Xanthelei t1_j0iypdz wrote on December 17, 2022 at 12:08 AM

Reply to comment by Here_is_to_beer in Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private by ChocolateTsar

You must not live here if you really think the Columbian is "wasted fresh water." We've taken decades and multiple laws to protect the ecology of our rivers because the majority of the people living up here enjoy our wildlife and ecosystems. The river is a major part of that.

Water that is sustaining life is not "wasted" unless you don't give a shit about the life being sustained.

CmdrShepard831 t1_j0jmpe9 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 3:27 AM

You're referring to people using it for farming and washing a bunch of fertilizer back into the river or dams blocking spawning flow. Some evaporative cooling isn't going to affect that much of the river (assuming they were pulling from it) and give the desert region some much needed moisture in the air.

Xanthelei t1_j0jpytx wrote on December 17, 2022 at 3:57 AM

Good job showing your lack of knowledge on the history of conservation in the PNW. Or just history if the area in general, since you're referencing dams that were constructed in the 1930s and 1940s. The last damn built on the entire Columbian waterway system was 1975, and they weren't on the Columbian itself.

You should do some VERY basic googling before commenting.

CmdrShepard831 t1_j0jr9nh wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:09 AM

Literally nothing about this contradicts anything I've said, genius. You think you're the only person on reddit whose familiar with Oregon, the Columbia Gorge, or conservation efforts that have happened here? Who cares when the Bonneville dam was built? Are you really arguing that the only restoration acts or dam removals have been on the Columbia? Now who's being ignorant? 🙄

Xanthelei t1_j0jxo85 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 5:12 AM

The people in charge in the 1930s are not the people in charge now. Your first comment acts like the half century between when we were actively building dams and now doesn't exist.

CmdrShepard831 t1_j0jz476 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 5:27 AM

Anyone familiar with the situation would know in referring to the removal of previously built dams. When was the last time a damn even got built in the United States? Sorry I didn't know you needed every minute detail explained to you.