Posted 21 March 2016 - 12:06 PM
Steve Heard
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Posted 21 March 2016 - 12:33 PM
Posted 21 March 2016 - 12:49 PM
Well I guess the new spillway can be viewed as water storage. My understanding is if it was currently up and running we wouldn't be seeing the kind of releases that have occurred the last couple of weeks.
But don't be fooled people... All that water were being told to save in Folsom is still going to SO50 construction.
Posted 23 March 2016 - 07:50 AM
But don't be fooled people... All that water were being told to save in Folsom is still going to SO50 construction.
Posted 23 March 2016 - 08:09 AM
This is from the governor... The real goal is to put drought water restrictions on us permanently so our water can then be shipped to So Cal... This has nothing to do with SO50, but rather south of the grapevine.
Posted 23 March 2016 - 08:28 AM
Well I guess the new spillway can be viewed as water storage. My understanding is if it was currently up and running we wouldn't be seeing the kind of releases that have occurred the last couple of weeks.
But don't be fooled people... All that water were being told to save in Folsom is still going to SO50 construction.
The conservation measures were ordered statewide. We don't get to keep, nor redirect any savings. Even before the conservation orders, we were using about 2/3 of our allotment, and the South of 50 project will use considerably less than that remaining third, so nothing has changed there.
Steve Heard
Folsom Real Estate Specialist
EXP Realty
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Owner - MyFolsom.com
916 718 9577
Posted 23 March 2016 - 09:00 AM
This is from the governor... The real goal is to put drought water restrictions on us permanently so our water can then be shipped to So Cal... This has nothing to do with SO50, but rather south of the grapevine.
Posted 30 March 2016 - 02:03 PM
This is from the governor... The real goal is to put drought water restrictions on us permanently so our water can then be shipped to So Cal... This has nothing to do with SO50, but rather south of the grapevine.
and re-wild the agribelt central valley back to desert.
Congressman Devin Nunes produced the video Dead Harvest. This is what it's all about.
http://www.yourcentr...eres-in-visalia
Posted 30 March 2016 - 06:52 PM
I saw an interesting story today where an investigative reported was explaining that Saudi Arabia purchased quite a bit a land in So Cal and Arizona to grow alfalfa. The gist of the story is that SA has used up their groundwater and since it is extremely expensive to ship, they are growing crops overseas to ship back home and in effect shipping water that way. They have purchased land where there is no limit to the amount of water they can pump. I'm reminded of the aliens in Independence Day who move from planet to planet and use up all the natural resources. Once gone, they move on.
Posted 30 March 2016 - 08:00 PM
I saw an interesting story today where an investigative reported was explaining that Saudi Arabia purchased quite a bit a land in So Cal and Arizona to grow alfalfa. The gist of the story is that SA has used up their groundwater and since it is extremely expensive to ship, they are growing crops overseas to ship back home and in effect shipping water that way. They have purchased land where there is no limit to the amount of water they can pump. I'm reminded of the aliens in Independence Day who move from planet to planet and use up all the natural resources. Once gone, they move on.
My question is, if the water is available for those kind of crops in those desert areas, why aren't we growing the crops and selling it to Saudi Arabia? Surely, they have enough of our money to afford it.
Posted 31 March 2016 - 06:52 AM
My question is, if the water is available for those kind of crops in those desert areas, why aren't we growing the crops and selling it to Saudi Arabia? Surely, they have enough of our money to afford it.
Sounded to me to be the classic "cutting the middleman out" situation.
Posted 01 April 2016 - 06:42 AM
Sounded to me to be the classic "cutting the middleman out" situation.
I'm sure it is.
I think you aptly described it with your Independence Day analogy.
Last year there was an article about how Saudi Arabia was a big wheat exporter until they ran their wells dry. That is why they are forced to come here to grow crops. It is too expensive for them to irrigate with desalinization. The article was from revealnews.org that was titled, "What California can learn from Saudi Arabia's water mystery."
Posted 01 April 2016 - 08:40 AM
Posted 01 April 2016 - 12:28 PM
Well..we could be like Stockton where they are now increasing the water rates ($) because they took in way less money this past year when residents were forced to dramatically cut their usage.
So....they now get to pay more...because they saved water.
I believe the same thing happened to Roseville.
The ordered a water use reduction. The people complied. Less money was coming in. They raised rates. Now, the residents pay more for less water!
Steve Heard
Folsom Real Estate Specialist
EXP Realty
BRE#01368503
Owner - MyFolsom.com
916 718 9577
Posted 02 April 2016 - 05:15 AM
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