Global warming isn't causing California's drought

[Chris_]

Global warming isn't causing California's drought - blame lies with a federal judge and an Obama veto.

This week, Obama made a stop in Fresno California, where he promised a staggering $160 million in federal aid - all designed to deal with the state's disastrous drought. Unfortunately, while blaming the socialist catch-all known as climate change, he neglected to mention that the lack of water was actually caused by government meddling.

it seems a left-wing federal judge ordered the state to dump its water reserves into the Pacific Ocean as part of an effort to "save" a supposedly endangered breed of smelt. Water that could have seen the central valley though a drought lasting as long as a whopping five years was simply jettisoned.

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"We have infrastructure dating from the 1960s for transporting water, but by the 1990s the policies had changed," said [California Central Valley farmer, lawyer, and representative] Valadao.

Environmental special interests managed to dismantle the system by diverting water meant for farms to pet projects, such as saving delta smelt, a baitfish. That move forced the flushing of 3 million acre-feet of water originally slated for the Central Valley into the ocean over the past five years.

Following legislative action last month by Speaker John Boehner and California's Central Valley Representatives David Valadao, Devin Nunes and Kevin McCarthy, whose Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act was designed to resolve the long-standing problem of environmental water cutbacks that have devastated America's richest farmland.

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The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act because the bill would unravel decades of work to forge consensus, solutions, and settlements that equitably address some of California’s most complex water challenges.

The Administration strongly supports efforts to provide a more reliable water supply for California and to protect, restore, and enhance the overall quality of the Bay-Delta environment.  The Administration has taken great strides toward achieving these co-equal goals through a coordinated Federal Action Plan, which has strengthened collaboration between Federal agencies and the State of California while achieving solid results.  Unfortunately, H.R. 1837 would undermine these efforts and the progress that has been made.  For this reason, were the Congress to pass H.R. 1837, the President’s senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill.

Robert Laurie

I don't need the government between me and my water supply.

[txradioguy]

I don't need the government between me and my water supply.

But they are sure gonna put themselves there to ensure that some little unheard of bait fish survives while your yard dies and your water rates skyrocket.

[JohnnyReb]

All for a damn minnow......you want to eat or cut bait?

[Dori]

The northern part of California can get a fair amount of rain.  It's the middle and southern parts, not so much. Half our state is a desert.

Saying that we are in a draught is illogical.  Being in a draught is our normal condition. Our rain depends mostly upon the el nino, la nina conditions in the Pacific, which averages about every seven years.















 

[Ptarmigan]

Water mismanagement is a huge problem in California.

[JohnnyReb]

Water DUmmie mismanagement is a huge problem in California.

[Ptarmigan]

For got that! Stupid me!  

[b-ONE-b]

Water mismanagement is a huge problem in California.

I've lived in Socal for 20+ years and I sincerely hope it goes to hell. I'm on my way out of this state following a lot of good quality folks....