> “surely a big pipe from here to So Cal, given the dire straits of the drought, has to be doable at this point”. Water is very heavy. Which means moving it ta

> “surely a big pipe from here to So Cal, given the dire straits of the drought, has to be doable at this point”. Water is very heavy. Which means moving it takes a lot of energy. Unless it’s flowing downhill, you have to provide that energy. California is already using something like a fifth of its electricity for moving water around the state. Pumping water from Portland to San Diego would be immensely energy intensive.