every idea we have has to sit in court for years or decades so none of them get accomplished. Literally anything we do will require a scorched earth philosophy on our legal system.

[@anitablades6033]

Then, vote out the people that put in the road blocks. Or rum for office yourself, then you'll know how the vote will go !!!

[@MegaLokopo]

But you are obviously a racist if you don't vote for democrats, so good luck convincing all of the idiots to change how they vote.

[@stephenmiller5023]

As a native Of California for over 63 years now I’m convinced this state is just Never gonna learn . Not as long as Current politicians are in office & in charge , PERIOD.. CAN’T FIX STUPID. 😡🤬

[@denniscrane9753]

@@stephenmiller5023trust me they know what they are doing!

[@shaunkelly9053]

This is intentional. They want it so bad here people will leave and not move here. Problem is a lot of people coming here are from countries that are so bad that it still looks like paradise here no matter how bad it gets.

[@mannymo8364]

CA is just keeping water profitable for certain companies.

[@jessicahayes9788]

Bingo! And to continue their climate narrative again for taxation and profit.

[@lilblackduc7312]

That's right!

[@jum5238]

Yes. Dry up farmers so they sell land on the cheap to mega corporations or China. Makes the most sense when years of water storage was released in a single winter and then farmers told they couldn't access much/any water over the subsequent years.

[@MegaLokopo]

@@jum5238 Then allow the mega corporations from china to use the land and additional water to make food that can be shipped back to china.

[@levmoses742]

You mean like when Wilson gave Nestle unlimited access to water! I was shocked that could even be legal. It’s up to people to look beyond the Plutocracy for answers. We might begin with the indigenous voices that have been silenced; farmers, environmentalists, engineers; everyone should be at the table.

[@dragonfirefunctionalfitnes7925]

😴They drifted FAR away from the subject on this one. How come more water isn't making its way to the areas that struggle? Water wasted? Yes. How and some solutions and proposals to get it where its desperately need should have been the subject. Climate change? Really?🤦🏾‍♂️

[@TruthLivesNow]

They need to build reservoirs in Southern California. California will always have a problem, and will get worse since Southern California relies on lake Mead 400 miles away. I think this is one of the worst problems of California, and it will not change, they are NOT doing enough period!

[@shy3805]

Blame Governor Newsom

[@TruthLivesNow]

@@shy3805 It is all of those CLOWNS! The last major reservoir built in California, (over 2,000 TAF), was Melones Reservoir in 1979 when the population was 1/2 of what it is now. They are Irresponsible! ...and yes, Governor Gruesome Newsom is the worst!

[@BoydGilbreath]

" They" know more than we do. Could be there will be much fewer people soon. Much fewer.

[@stevewest6133]

Not wrong, but there is other low hanging fruit. Shasta, Folsom, and Oroville could be raised just another 3-5 feet and it would pay huge dividends on a modest investment.

[@kingjsolomon]

⁠@@shy3805 you’re stupid, it’s been this way for many years before newsom…

[@ronwatkins5775]

If you are releasing water to the ocean, then your reservoir system is not big enough. It shouldn't be designed for 3 years, but should be designed for a much longer drought period like we saw in the runup to 2023.

[@SDRLG]

Sounds great for the environment!

[@scottprather5645]

A lot easier said than done I think groundwater storage is the right solution

[@ronwatkins5775]

@veryslyfox Last year when we had the drought, it was not enough at all. It's sized for a 3-year drought but should be size for a 10-20 year drought. California was trying to take away water from other states which need it when they should have invested better to start with. Keep up with the required releases but building and slowly filling new reservoirs is the correct thing to do. Not foist off their problems on other states.

[@multivariateperspective5137]

@@ronwatkins5775 exactly

[@dennisg4053]

The Sacramento river is the largest in California. Yet all the dams on the Sacramento combined... Only store about 9 months "Average Flow" ... Other dams like New Melones, Shasta can store multi year flows

[@ComancheWarrior63]

It all boils down to 3 problems: 1. Too many politicians 2. Too many bureaucrats 3. Too many scientists 4. Not enough engineers and actual construction

[@meferswift]

scientist ? i don't think it because of too much scientist. even on the vid, some scientist also suggest need more storage and solution

[@ComancheWarrior63]

@meferswift When you have a large group of scientists, you have a huge problem. They have so many different options and they are all trying to become famous. When people are waiting for a scientific consensus for a project, they are going to be waiting for a very long time. It's the same with politicians.

[@leddygee1896]

Add Bureaucrats to that list because that’s who really runs California…

[@paulflores9909]

@@meferswifttoo many activist scientist or paid scientist by environmental activists.to be precise.

[@ComancheWarrior63]

@leddygee1896 Done 👍

[@mrbaab5932]

Yes, the Federal government needs to limit the water California gets from Colorado River to force California to be more efficient like Arizona and Nevada.

[@bassman87]

the amount of water California gets from the Colorado River is so small, only 4.4million acre feet per year, cutting Colorado river water rights is only going to affect Imperial Valley farmers and no one else. I doubt it would have the affect you think it would on California.

[@angelmendez2211]

No California for decades been decreasing their Colorado river use way longer than Nevada and Arizona. The reason why you hear about Nevada and Arizona making huge decreasing is because they recently barely started acting on the crisis, and didn't had no prior plan. So to correctly fix your statement Arizona and Nevada need to catch up to California. California does it decrease gradually slower because of how long they been decreasing that's what it seems like cities like las Vegas are making the big decrease when reality their decades late to reality. Arizona on the other hand giving unlimited water to Saudi Arabia cows food due to their past laws which the democrats are trying to stop.

[@johng4093]

@@angelmendez2211 NV is only allocated 4% of Colorado River lower basin water, while CA is allocated 58.7%, so kind of difficult to blame NV for any shortage.

[@SticwititStudios]

It's 2025 and with California being on 🔥 🚒 This Video is Super Relevant 💦

[@gerardcrabb4556]

7 extra reservoirs would have allowed separate system for wildfires...

[@lloydgilham6153]

Newsome didn't take advantage of the gift of floods and screwed up a once in a lifetime opportunity. Please keep him in California and don't release him on the country.

[@jlopez8719]

If CA built their water storage system to the level of what is in Nevada and Arizona, CA would be much more resistant to drought. CA politics make it almost impossible to execute needed projects.

[@elevatormechanic7120]

We pump petroleum across continents, why can’t we pump the water to Lake Powell, and Lake mead for storage, both lakes are still low.

[@MegaLokopo]

Because then the problems would be solved and politicians on both sides would no longer be able to promise to solve our problems, because they would already be solved. The great salt lake could easily be used to add more water to the water cycle in utah, and you wouldn't have to desalinate it because nature would.

[@Bouncer-id1rh]

Because the environmental lobby is against any water diversion, which would increase Ag production, thus increase the carbon footprint the transportation of all that Ag would have on the planet. I was at a symposium up at Lake Powell more than a decade ago, and a speaker stated what I just said.

[@raymondcorreira847]

Excellent thought

[@coondogsoutdooradventures2484]

Downstate NY has manipulated upstate NY for decades. It's not surprising that Southern California doesn't respect Northern California's concerns. Needful respect goes a long way.

[@Horwitz86]

If you want to understand how even Northern California doesn't respect Northern California's concerns you should google Hetch Hetchy.

[@freddymarti]

California environmentalists has been wasting its water not allowing farmers to receive water protecting fish.

[@PineRidgeAIM_CA]

We should build more reservoirs, at least 4-8 more.

[@cavemancavemanog]

Yes, I'm tired of conserving so much and stressing out about everything when I see so much be used wasted to flush the bay.

[@garymitchell7551]

LA, Fresno, Sacramento all should collect as much rain water as possible from roofs and roads to be used for farming

[@johnl5316]

Winters are not becoming more unpredictable

[@scottprather5645]

We need a groundwater capture system to replenish the aquifers. Another good idea is to put solar panels over aqueducts greatly reduce evaporation and produce green energy that's a win-win you don't have to use up new land

[@cali626909]

That’s something the state is already looking to do, I believe they are already testing that out.

[@paulaarchuleta8684]

Love you ideas!

[@xtv007]

There is a large landowner in the valley who grows almonds. When he bought the land, he bought the mineral rights too and it just so happens that his land consists of the majority of underground aquifers in the area. As a fee simple deeded property, he uses his water at will to water his almonds with no regard for the rest of the state and the state is powerless to make him conserve. It was estimated that he used up 75% of the aquifers reserve years ago and that when rain water and runoff come through, it fills his aquifer first before trickling downstream for the rest of the state to ration whatever is left. I saw a video on this a few years ago here on youtube and so don't quote me on figures but the essence of the story is accurate. Good luck!

[@Bouncer-id1rh]

@@xtv007 Everyone is evil but you...I get it.

[@SS-yj2le]

We already have ground water and LA even put blackballs in one of theirs to reduce it years ago. Though yet, not that much help as mountajn areas like Tahoe have low evapotranspiration rates.

[@eligebrown8998]

The governor of California and half the local politicians should be in jail.

[@ikani1]

What charges are they facing? What charges should they be facing? Can you list what laws they've broken? I'm a fan of any politician, from any party, facing justice if they break laws.

[@jrperes2021]

@@ikani1 Total incompetence and evil intentions... This is a coordinated effort to control. No one is this incompetent without a purpose. Look at CA's homelessness, crime, drug use etc. It is an embarrassment.

[@iriebuddha]

I think we might find out soon​@@ikani1

[@dropshot1967]

Building extra reservoirs should definitely be considered and done. They will not however be the single solution. The agricultural sector should consider farming less water-intensive crops and stop wasting water with cotton and almonds. Homeowners can also deliver a significant contribution to reducing water use by reducing the number and size of all the lawns around their homes. These use a significant part of the water. No single solution will be the golden bullet and all parties will have to do their part.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

It's going to take ages to re-establish the almond orchards elsewhere. They need to get on that like a decade ago

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

But you're right, there's no single golden bullet, per se, it's going to take coordination and cooperation across many sectors of business to make it happen.

[@jdollar5852]

Farmers grow crops that are profitable. Limiting household water usage would go 100x farther than telling a farmer what to grow. According to the EPA, Americans use 82 gallons of water per person, per day.

[@denverbasshead]

It's nice to never have to water our lawn in ky

[@bearcubdaycare]

​@@jdollar5852In California, household usage is a small fraction of agricultural use, based on government stats.

[@rl9808]

Would rather have more water storage than having billions wasted on a train to nowhere.

[@williamadams5384]

train to nowhere? wasted? Train's plan which is has started construction from Las Vegas to Los Angeles but also San Diego up to San Francisco. There's also a phase 3 from San Francisco to Seattle. People with no vision call investments, waste.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

​@@williamadams5384do they pay you or do you pull the wool over your own eyes free of charge?

[@DerekVuong7799]

Why used such an outdated technology? Planes are so much faster. 1 hr flight. easier fast and futuristic.

[@rencro123]

One thing is sure, they can keep throwing money at the "vision" with no tangible results, and you will still find folks that only look at the end vision to justify the waste...Oh noes, but wait, I'm sure there is a vision to have more water available, so hydrants don't run empty.

[@cramfive3205]

The last 10 years California has removed about 4500 viable dams, most were agricultural in use.

[@blackrocks8413]

but it made a handfull of Trout Unlimited people happy

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

That's because most farmers don't vote Democrat...

[@blanksender7808]

This exactly and the problem isn't just limited to CA. OR / WA / CO / UT / ID have been doing it too. It's happening all over the west

[@Jorge-mg7or]

That's too bad. We kind of need the farmers.

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

@@Jorge-mg7or Kind of. More than a third of the nation's vegetables are grown in California. Buy local, in season and screw them. See how happy everyone will be with Gruesome Newsome when they can't get their head lettuce... And all those temporary/illegal field workers out of work will be a stabilizing factor in it's society. Right? 🙄

[@dleon0902]

Not according to the governor.

[@Joseph-XRP]

All this technology to monitor, track, and distribute, and we still have shortages.

[@nowistime8070]

maybe turning that lake into farm land was a bad idea

[@anitablades6033]

Profit !! The rule of the game in California.

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

What communist state do you live in? Nevada or Arizona? 😂

[@anitablades6033]

@ericmaclaurin8525 Oklahoma heavy snow every 10 years and 200 lake's small and very large. A State that everyone pretty much gets along. Latest fun thing being built, is an amusement park with RV park next to Grand Lake. Just finished a world famous park on Riverside drive. Named the Gathering Place. Look it up. Cains Ballroom were Bob Wills and Jimmy Hendrix played. If your a coder our Mayor here in Tulsa may help you money wise to get here and get set up. Ck. On-line to see what the offer might be. Oh ! We're Red. 😌

[@jp13119]

Oh for FS! Neither one is a communist state. Dramatic much? And you know what? The entire world is run by the 'profit' rule, jeez. Profit is the name of the game worldwide but especially in the US because it's all stolen from the rightful owners so no, not communist, only corporate christo-fascism! Educate yourself! Vote Blue💙@@ericmaclaurin8525

[@cavemancavemanog]

I love food. I don't want my food coming from China. I don't want it grown in Chile and packaged in Taiwan and then shipped to Ca.

[@jaxcell]

0:40 For a moment, I was wondering why Brendan wore his Cat Ears.

[@J.J-n7l]

There is no excuse for the lack of water to fight fires anywhere in California . More reservoirs must be built and an aqueduct to carry more water from the Sacramento River to So. Cal.

[@sumsara9255]

The title says it all "Wasted Water." That's the preconceived notion - water is wasted when it flows in a stream channel to the ocean. Thank God I am not a fish in CA.

[@eleanormattice3598]

Water is supposed to flow to the ocean. Humans can NEVER get enough.

[@cavemancavemanog]

Yes, and sewage is NOT supposed to flow into the SF Bay decade after decade. When will the SF Bay Area take accountability for the destruction of the ecosystem and finally fix their dilapidated sewage system??

[@rollinOnCode]

Dumbest comment ever made. Congrats. Tell me again about those fire hydrants in la

[@JETZcorp]

The drought was a great advertisement for climate crisis. This is the way government works. The military make a point to always run out of ammo so they can ask for more next year. School districts always make sure classroom supplies and other high-visibility items are in permanent shortage. The homeless crisis can never be solved because it is so profitable to those tasked with solving it. And California must always, always be out of water. If that means draining it out to sea, watering crops only during the heat of the day, and putting restrictions only where they are ineffective and annoying to as many people as possible, they'll do all of it.

[@KbB-kz9qp]

Californians freely elect their leaders, and so they have the government they deserve.

[@timpinkos5352]

Quit tearing dams down!! Also, time to re-look at the court ruling to send water into the delta. This practice has been done for enough years now to determine if it is a worthwhile endeavor.

[@blaidenstorm9166]

Trying to limit farmers water while irrigating thousands upon thousands of lawns across a drought prone state is ridiculous.

[@redjohnson4859]

I'm not seeing any beavers being interviewed in this video. Perhaps they would have some ideas on water retention.

[@claytonbruner1808]

The Resnicks and their "wonderful company" never seem to have issues running out of water.

[@markcampbell7577]

The maintenance of river flow is essential to management of the entire system without an objective zero of water quality at the Carquinez Straits the entire system is crippled into corruption.

[@cavemancavemanog]

Salt water intrusion has to be addressed. What about the raw sewage that spills into the SF Bay due to the dilapidated sewage system in the Bay Area? It's been going on for decades!! Every year we drain water out of reservoirs in order to mitigate this ecological disaster. Then they call it a "drought." When will the SF Bay Area fix their sewage system.

[@jacksheet1032]

this problem has been obvious and communicated to our leaders (obvious, to those who dig) since the late 1800s - and no one listened, one fact you seem to have skimmed over - the ground water/aquafer in the San Juaquin valley took damage from over pumping, in other words it started to collapse or compress - i also noticed you don't explain all the places we steal water and the effect on those areas, and the most important fact - California government, so concerned in saving "the planet" THEY COMPLETELY LACK THE COMPASSION, TO ADDRESS PEOPLES NEEDS AS A PRIORITY - have put it off for so long THEYD would have to at least, double what we already have to put a dent in this storage issue - ya need to do more research to impress anyone ABC!! handful of reservoirs ain't gonna do it! this why i don't watch ABC, not really the whole truth, just tidbits... good luck with that!!

[@johndoh5182]

The stupid part of this is right in the title, and the word is "historic" NO govt. can make plans based on a historic event. You can't make infrastructure fast enough to capture most that water, it can't happen anywhere in the world. It takes YEARS to design systems to capture and store water. And this is CA. The majority of the state is either arid or semi-arid. The PROBLEM is not the people in the state, which use about 10% of the water, it's the 90% usage from agriculture. But most systems that you could build would benefit the population, but it won't be more reservoirs because it's doubtful you'd ever fill it up. The data from NOAA shows the last two decades, the West is drying and getting hotter, and the East is getting wetter and is either getting a little cooler or the temps have stayed about the same. The Fed backed off restrictions this year because of this historic rain/snow events, but they'll put them back in place and this WILL force the reduction in agriculture because you're not going to get the population to reduce water enough for their 10% of consumption to make much difference. Part of the agriculture HAS to go, it's only a matter of if the farmers realize it when they're bankrupt or were smart enough to move out of the West for the states fighting over the CO river water and to an environment where water isn't such an issue.

[@imzjustplayin]

We should be pumping excess water into underground basins and or into the San Joaquin Valley which has loss 30FT+ of elevation over 100 years due to pumping.

[@kingfish4918]

California delivers 9 million acre feet of water to Central Valley farmers so they can grow Almonds in the desert. California produces 80% of the world’s almonds. No other agricultural product has been produced and exported at this level in human history, Google it. These water deliveries are three times the capacity of the State’s water storage system. Water is moved south through the State’s water conveyance system, excess storm runoff replenishes the Kern water bank, an aquifer in Kern and Tulare County where it is sold to L.A. during drought years and largely used to irrigate Almond trees. 200,000 acres of almonds to be exact, that is 300 square miles. As a result of this water transfer; six endemic fish species are extinct or threatened including the once thriving Chinook or King Salmon which was a multibillion dollar Commercial fishery. As water deliveries increased around the turn of the century the Salmon population declined and now is reduced to a small spawning stock, just enough to satisfy the Federal Government and EPA. This is not about fish or water storage; this is about our State Legislature selling off our Public Trust and Natural Resource. Water deliveries equal 10 billion dollars in revenue for California, however; the environment is compromised and our state's resource is being exploited. There is not a water shortage in California, the state created the drought narrative, billionaire almond growers benefit while the public blindly accepts the perpetual drought narrative, that farmers are struggling and we must conserve. Learn more at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anOUaqSYZqatb5Y

[@AppalachianRust]

All that almond milk to replace cows. I’ve been watching a lot of videos on this subject the last few days (obvious reasons. Is there a lack of a forestry service in California as well? In VA we have forestry fire fighters other than the regular fire department to fight fires. I noticed there were fire fighters coming from Canada and Mexico. I’ve seen where there was record rain fall that was blamed for a boom of brush growth that dried out. It seems that this should have been controlled with some forestry management especially for the known risk of fires. The land is rough I understand but there are machines that can traverse it, I know. They could use a chopper roller to crush the brush up so it rots out before it gets out of hand, if they are scared of controlled burns, mainly around the urban areas. And for California to boast about being the largest economy it seems like they could afford to invest in burying their power lines.. lots of European countries have. Also desalination plants I don’t understand why that’s a problem. It produces a brine but that doesn’t have to be dumped it can be further refined. For a state that should be able to afford it that has a problem with wildfire there are options to reduce the risk. And as far as the dams and the fish why couldn’t they have made fish runs? These are all thoughts that I’ve had and just dumped it here

[@dsmer98]

The wonderful company is loving all that water.

[@jerrykahn6894]

California should be cut off from the Colorado River Supply completely for it's lack of foresight in building proper water retention reservoirs when they had the chance. Perhaps then they would learn that fish are not as important as humans.

[@randallstephens1680]

Desalination. California has vast financial and natural resources to do it, and would stop leeching the Colorado River from land-locked states.

[@blanksender7808]

what we really need to be asking is why we've been removing dams all across teh west coast for the past 60 years

[@hellomynameisname4270]

If they admit it's not a drought but a mismanagement of resources akin to national sabotage, someone would need to be held accountable.

[@johndoh5182]

Except it has been a drought. The data shows it. No one makes up the data that NWS and NOAA collect. For the last 2 decades the West of the US has been hotter and drier. The East has been wetter and either the temps have been about the same or even gone down. Funny thing about global warming is it affects places differently. And NO state in the US can spend millions of dollars in an INSTANT to build infrastructure needed to capture all that water that fell or even the historic snow fall, to collect water from an event that is what? Historic. I mean build lot of infrastructure for a historic event, which means that may never happen again. The question itself is stupid.

[@DaveFury]

🎯🎯🎯

[@hellomynameisname4270]

@@DaveFury 80% of our nation's produce is grown with the water coming out of Northern California

[@simplethings3730]

Well... there IS a drought.

[@hellomynameisname4270]

@@simplethings3730 no, California is 85 percent arrid coastal plain, desert or high desert. It is not supposed to rain in a desert. If you asked a Saudi person when the drought in Arabia might be over, they would laugh at your silly inquiry. It not supposed to rain in a desert. No drought. Yes desert.

[@Sugarsail1]

A more accurate assessment would be: California is prioritizing an obscure unimportant fish over human livelihood.

[@bujmoose3992]

The Central Valley communities of California for the last Decade or so, wanted to build a water storage project above Millerton Lake at Temperance Flats, but because of Democrats it was never built.

[@JimBrave-ri1oc]

Democrat politicians never allow anyone to build ponds and they don't allow cities to build lakes. Building Lakes and Ponds is the ANSWER To Helping the Environment.

[@markcampbell7577]

You can't use water that you haven't stored from the winter. They think we should just divert water until the river is dry instead storing enough water to use and keep the river flowing.

[@RichardMartens-en4pc]

I always knew water was being wasted in ca , sent to the ocean , then say we have a drought , pure nonsense.😂

[@carnakthemagnificent336]

"If we fail..."? As if the problem just arose because of last winter? No. California already failed. For the past 50 years the leadership and "environmentalists" treated citizens' water needs as the problem. Multiple reservoir projects were stopped and now there is a bill to pay. I love the idea of replenishing aquifers. CA has to do that AND build the reservoirs. Good luck to you getting that done. One of the many reasons I left CA after 60 years.

[@markcampbell7577]

Claiming that the Delta is a saltwater marsh is disingenuous establishment of water quality. Martinez and Benicia used to pump fresh water directly into their water systems. The Carquinez Straits is the geographic end of saltwater intrusion and salt marsh. If we don't have this clear established zero then we don't have a realistic idea of water management for the water shed of the San Juaquin and Sacramento rivers and the aquifers.

[@joellenrhodes456]

Tell me what you think would happen if you started pumping massive amounts of water out of the river into reservoirs? You think the reduction in flow wouldn't start salt water flow up into the river? Once California portioned off large sections of land to harvest salt, causing a change to the bay biology. These salt ponds are being returned to the bay, they are bring removing and restoring the natural marsh. Point, man never knows the result of his choices till they become evident.

[@ruru_esco]

How is California a growing population? Every year fr the last few years they said close to 500k Californians are moving yearly.

[@DirtyLaundryTrueCrime]

January 14, 2025- California is burning down right now. All of that precious water, wasted. Thanks Gavin. 🫤

[@28ebdh3udnav]

If we can ship gas and fuel nationwide, how come we can't with water

[@scottwilliams5642]

I love the weather guy on the left, GREAT HORNS

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

Bad farmers abusing legacy water rights and blocking solutions is why farmers get blamed. Lake Tulare is another. It's a perfect natural reservoir that dwarfs man made storage but instead of expanding it we keep building entire new ones.

[@gregurata8689]

You should investigate how San Diego County and it’s comprehensive water management system is implemented.

[@Sbow406]

Storing water at the base of the mountains is a good idea. They do same thing in ID and MT.

[@kimm6589]

This has a production quality of a college freshmen group project.

[@brekinla]

They talked about water but not the core problem, our growing population. You can build more reservoirs, use water more efficiently etc, and a growing population will outstrip it all. It is politically incorrect to state the truth, a growing population is our problem and there is NO political will to stop it. IN spite of not just our water infrastructure pushed to the max so is our transportation infrastructure. California burns 40 million gallons of gasoline daily and 8 million of those are wasted in traffic. Gavin Newsom and Biden 100% believe more people is the solution to our shortages. Biden is delivering with 7 million more people as of July 2023. Math says different, math says we cannot do what we are doing. "you cannot have continued growth in pop and you can't have continued growth in the consumption of resources." We as a society seem intent on growing our pop until nature says NO more, so much for history, math and human intelligence.

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

Such a clueless opinion. The ocean is full of water and most people live on the coast. This idea that we have to reduce populations or that living in the country is better for people or the environment is mind bogglingly ignorant.

[@Bouncer-id1rh]

Just dumb. Humans consume "potable" water, and per the USGS, potable water usage currently sits at 12% of available water-AND GOING DOW, even as populations grow. Conservation, reclamation & recycling efforts the last 40 years have dramatically cut potable water usage.

[@brekinla]

@@ericmaclaurin8525 Ok, the ocean is full of water, useless water, literally a desert. Yes most people do live on the coast and live off rain water indirectly. How about the idea we can't continually grow our population? Is that mind bogglingly ignorant? Math an exact science says, "You cannot have continued growth in pop and you can't have continued growth in the consumption of resources."

[@definetruefalsehappydebugg5623]

Well this aged like fine wine

[@Cptn.Viridian]

They should just actually do Nawapa. We are so afraid to do mega infrastructure in today's day and age, even though the America of today is impossible without them.

[@Xyleryx]

Control the water, control the people

[@Vinegaroon]

Maybe they would have water if they didn’t drain tulare lake

[@barryhessel6078]

They shouldn't let water out of those lakes now. Not yet. Because what if they have a dry winter this year?

[@liaisonguy]

Excellent video. The "environmentalists" don't seem to want any solutions to mitigating California droughts. Their concern about air pollution during the delta tunnel construction is laughable. They're throwing excuses and objections like monkeys hoping something will stick.

[@BongRipBing]

My main concern with the tunnels is the change in salinity that will cause in the Delta downstream from the pumps. Barnacles suck and it would really change the fishing and marshlands. There are better ways for LA to get water.

[@WolfHeathen]

If California becomes a lush green forest because people stepped in, the environmentalists will no longer be able to point to California and say "look how much global warming there is because drought!"

[@christiankruse1970]

@@BongRipBing Can you name one please? If salinity was the issue then could you not only use it during excess wet periods? I understood that was what it was for.

[@BongRipBing]

@@christiankruse1970 Here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3azdqt4oq2meJo&pp=ygUZd2F2ZSBiYXNlZCBkZXNhbGluaXphdGlvbg%3D%3D If the Tunnels are built, then the diversion of water would eventually become constant due to political pressure.

[@myoung48281]

They would tell you not letting the water flow free to the ocean would salinate farm water and kill the plants. They'd also tell you that, according to the SouthWest Drought study, 42% of calif. recent drought, the worst drought in 1200 years, was caused by anthropogenic activity. So blame anyone you like to suit your political perspective. Also, the huge amounts of water required for alfalfa to feed the cows so you can eat your fast food burgers.

[@grast5150]

You can capture more water when California has not built a new reservoir in the last 50 years. If you want to store more water, need to build more dams but that is 4 letter word to the eco-nuts of California. The real solution is to cut off LA and San Diego until those regions actually meet state standards for consumption.

[@shootermcgavin4999]

This was really well done. Not a huge fan of any mainstream media today. Keep putting out videos like this to keep viewers.

[@Antposse]

I'm betting there's something political involved with this video.

[@shootermcgavin4999]

@@Antposse lol probably

[@Jim-oo7dk]

I've never seen so much spent to produce so little. Mismanagement of reservoirs is everywhere. They sell taxpayers on the idea of reservoirs as flood control and water supply, and invariably it ends up being completely for recreation. How do you not get any better in 100 years? You can't. Someone is profiting from the chaos. Billions and billions spent but no improvement.

[@jaymacpherson8167]

As a water professional, the unwavering adherence to respective agendas is what impedes progress. Each interest group should strive to understand the contextual perspective of those who appear to stand in their way. Solutions come from innovative thinking, open mindedness, and willingness to compromise.

[@simonbowman6206]

yes i totally agree but the best way is not the business way is it ? And i have been doing this invention since 2014 and the common thread is ,,good idea , yes we see it has legs, BUT the market (their the market) makes more from wind and solar. And as long as they can call it green tech then that's where the dollars flow

[@oliverrojas3185]

Yes, l agree. I personally have to work on hearing an objection to what l prefer to hear and then not impulsively dismiss or marginalize an opposing view. Being able to tolerate the discomfort of opposition is the challenge.

[@jaymacpherson8167]

@@oliverrojas3185 Tolerate the discomfort of opposition…I like that phrase.

[@jaymacpherson8167]

@@jaunt3603 To what waste do you refer? An inefficient problem resolution, or runoff to the ocean, or other?

[@jaymacpherson8167]

@@jaunt3603 Good point. The process is slow, and sadly seems to only gain speed when troubles intensify past a threshold, which also seems to rise over time. My biggest concern is the prior appropriation basis of western US water rights. I believe that has to change to law of the commons (along with compensation to those with existing water rights) to achieve faster decision making in all water matters. As you may know, no one in the west is doing the ground work for such a change.

[@SilverWatcher.]

They dont want you drinking water to live, you havent given them enough money. 😅😂

[@bsgnerd]

Thank you for an in-depth report!

[@Bouncer-id1rh]

This program talks about the issues with "meteorological" drought all the way back to the 1920's, yet at the same time, state... "things are changing"... the weather is less predictable. It seems like so many subjects today, people talk out of both sides of their mouth.

[@peterofoz]

How about routing the release water to the lower central valley farmers so it seeps into the ground to replenish the aquafirs? Those farmers can activate lands for falll crops.

[@MiguelPerez-fz4ib]

If we filled up aquifers with hot water and then cooled it down using a system technology, we would essentially be creating an "Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage" (ATES) system, allowing us to store excess heat from sources like solar power during summer and then use that stored thermal energy to heat buildings during winter by pumping the warmed water back up to the surface; essentially providing a sustainable, long-term cooling and heating solution by harnessing the earth's natural underground reservoir. Key points about this concept: How it works: During hot summer months, water is pumped from the aquifer, cooled down using a heat exchanger, and then reinjected back into the aquifer, storing the "coolness" underground. In winter, the process is reversed, with the now-cooled water being pumped back up to heat buildings through a heat exchanger. Benefits: Renewable energy storage: Provides a large-scale, long-duration storage option for renewable energy sources like solar power. Reduced reliance on fossil fuels: Can significantly decrease the need for traditional heating and cooling systems fueled by fossil fuels. Environmental friendly: Considered a sustainable and environmentally friendly option due to its reliance on natural underground reservoirs. Considerations: Geological suitability: Not all areas have suitable aquifers with the necessary porosity and permeability for effective heat storage. Well design and placement: Proper design and placement of wells are crucial to optimize the system's efficiency and prevent unintended interactions between hot and cold water zones. Cost of implementation: Initial installation costs can be significant, including drilling wells and necessary infrastructure.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

The water isn’t wasted it just does what nature intended and not what California’s farmers want.

[@cavemancavemanog]

Nature didn't intend for the water to be used to flush the sewage out of the SF Bay. When will they fix their outdated dilapidated sewage system that continues to harm the ecosystem of the Bay? It's been happening for decades. The faux environmentalists of the SF Bay want to point fingers at environmental concerns until they realize they may have to pay.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

It happened the same thing like everywhere else in the world where it snow. It melted. It's surprising. I thought it was special snow because it fell in california but no, it was just normal snow.

[@jordanabendroth6458]

Thank you for a little snark in what is a way too serious discussion

[@jessed9299]

Keep setting the guy on the left to look like he has cat eats too!! 😸😸

[@CB-hp1zn]

its wasted on electric , and now you want electric cars???

[@benmcreynolds8581]

As all this excessive rain and snow was building up i was thinking "are they really going to let all that freshwater resource they've needed so much, just flush out to the ocean and waste it all. Which keeps them all in a state of water instability in the local ecosystem and environment" I don't understand why we aren't utilizing our creativity and motivation more? We could do so much to improve our quality's of life's but we here in America just keep on Not Doing anything...

[@drugmoney4996]

It's an AGENDA

[@johnhessom-lx1nt]

California wasted a lot of water, all that snow, people could have made their own reservoirs

[@kylesmith2604]

“Rely on every single drop” get we can’t even collect our own rain water… what an absolute joke of a gov

[@eleanormattice3598]

Rain water recharges aquifers and is essential for rivers. Humans take too much.

[@911jediknight911]

Cali at it again, you never fail to achieve a new low...

[@FlameofDemocracy]

Plant forests, improve soil pH, go with natural lawns, allow line drying at home, line streets with canopy, increase both elevated high speed rail and elevated commuter rail networks, cover reservoirs with floating solar panels, and flood orchards and fields annually to allow more water to percolate to groundwater depths.

[@johndoh5182]

What kind of a question is this????? So California can spend hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a lot of capture techniques for ONE event?????? The question is answered in the title, "historic" . I'm sorry you can't invest large sums of money to take advantage of an event that is historic. Like, even with something as simple as capturing water to pump it into aquifers, do people understand the amount of filtration needed? Water down in aquifers is very clean. It's been filtered by the ground. You have flood waters and you don't know what's in it, if you pump dirty water into an aquifer you could contaminate it for a couple decades and it affects millions of people because unfortunately what you did was capture water with toxins in it and pumped it straight into a clean source of water and most people who are tapped into that same aquifer don't filter water because the expectation is that it's clean. Then add in that pumping water into aquifers is a slow process. CA doesn't have a lot of lakes and I don't know how reasonable it would be to build more. So basically that leaves systems to capture water and pump it into man made tanks. By the time you could get very much of that in place you're well past the melting snows time frame to capture that historic snow fall.

[@JL-cc2pt]

Farmers are the biggest crybabies while planting Tree nuts like almonds, pistachios, walnuts, and cashews are actually some of the most water-intensive crops grown today

[@susangarland6869]

So the only crops that farmers grow are nuts?

[@markdavis8888]

@@susangarland6869 Rice is also water intensive and California grows a lot of rice.

[@Bouncer-id1rh]

@@markdavis8888 Feeding a lot of people.

[@DJBillionator]

We need to look to desert regions for open space to build reservoirs! We need to pump the water from flooded areas to dry areas. Like, Egypt is currently building a mega project for desert farming. These people have their heads so far up their...... come on man!

[@DJBillionator]

There's plenty of dried up lakes we can use also. Stop being dumb!

[@DJBillionator]

Or, am i just that smart?

[@DJBillionator]

If accidents happen with regard to flooding. Only deserts will be watered....

[@swatisharma9006]

Department of Water resources should also make efforts to: (1) Educate and enable farmers on rain water harvesting. It will also help in ground water recharging. (2) DWR should also make efforts to convert residential and commercial outdoor spaces to water efficient lawns. Most of them are still water intensive with grass esp. Applying permaculture principles and bringing public upto speed with current reality and limited time to act is necessary. (3) Why does a water pipeline has to be an emission intensive operation. Are there alternatives to the current design of water pipelines that are not as harmful to the environment? Note that (1) and (2) - by shear volumes- will add up to great benefit in water conservation.

[@dennisg4053]

Farmers are using a small fraction of what they did 20 years ago. Back when Arnold was Governor ... He wanted to spend $4 Billion on adding water storage and conservation projects.... The Dem Perma- majority in the Legislature said " That it was not needed and too expensive".

[@Antposse]

@@dennisg4053 That's what U get for listening to a (d)!!