UGLY! I can't help but wonder if a "Central Valley vs Los Angeles" fight will break out, "Chinatown"-like, over access to water -- richard
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 9:53 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] OT: NE snow Here's a shot of the local lake, which provides water for a large chunk of the area. Photo was taken early to mid January, I think. Due to the rain we got last weekend, the level did rise about 20 feet or so, but that's really nothing. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1506976842861615&set=a.1390990244460276.1073741827.100006479412673&type=1&theater From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 4:46 PM To: ntsysadm Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT: NE snow Having similar concerns, I've already been using the toilet flush scenario (chlorine tablets for the win :-\ ). My next biggest waste I think is washing dishes, but I dont know how much more efficient I can get with that. I've driven between LA and central Oregon twice in the past 4 months. Almost all the reservoirs I passed (along both sides of the central valley during different trips/directions), as well as central valley aqueduct were low. The reservoir (Don Pedro?) to the west of Yosemite are down right scary looking. I wasnt sure where I was for a minute, as having been there before a few years ago, I actually didnt recognize what I was looking at for a minute - I thought I was lost. I'm far from an expert on the area, but I was expecting a lush lake with boats on an 80 degree day - and what I saw depleted and desolate. A month ago I was on the other side of the central valley heading up to San Jose, and went past the San Luis reservoir - also tragically low. So low in fact, that the surface water currents/patterns instantly reminded me of a beach-inlet area at low tide. You could see from the reflected light and patterns in the water that shallow water currents were being influenced by the contours of the ground underneath. This is a scary time for California. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: There are Water Districts in the area that are seriously considering rate hikes, and trying to enforce a mandatory 40% reduction in water usage. I stopped watering my lawn back in November, I'm in the process of changing out my shower heads to 1.5gpm ones, and I'm also replacing my toilets with 1.28gpf models. Beyond that, I'm not sure how I can cut back anymore. My friend here mentioned that his dad lives on an island in the tropics, where they don't have "city" water. They depend on cisterns that capture rain water. He has a sign in his bathroom: "Here in the land of sun and fun, we never flush for number one." I'm thinking of implementing that in my house as well... From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:03 PM To: ntsysadm Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT: NE snow I drove through the Sierra Nevada's a month ago. The lack of snow and low/depleted reservoir status in the watershed areas was really unnerving. -- Espi On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We're in the middle of the worst drought California has seen in recorded history. There are 17 communities that could run out of water in the next 60-100 days. Last weekend was the first significant rain we've had in Sacramento in almost a year. We're about 7-8 inches behind the "average" rainfall, and the snowpack is well less than 20%. The local reservoir was below 17% capacity before this last storm, and is now around 22%. I'd love to get some of that snow/rain that everyone else is getting. It's going to get scary this summer if we don't get lots more rain soon. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Christopher Bodnar Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:38 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] OT: NE snow Anyone else getting hit right now? All of our NE offices are essential personnel only, all else WFH. Latest prediction or our area is 12-16, which is a lot for here. Of course my 7 year old couldn't be happier. 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