Comments on: Trust not enough to solve CA water problems

By: J Lund

J Lund — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:39:54 +0000

My impression is that trust has rarely existed when major historical changes have occurred in California water, such as the construction of the Sacramento bypass system organized in the early 1900s or the state or federal water projects organized in the 1920s through 1960s. As with anything important where different groups stand to be affected differently, trust is very difficult. Sometimes historical events in court, elections, or economic unsustainability overcome distrust – one side loses. Sometimes compensations are made to buy or earn trust. Sometimes hostages are exchanged, as with what happened with the Delta in the 1930s through 1960s to allow Delta exports to occur. The collapse of trust in Delta policy discussions seems to be arising largely because the hostages are dying under changing ecological and physical conditions. These are inherently hard and controversial problems, requiring leadership to overcome.

By: Steve Mehlman

Steve Mehlman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:14:42 +0000

Really hysterical how Wayne and his buds spend years spewing hate about government and then complain that “trust doesn’t work.”

By: Steve Mehlman

Steve Mehlman — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:12:18 +0000

This just in…terrorist Sean Morham wants to poison the water supply.

By: Bill - San Jose

Bill - San Jose — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:57:53 +0000

30 new reservoirs. Hydro-electric. Refuse to believe we have ever had a drought in 40+ years.

Thanks all.

By: jimmydeeoc

jimmydeeoc — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:20:59 +0000

Johnanthan—–

So maybe now you know how people in Wichita and Savannah and Roanoke feel when the Feds shake them down and force them to throw their dough down the toilet in the form of California’s bullet train.

By: us citizen

us citizen — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:46:30 +0000

Johnathan…….our rates down here are OUTRAGEOUS. We pay dearly for water. And for many years, you guys up there didnt even have meters when we did. Go whine some where else.

By: Sean Morham

Sean Morham — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:37:08 +0000

I am going to start a new tradition jogging around the California aqueducts headed south. Piss in them. Cheers.

By: Johnathan

Johnathan — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:19:18 +0000

I’m a firm believer that if SoCal needs the water so bad then raise their water rates to pay for the entire project. As a Northern Californian I am disgusted that whenever there is a drought and we cut back we see people in SoCal watering lawns as ours turn brown from lack of watering, and we end up paying extra because the water that would have kept the northern half of the state out of drought territory is being diverted to the literal desert of L.A.

I don’t mind sharing with the crop growers in the Central Valley, they produce much needed crops for the entire country (and the world). I just get burned when I have to pay extra so people in the other half of the state don’t.