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Why not pipe the water from the pacific northwest, similar to what was done with the Colorado river.
by bushbaba 4y ago
Why not pipe the water from the pacific northwest, similar to what was done with the Colorado river.
- seadan83 4y agoLots and lots of mountains. On the east sides of the Cascades are massive dry and drought stricken areas (which are also farmland too). This same question can be asked about simply piping water from one side of the cascades to the other, let alone to the central valley
- hansword 4y agoCough... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Water_and_Power_Alliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Water_and_Power... ...cough
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoThis is done in China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South–North_Water_Transfer_Project https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South–North_Water_Transfer_P...
- coryrc 4y agoWhat makes you think there's excess water there?
- fakethenews2022 4y agoCalifornia already has a version of this. It is called the California Aqueduct. It takes water in the north and sends it to the south. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Aqueduct https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Aqueduct You can see a portion of it driving on I-580. The problem is that Northern California hasn't been getting enough water either. The rains have been falling further north. Think Seattle. Also the aqueduct is fed from the existing river system. The major rivers in Oregon and Washington don't go into California AFAIK. Looks like you would have to divert the Columbia River. Haha.