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On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:18:48 -0800,  Alan says...  

> You think you should build infrastructure to deal with "record" levels, do you?

Better than empty fire hydrants.

> How would that be fiscally responsible?

Hey faggot, this ain't fucking Canada we're talking about... this is CALIFORNIA, the land of the I don't GIVE a shit what it costs, as long as there 
are dykes, fags, drag queens and MEXICANS in positions of power and making money and living comfortably off our dime!

Yes, OUR dime... they take in FEDERAL dollars too.

California's in debt to the tune of $621 BILLION. How much over-budget do you think the high speed rail system will go? (see below)

> Do you even realize the scope of what you're suggesting?

If the LIBERAL Los Angeles Times can write about it, and say that California is WASTING precious resources... why is it such fucking taboo for YOU to 
care about it?

YOU ARE A FUCKING CUNTNADIAN.

Mind your OWN business.

But anyway:

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California Missing Out On Billions Of Gallons Of Stormwater - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-01/california-missing-out-on-billions-of-gallons-of-stormwater

Mar 1, 2024 - California is letting billions of gallons of stormwater wash out to sea each year.

For too long, California and other states have viewed stormwater as either a threat or an inconvenience - something to be whisked away from cities 
and communities as quickly as possible. But as traditional sources of water face worsening strain from population growth, agriculture and other 
factors, those unused gallons of rainwater pouring across asphalt or down rain gutters are starting to be viewed as an untapped resource that can 
help close the widening gap between supply and demand. (unfounded political shit snipped)

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What about the New York Times, faggot?

In a Drought, California Is Watching Water Wash Out to Sea

Heavy storms have flooded parts of California, but the state has been unable to capture billions of gallons of water that are flowing unchecked into 
the ocean. Los Angeles is embarking on an ambitious new program to change that.

Liberals don't plan ahead. They're instant gratification animals.

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Could building water reservoirs have the scope of a high speed rail system AND cost as much of something that they do NOT need, which is going to 
cost Californians $135 BILLION?

So WHAT if it costs more? Scrap the doomed-to-fail bullshit high speed rail system and use THAT money to save life, limb, property AND 
infrastructure.

High speed rail vs. life-saving water supply?

I vote life and property-saving.

Talk about scope and waste!

Do you think they CARE if they spend a few billion more, after KNOWING the shit THEY waste money on? 

Hell, no. They'll just jack up the taxes a mil or two more and call it a session.

You think they give a shit if they spend GOOD money on a GOOD project, that would have potentially saved lives and property? You tell a liberal about 
ANYTHING doing THAT, and they'll vote it in, money be damned.

What about the WASTE of money they've ALREADY committed to?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=california+wastes+billions+on&ia=web

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Fact Check: Has California Spent $11 Billion On High-Speed Rail Stretch ...

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-has-california-spent-11-billion-high-speed-rail-stretch-1901106

May 15, 2024 - The Fresno River Viaduct, part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority project, did not cost $11 billion to construct. That cost 
is part of the total investment from 2006 to 2023, as stated by ...

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California Is Letting Billions Of Gallons Of Stormwater Wash ... - Yahoo

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-missing-billions-gallons-stormwater-110016168.html

Mar 1, 2024 - California is letting billions of gallons of stormwater wash out to sea each year, report finds. Hayley Smith. Fri, March 1, 2024 at 
11:00 AM UTC. 9 min read.


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California's Record Rainfall Wasted Because Storage Infrastructure Was Never Built

by Jamie Joseph Jan 10, 2025 in Agriculture, Extreme Weather, News and Opinion, Politics

California does not have a water shortage, yet firefighters battling the brutal fires across Los Angeles are facing scarce resources to keep up with 
the blaze that has threatened thousands of lives, homes, land, and wildlife. 

Meanwhile, critics challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom's call to "not play politics," arguing that political mismanagement is precisely to blame.

"It's all political," Edward Ring, the director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center think-tank, told Fox News Digital in an 
interview.

"The entire cause is political, and they ironically politicize it by saying it's about climate change, which is a political wedge that they use all 
the time, which is really one of the least of the factors causing this."

Experts lay blame primarily on the state's handling of its forestry management and a lesser-known problem, the state's outdated water reserves 
system.

California's existing reservoirs can only hold so much water, and many were built in the mid-20th century.

Last year, the state experienced record-breaking rainfall after an atmospheric river event, but the existing water infrastructure faced difficulties 
managing the sudden influx of water. A significant portion of that rainfall was dumped into the ocean.

Ring also pointed to "environmentalist extremists" in the state who have pushed for heavier regulations like the Endangered Species Act, which 
requires freshwater to flow through rivers and into the Pacific Ocean to protect the endangered delta smelt and salmon.

The mandates restrict how much water can be diverted to storage, even during wet years.

"There is plenty of water," Ring argues, but the primary challenge in transporting water south to farmers in the San Joaquin Valley and cities in 
Southern California isn't infrastructure capacity-it's environmental policies.

He points to a "consensus among the bureaucrats and board directors" overseeing California's water management that prioritizes keeping more water in 
rivers to support the endangered fish.

"That's true as far as it goes," he said, but despite these efforts, the salmon and smelt populations have not recovered. Additionally, there is 
growing concern that sturgeon may soon be classified as endangered as well.

"These endangered fish are being used as the reason to leave water in the rivers," he said.

Urban areas, like Los Angeles, have highly developed drainage systems that channel stormwater directly into the ocean. They were originally designed 
with flood prevention in mind, not water storage, so this presents an additional challenge for the area.

"They bring water in off of the California Aqueduct, and they import water into Los Angeles, and they haven't brought enough in there, and their 
reservoirs are depleted," Ring said.

"But the biggest problem, because you're not going to drain even a half-full reservoir fighting a fire, is the water infrastructure in Los Angeles, 
and the water infrastructure in Los Angeles has been neglected. And the reason it's been neglected is that they want the money for other projects."

"The bottom line is they haven't spent money on it, and they've justified that by saying, we have to use less water," he continued. "And so they've 
been encouraging people, and in some cases, rationing, or even forcing people to use less water. And as a result, you don't have a system that's as 
robust."

One recent ex-California lawmaker said the state's lack of water infrastructure is "devastating California."

California voters passed Proposition 1 in 2014, also known as the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which authorized $2.7 
billion in bonds to increase the state's water storage capacity by building new reservoirs and groundwater storage facilities.

Yet as of January 2025, no new reservoirs have been completed under Prop. 1.

"And here it's been all these years, and we haven't done a shovel full of dirt to move to make the project," Dahle said. "The project is just not 
funded, and we had $100 billion in surplus, and we didn't fund it. And so that's the frustrating part, I think, for most Californians, is that when 
we had the money, and we didn't do anything about it."

The largest of the wildfires, the Eaton Fire near Altadena and Pasadena, has scorched more than 27,000 acres, Cal Fire reported as of midday 
Thursday.

When reached for comment, Newsom's spokesperson Izzy Gardon told Fox News Digital, "The Governor is focused on protecting people, not playing 
politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need."


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