how bad is the water shortage in california?

[supermanlives]

one look at any reservoir tells the tale... its real... on the upside theres like a 49 percent chance or more of el nino this next winter according to scripps....gonna take a lot of water to do any real good tho... expect produce and electric rates to go up along with anything else effected by water....I aint too worried as the water flows by from mountains here....83ppm

 

[Babbabud]

raining and snowing in NorCal today wooooooooohoooooooooooo

 

[supermanlives]

theres a storm blowin in ... should deliver some rain an snow as low as my area

 

[norcal_sourD]

Managed to collect 2 50 gal barrels of rainwater today and it's not scheduled to stop till Tues, I believe. Good news! We SO needed this rain! I know it's just the proverbial "drop in a barrel" lol, but any rain is good at this point. Hope the rest of you in Cali are getting plenty of water for our depleted aquifer!

 

[Puffin13]

You want to know why there is a shortage of water and why the shortage is only going to get worse? The documentary Blue Gold explains it pretty well. It is available on YouTube.

 

[idiit]

theres a storm blowin in ... should deliver some rain an snow as low as my area

^^ best wishes from "the right coast". sincerely.

 

[1hrdbook2judge]

Well we've been getting some much needed rain put here. NorCal bayarea section. It's the "pineapple express" storm system

 

[NorCalDreaming]

In Mt. Shasta CA today at 4,000' tree frogs chirping. Normally this time of year it's frikkin frozen. I see some trees leaf buds starting to swell and cedar has been dropping pollen for weeks now. It's not just about water falling from the sky.

 

[Garhart]

how sad this is . I understand that Jerry Brown is going to go for some kind of tunnels to bring water to the Southern parts of the state. I under stand that fracking will be done with part of it as it is called 'regular use'. I do not understand how they can take clean fresh water and destroy it with fracking taking it out of the water cycle for ever and call that 'regular use'.

not a pretty system, sure would like to see things change

 

[RoadRash]

There isn't much rain for sure.

I'm glad I didn't buy a season lift ticket, there's almost no snow.

There is an amateur organization for amateur ski-racing in the Pac NW, "PNSA." I am on their mailing list.

I keep getting emails, "Event Y has been cancelled, No Snow on Mount X".


I think this coming fire season is going to be very difficult. It will be dry to begin with, even drier than last year unless something changes.

 

[supermanlives]

theres finally snow in them there mountains. its been rather bare so far,...yeehaw I better get out camera tomorrow

 

[RetroGrow]

Over half the water in the western U.S. is consumed by cattle. So look no further than cattle ranching as the cause of the problem. If you eat steaks & burgers, you are part of the problem, even though there is a disconnect between what we personally do and the effects of same.
http://www.publiclandsranching.org/htmlres/wr_guzzling_water.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_production

Haven't eaten any red meat since 1990 after studying the environmental effects of cattle ranching, which are devastating. There are over a billion head of cattle in the world, and they consume most of our resources (grain/water).

 

[supermanlives]

I can see cows from my doorway... here its agriculture using most water... I been checking out this one tasty looking cow...its likelyl to be sold at the local market in the future lol...... ever go cow tippin ??????

 

[mrcreosote]

how bad is the water shortage in california?

It's so bad that every time I flush the toilet, Jerry Brown's hand comes out looking for my wallet.

 

[1hrdbook2judge]

Hahha that's a good ^^

 

[resinryder]

Over half the water in the western U.S. is consumed by cattle. So look no further than cattle ranching as the cause of the problem. If you eat steaks & burgers, you are part of the problem, even though there is a disconnect between what we personally do and the effects of same.
http://www.publiclandsranching.org/htmlres/wr_guzzling_water.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_production

Haven't eaten any red meat since 1990 after studying the environmental effects of cattle ranching, which are devastating. There are over a billion head of cattle in the world, and they consume most of our resources (grain/water).

Maybe that's why my NY Strip steak was so juicy and tender Saturday night. Delicious!!

 

[supermanlives]

death before vegan and don't mess with my beef.. steak and roast beef with crispy fat cause ya spread mayo on it is my favovite food..... ooh ya corned beef is good too....mmoooooooooooo ,,,,, your dates here!!!!!!...keep the cows let the city folk dehydrate

 

[NorCalDreaming]

The pussy willows are popping buds at 4,000' near the Oregon border today. Spring is basically here and winter hasn't happened yet.

 

[supermanlives]

if this next winter isn't spectacular snow /rain wise I am gone .. back east has plenty of water and future greenrush..my old stompin grounds...... it finally looks like winter in them there hills. went to get some pics but clouds prevented me..it was bare until now almost. It looked like the mountains had a touch of white hairs lol

 

[justpassnthru]

how bad is the water shortage in california?

It's so bad that every time I flush the toilet, Jerry Brown's hand comes out looking for my wallet.

Which is exactly what happened the last time he 'declared' a drought. When your life or safety is affected, it gets costly. If one is that gullible.

Not that long ago we had this same condition and Arnie did nothing. Of course, it snowed in May..that year and by summer there was enough rainfall. jpt