Even if you live in California and know of the mostly government-created water crisis there, you probably don’t know just how bad it is and likely will become.
This thread about California's water problems was sent to me by an account who wishes to remain low profile
Everything after is me quoting him"It's much worse (re infrastructure), and so much of the impending disaster conditions are downstream of this green energy madness pic.twitter.com/M1rKGuVAk1
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
The majority of the state population depends on water run from the northern and central state Sierra Nevada snow melt – this water passes through gravity fed canals (State Water Project) most of the way (from Sacramento to San Diego, roughly speaking)-
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
-but needs to clear the Tehachapi mountains, south of Bakersfield. It's an enormous hydraulic lift, and is mostly powered via Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant (which they are planning to shutter 2024). pic.twitter.com/Io1noeI8pp
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
Right now, this water supplies up to 70% of the drinking water for 28 million people, and the plan for replacing it is a bit fuzzy – theres no new nuclear happening, and gas and coal are out –
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
-without power to pump it over the mountains, things are going to get scarce and or expensive (probably both).
At the same time, southern California utilities are phasing out fossil fuel power generation and plan to replace it with 'yet to be determined' green energy supply –— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
they're talking the warm fuzzy notes of clean and noble environmental action, and much more tight lipped when it comes to reliability and cost. pic.twitter.com/FWLmMnArdX
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
So, while they talk about increasing local water supply to offset the longer distance imports, they mean groundwater (heavily contaminated with industrial solvents and legacy oil extraction byproducts), recycled (cleaned sewer water), and desalination
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
All of these are much more expensive than the water coming from the State Water Project (2 to 3 times so) and require a huge increase in local energy supply to power the pumping/filtration/air stripping remediation etc.
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
That same power which is already over stretched, will be more in demand for car charging, all these electric gadgets they're mandating, etc. Its an enormous edifice of robbing Peter to pay Paul. pic.twitter.com/GDxIRIgMZ5
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
I've talked it through with many politicians and bureaucrats and they dont seem to have any vision for where this is leading – we are intentionally creating conditions for regular brown outs, sky rocketing utility bills-
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
and probably a huge burden on the health of poor and elderly residents (let's do SoCal Summer Heatwaves without air conditioning: you cant afford it and even if you could it doesnt work reliably). pic.twitter.com/jA0lZQEimy
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
It's a mess, it's obviously being deliberately contrived to make it much worse, and the people who can fix or address it wont pic.twitter.com/v6QzDHu0RY
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
As a footnote, this comes from an account with 20 followers
Please never confuse follower count with quality.
— EnochPowell (@MogTheUrbanite) January 12, 2022
In all likelihood, this thread will turn out to be a pollyanna of a thread…
