05-07-2022, 12:44 AM
(05-03-2022, 11:10 PM)Bduck Wrote: U.S. takes unprecedented steps to replenish Colorado River's Lake Powell | Reuters
I'll support those who are making these decisions because I wouldn't want to be in their situation right now. But the fact is that Lake Powell was misbegotten from the very beginning. Hydrologists, geologists, biologists and a host of environmental groups pointed out the wastefulness of building a dam on sand stone in an arid climate. The water taken from FG will not equate to the same amount of water downstream and most certainly not below Powell.
Still, we have to live with that colossal (political) mistake. What needs to happen now is a fresh look with current data. Fresh = not biased in favor of expansion/development.
But tell you what - if I was king of the universe, there would be a moratorium on all new developments.