[thunder_chik]

Driving up I-5 yesterday on my way to campus for Reunion, very sad to see acres and acres of dead and dying orchards. Some being replaced by blue agave--future tequila plantations.

[thunder_chik]

Driving up I-5 yesterday on my way to campus for Reunion, very sad to see acres and acres of dead and dying orchards. Some being replaced by blue agave--future tequila plantations.

[BostonCard]

Driving up I-5 yesterday on my way to campus for Reunion, very sad to see acres and acres of dead and dying orchards. Some being replaced by blue agave--future tequila plantations.

Its only tequila if its grown in certain regions in mexico; otherwise its just blue agave distillate.

Sorry this is behind a paywall:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/...dium=email

BC

[BostonCard]

Driving up I-5 yesterday on my way to campus for Reunion, very sad to see acres and acres of dead and dying orchards. Some being replaced by blue agave--future tequila plantations.

Its only tequila if its grown in certain regions in mexico; otherwise its just blue agave distillate.

Sorry this is behind a paywall:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/...dium=email

BC

[martyup]

[martyup]

[cardcrimson]

Driving up I-5 yesterday on my way to campus for Reunion, very sad to see acres and acres of dead and dying orchards. Some being replaced by blue agave--future tequila plantations.

Its only tequila if its grown in certain regions in mexico; otherwise its just blue agave distillate.

Sorry this is behind a paywall:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/...dium=email

BC

And it's only champagne if it's grown in Champagne France. Hasn't stopped people from making sparkling wine, and consumers calling it champagne.

[cardcrimson]

Driving up I-5 yesterday on my way to campus for Reunion, very sad to see acres and acres of dead and dying orchards. Some being replaced by blue agave--future tequila plantations.

Its only tequila if its grown in certain regions in mexico; otherwise its just blue agave distillate.

Sorry this is behind a paywall:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/...dium=email

BC

And it's only champagne if it's grown in Champagne France. Hasn't stopped people from making sparkling wine, and consumers calling it champagne.

[Mick]

The New York Times gives Californians your choice between doom and/or gloom:

Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life - The New York Times

[Mick]

The New York Times gives Californians your choice between doom and/or gloom:

Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life - The New York Times

[M T]

Regarding possible flooding, the CA State Auditor raised warnings about Central Valley levees in California, but the Department of Water Resources is pushing back on the report. https://apnews.com/article/central-valle...e647775015

I think this latest storm didn't rain as much as predicted, but, never fear, there's another one just over the horizon.

[M T]

Regarding possible flooding, the CA State Auditor raised warnings about Central Valley levees in California, but the Department of Water Resources is pushing back on the report. https://apnews.com/article/central-valle...e647775015

I think this latest storm didn't rain as much as predicted, but, never fear, there's another one just over the horizon.

[TonyLima]

(BF snip)
Regarding possible flooding, I think this latest storm didn't rain as much as predicted, but, never fear, there's another one just over the horizon.

ISWYDT.

[TonyLima]

(BF snip)
Regarding possible flooding, I think this latest storm didn't rain as much as predicted, but, never fear, there's another one just over the horizon.

ISWYDT.

[Mick]

San Francisco just recorded their highest ever October tide, 2.1 feet above normal. Wonder if these are Kelvin waves and part of what is supposed to be one of the strongest El Nino events ever?

Part of SF just flooded on a sunny day. Here’s what it looked like

[Mick]

San Francisco just recorded their highest ever October tide, 2.1 feet above normal. Wonder if these are Kelvin waves and part of what is supposed to be one of the strongest El Nino events ever?

Part of SF just flooded on a sunny day. Here’s what it looked like

[Mick]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

[Mick]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

[82lsju]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

[82lsju]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

[Goose]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

[Goose]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

[82lsju]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

[82lsju]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

[TonyLima]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

I first wrote about this in 2018.

[TonyLima]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

I first wrote about this in 2018.

[Mick]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

I first wrote about this in 2018.

Great article. Scary, in its own way.

[Mick]

California’s largest reservoir in 50 years gets final approval, could break ground in June.

Plan for California’s largest reservoir in 50 years wins approval

Sites Reservoir will be situated in the sparsely populated hills in Colusa and Glenn counties, 70 miles NW of Sacto. Current cost is estimated at $6.2 to $6.8 billion. Bay Area will get some of the water. Sacto River water rights was the last right formally remaining. Now all that needs doing is securing financing, acquiring property and planning for litigation. You know...the easy stuff.

Capacity will be 1.5 million acre-feet, enough to supply more than three million households for a year. It would be the 8th largest reservoir in the state (out of 1,500+).

Groundbreaking is expected in June or July, 2027 with a finish date of late 2034.

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

I first wrote about this in 2018.

Great article. Scary, in its own way.

[TonyLima]

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

I first wrote about this in 2018.

Great article. Scary, in its own way.

Thanks. There are several more. Go to the home page and check out California Compendium.

[TonyLima]

I'll venture a guess that it costs at least $8b and is not completed until at least 2037

I'll venture a guess that the above is overly optimistic :-).

well I was originally going to go with over $10b and after 2040 but did not want to be overly pessimistic

I first wrote about this in 2018.

Great article. Scary, in its own way.

Thanks. There are several more. Go to the home page and check out California Compendium.

[Mick]

There was a 10 hour meeting in Sacramento to push back against the plan.

Fury ignites among California residents calling new reservoir plans a 'cultural genocide'

The reservoir would be California's first since New Melones Lake was completed in 1979. In 1979, the state's population was 23,356,880, today, the state's population is 39,592,978, an increase of 16,336,098 or 70.2%. Gov. Newsom has stated that the reservoir is a priority, and the state can't afford to keep waiting for the water storage we need.

So the additional water would come in handy.

[Mick]

There was a 10 hour meeting in Sacramento to push back against the plan.

Fury ignites among California residents calling new reservoir plans a 'cultural genocide'

The reservoir would be California's first since New Melones Lake was completed in 1979. In 1979, the state's population was 23,356,880, today, the state's population is 39,592,978, an increase of 16,336,098 or 70.2%. Gov. Newsom has stated that the reservoir is a priority, and the state can't afford to keep waiting for the water storage we need.

So the additional water would come in handy.