an even more frightening perspective

[Deleted User 89]

Cali is about to get smacked with a reduction in their allotment

[TDub]

Maybe dont put 40 million people and 10k golf courses in the desert?

[Deleted User 89]

Maybe dont put 40 million people and 10k golf courses in the desert?

^^^^
not to mention agriculture in the desert

[ousdahl]

Cali is about to get smacked with a reduction in their allotment

What’s that?

I imagine AZ and CO will too.

IIRC the 1922 Colorado River Compact allotted only 3% of the basin’s water to Nevada, which is why they’re ahead of the trend and active about water patrol and ornamental lawns and stuff.

But yeah, all those “I’m an environmentalist but also an entitled douche about my suburban yard” CO Front Rangers, among others, are in for a rude awakening.

[Deleted User 89]

Cali is about to get smacked with a reduction in their allotment

What’s that?

I imagine AZ and CO will too.

IIRC the 1922 Colorado River Compact allotted only 3% of the basin’s water to Nevada, which is why they’re ahead of the trend and active about water patrol and ornamental lawns and stuff.

But yeah, all those “I’m an environmentalist but also an entitled douche about my suburban yard” CO Front Rangers, among others, are in for a rude awakening.

i don’t recall what their actual allotment is, but if memory serves, they are the first to get a reduction when Lake Mead hits its breaking point

[ousdahl]

Maybe dont put 40 million people and 10k golf courses in the desert?

^^^^
not to mention agriculture in the desert

I need to go re-read my water books, but I think much of the Fraser and upper Colorado diversions go to eastern CO beet farmers.

There’s no water in the arid prairie of eastern CO, and no way beets would grow there otherwise, and they’re not even a particularly profitable or essential crop to grow, except for new deal era policies that afford eastern CO farmers both the water rights and also generous subsidies for growing beets and shit.

The policies were meant to create jobs during the depression, little more, and have endured despite being bass ackwards otherwise. And of course, if anyone proposes changes, the beet farmers raise a fuss about mah rights, and how the libs are trying to take away their way of life.

[TDub]

Cali is about to get smacked with a reduction in their allotment

What’s that?

I imagine AZ and CO will too.

IIRC the 1922 Colorado River Compact allotted only 3% of the basin’s water to Nevada, which is why they’re ahead of the trend and active about water patrol and ornamental lawns and stuff.

But yeah, all those “I’m an environmentalist but also an entitled douche about my suburban yard” CO Front Rangers, among others, are in for a rude awakening.

Outside of Vegas Nevada is almost complete empty though. Not the same in cali and AZ

[MICHHAWK]

no shortage of water here in the Great Lakes State of Michigan.

[Deleted User 89]

if anyone is curious, look at the level of water consumption from the almonds in Cali’s central valley

it’s why i won’t buy or eat almonds

kinda like nutella and palm oil

[Deleted User 89]

no shortage of water here in the Great Lakes State of Michigan.

troll

no shortage of ignorance either

[Deleted User 89]

the classic selfish mich hot take

[PhDhawk]

if anyone is curious, look at the level of water consumption from the almonds in Cali’s central valley

it’s why i won’t buy or eat almonds

kinda like nutella and palm oil

Hey man, I don't eat almonds or golf.

[Deleted User 89]

if anyone is curious, look at the level of water consumption from the almonds in Cali’s central valley

it’s why i won’t buy or eat almonds

kinda like nutella and palm oil

Hey man, I don't eat almonds or golf.

good on you, even if it’s just because you’re allergic and don’t like golf

[PhDhawk]

not allergic, just don't really like almonds.

I get down on peanuts though.

[MICHHAWK]

no going back to regular milk after you have tried almond milk.

[TDub]

Almond milk is horrible

[PhDhawk]

Almond milk is horrible

[Deleted User 89]

cashew milk is waaaay better than almond

[ousdahl]

[jhawks99]

no shortage of water here in the Great Lakes State of Michigan.

Neato.