sjb204 t1_j5tr498 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:45 PM Reply to comment by l397flake in The Key to California’s Survival Is Hidden Underground The state is ping-ponging between severe drought and catastrophic flooding. The solution to both? Making the landscape spongier. by Sariel007 I can’t tell if you read the article. The current drought, more so the larger environmental changes, are exceeded their reservoir system. The reservoir system also just has a ton of bleed (https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk4286/files/inline-files/03-abouttahoe.pdf). I know Tahoe supplies Nevada, not California, but the evaporation rates are kind of crazy. More efficient water usage just makes sense…? Permalink Parent 2
sjb204 t1_j5tr498 wrote
Reply to comment by l397flake in The Key to California’s Survival Is Hidden Underground The state is ping-ponging between severe drought and catastrophic flooding. The solution to both? Making the landscape spongier. by Sariel007
I can’t tell if you read the article. The current drought, more so the larger environmental changes, are exceeded their reservoir system.
The reservoir system also just has a ton of bleed (https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk4286/files/inline-files/03-abouttahoe.pdf). I know Tahoe supplies Nevada, not California, but the evaporation rates are kind of crazy. More efficient water usage just makes sense…?