SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
Recommended by:
abuelita
SiouxPal
To: Brumar89 who wrote (857071)5/14/2015 5:02:07 PM
From: Wharf Rat2 Recommendations   of 1575534
 
"Maybe you should stop diverting water from irrigation to delta smelts"

Maybe we shouldn't.

Millions are ignoring WC Fields and get their drinking water from the Delta, and those diversions prevent salt-water intrusion.



Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Receives Temporary Dam


Saturday, 09 May 2015 13:49



Rock barriers will deflect saltwater intrusion in California’s most important water body.




California water managers, reacting to the state’s increasingly dire four-year-old drought, have taken an uncommon step to ensure the quality of the fresh water flowing through California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a vital estuary that supplies drinking water to southern California communities and irrigation water to Central Valley farmers.

On May 8, the Department of Water Resources began constructing a temporary rock barrier, in effect a small dam, across one of the delta’s interlinking channels. The goal of the $US 28 million project is to 1) keep the salty Pacific Ocean from creeping inland and souring a drinking water source used by two-thirds of Californians, and 2) to preserve water storage in depleted upstream reservoirs. The barrier will be removed in November.

circleofblue.org
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News