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Apparently you fell for the narrative that LA ran out of water because they preferred to save the environment. Just so you know, it didn't matter how much water

Apparently you fell for the narrative that LA ran out of water because they preferred to save the environment. Just so you know, it didn't matter how much water was in any reservoirs. There was plenty of water. The two failures that happened were -- 100 MPH wind after drought conditions, and the fact that if you try to get water out of every fire hydrant in a large area you will run out of water pressure. The solution to water pressure is increasing the number of reservoirs so that each one services a smaller area. That is done with infrastructure improvements that require a government willing to fund them, and residents willing to accept them. 100 MPH winds + drought conditions + fire over a large area is not addressable without massive over-provisioning. You may want to reconsider where you get your news from, because it seems you are being misinformed.

pclmulqdq 2y ago
The local reservoir that serviced the palisades was out of service for months due to a tear in its roof which had yet to be fixed. The repair, per a competent repair person, would have taken a week if they had done it. That's why the water pressure locally was so low. They had already done what you wanted, and increased the number of reservoirs, but the relevant one had been out of service for months. It can both be true that Trump is a bloviating liar and the LA government is incompetent.
- daveguy 2y ago
  It may be a bit more complicated than what a nameless "competent repair person" thought it should have been. Do you worship your news sources too? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reservoir-pacific-palisades-was-commission-fire-started-rcna187217 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reservoir-pacific-palis...
Ygg2 2y ago
Are droughts, fires or fast winds unknown conditions in LA? A government should be preparing for them. Doubly so a government that believes in climate change. Which was the opposite of what happened with firemen raising warnings but they falling on uninterested ears.
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pclmulqdq 2y ago

The local reservoir that serviced the palisades was out of service for months due to a tear in its roof which had yet to be fixed. The repair, per a competent repair person, would have taken a week if they had done it. That's why the water pressure locally was so low. They had already done what you wanted, and increased the number of reservoirs, but the relevant one had been out of service for months. It can both be true that Trump is a bloviating liar and the LA government is incompetent.

daveguy 2y ago
It may be a bit more complicated than what a nameless "competent repair person" thought it should have been. Do you worship your news sources too? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reservoir-pacific-palisades-was-commission-fire-started-rcna187217 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reservoir-pacific-palis...

Ygg2 2y ago

Are droughts, fires or fast winds unknown conditions in LA? A government should be preparing for them. Doubly so a government that believes in climate change. Which was the opposite of what happened with firemen raising warnings but they falling on uninterested ears.

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