Comments by "S S" (@SS-yj2le) on "ABC News"
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@onelove7883 Doesn't change the fact that it is a significant portion of the most productive agricultural region in the entire world. Those crops even if successfully relocated in nearby nature reserves, fertile valleys near there, or up north in the Northern Sacramento Valley, are going to take time to actually establish. For the same applying here, not exactly. It depends on where the water is coming from, what crops are being grown, and types of soil. The area of Gilroy is located in a smaller valley with a very different climate and watershed. For where the water is to go, there are numerous different places to pump it to. Owen's valley is not far from there and has been depleted for 100 years from LA's usage. There are also other valleys, channels, and even places with depleted ground water that would make great use of that water. Ideally, preparation should be done rather than waiting for the lake to return, but this would be far more practical. The Inland empire doesn't have even close to enough land area to compensate for all the farmland that could go underwater. Even if homes were removed, it would probably not be enough. Plus, the area is much drier and would put a heavier strain on water sources that these farmers previously didn't use while they were in the San Joaquin Valley. Not even counting soil fertility being a possible problem as well with the area being sandier. The cows though, can be relocated to the high desert. For foreign investors, what percentage as the output here is still very much big for the US. The main area foreign investors seem to be after is the cattle which Arizona has been doing. For infrastructure, even the most well paid of companies will struggle in relocating the infrastructure or building entirely new ones. It would take years just to even get approval, let alone actually build or relocate. Every single significant change here will take time. No. If an area is a deep enough depression and the channels all go there, the water will not go to the previous lake bed. It would also not change the soil type of the farming region that sit along the lake bed. Making it more beneficial than raising the area. Once again, relocating is difficult, time consuming, and will fail for various different farming groups as there isn't many other options.
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@evanR09-2 Where are those lands being cleared for farming? Are they arable? What kind of water streams are near them? Are they located near the numerous military bases the state has? How much sunlight does the place get? There is a reason why the Mojave desert is still largely desert in contrast to the fertile central valley. Also, the state needs more housing. Especially in the growing northern areas.
RELOCATING WATER IS NOT GETTING RID OF WATER! Water relocation. People can create depressions to store more water in a smaller amount of space and there are areas in the valley to actually do it. It has even been done before with river courses farther north. We have been building reservoirs for 100 years. We already have them and have had them. Thei issue is abnormal timing of receiving the precipitation. Also, more reservoirs also means more water rerouted away from the lake bed.
The lake staying has numerous square miles of farmland being destroyed, lost of probably some of the most fertile soil on earth which cannot be made up for with certain crops in the Sacramento valley in the North, pollution from the cities being flooded, and thousands of people losing their homes. Also, the lake is shallow. If used up enough or under drought conditions, it will dry up and leave behind debris that pose a health hazard to a place that already has enough issues with air pollution. If concerned about water, relocate the water and keep the farmland. That protects the water more, prevents whatever could be in the farms and cities from polluting the water, and keeps people's homes and the most productive farmland on the planet for certain instead of taking years to go somewhere else where other crops won't even probably grow as efficiently or at all.
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