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Earl_from_PA

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3. In 2014 California passed prop 1

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 02:25 PM

Mar 2023

A $7.5 billion water bond. To be used for many different projects, from flood control to water storage. None of it has been spent on storage yet. Construction of the Sites Reservoir is scheduled to begin In 2024. Assuming it's not delayed by lawsuits.

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In California, a Race to Capture the Water Before It Escapes [View all] question everything Mar 2023 OP

It's amazing they never thought to do this decades ago. jimfields33 Mar 2023 #1

It's always easier to do nothing... Omnipresent Mar 2023 #2

In 2014 California passed prop 1 Earl_from_PA Mar 2023 #3

Actually we've been doing it for a long time. Mr.Bill Mar 2023 #4

there are so many farms here too producing fruits and vegetables IcyPeas Mar 2023 #5

Many water capture projects might also be used to kill off riparian environments entirely... hunter Mar 2023 #6