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I missed seeing this Mercury News story by Paul Rogers. Rogers is
one of the most knowledgeable environmental reporters in
California. <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_23881247/san-luis-reservoir-17-percent-full-causing-silicon?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com">http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_23881247/san-luis-reservoir-17-percent-full-causing-silicon?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com</a><br>
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The headline is: San Luis Reservoir 17 percent full, causing
Silicon Valley water problems.<br>
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I went back to the state water department web site and found that
there were no current data on reservoir status available. <br>
All I get is the circulating arrow saying that they are waiting for
a reply from the state government. Most of the data can be reached
from this page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.water.ca.gov/nav/nav.cfm?loc=t&id=106">http://www.water.ca.gov/nav/nav.cfm?loc=t&id=106</a><br>
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According to Rogers, this is connected directly to the fact that Jan
- June of 2013 was the driest on record. And, while we had a recent
unusual rain, there is a probability that the coming winter will not
suffice to restore our reservoirs. <br>
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Then, consider that the government is planning on building some very
expensive tunnels (>$20 Billion) in order to deliver not one more
drop of water than they currently do. What could possibly pay for
such a venture? My guess it is the way to guarantee that there is
water available for fracking the Monterey Shale. <br>
<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you
don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth"
- <i>Roberto Clemente</i></div>
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