'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

[moe]

There are no limits to Trump stupidity. He just keeps topping himself.

'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

However, water managers in Tulare County told Bakersfield, California-based news site SJV Water — which covers water issues in the San Joaquin Valley – that there are multiple physical and legal barriers that prevent the valley's water from getting to Southern California. SJV Water reported that the water would have to be "pumped at great expense" across the valley to the California Aqueduct, where it would still need to travel hundreds of miles to make it to the Los Angeles area.

“Every drop belongs to someone,” Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez told SJV Water. “The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone’s playing political games with this water, it’s wrong.”

The two dams are considered important reservoirs of water for farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, which is known for its "Citrus Belt" that produced more than four million tons of citrus fruits — particularly Mandarin, Navel and Valencia oranges, along with grapefruits and lemons — in the 2020-2021 season alone. Tulare County water manager Dan Vink said the release of water from the dams could make irrigation difficult.

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."

"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

 

[Airport]

There are no limits to Trump stupidity. He just keeps topping himself.

'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

However, water managers in Tulare County told Bakersfield, California-based news site SJV Water — which covers water issues in the San Joaquin Valley – that there are multiple physical and legal barriers that prevent the valley's water from getting to Southern California. SJV Water reported that the water would have to be "pumped at great expense" across the valley to the California Aqueduct, where it would still need to travel hundreds of miles to make it to the Los Angeles area.

“Every drop belongs to someone,” Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez told SJV Water. “The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone’s playing political games with this water, it’s wrong.”

The two dams are considered important reservoirs of water for farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, which is known for its "Citrus Belt" that produced more than four million tons of citrus fruits — particularly Mandarin, Navel and Valencia oranges, along with grapefruits and lemons — in the 2020-2021 season alone. Tulare County water manager Dan Vink said the release of water from the dams could make irrigation difficult.

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."

"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

Climate scientist automatically makes him a fvcking nut. There is not such thing as man made climate change.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Start your farm near water not the desert.

China owns 380,000 plus acres of Farmland in the US. Canada owns the most farmland by foreign country.

Sounds like a bunch of liberal leftist bitching and moaning again.

 

[ThePunish-EER]

There are no limits to Trump stupidity. He just keeps topping himself.

'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

However, water managers in Tulare County told Bakersfield, California-based news site SJV Water — which covers water issues in the San Joaquin Valley – that there are multiple physical and legal barriers that prevent the valley's water from getting to Southern California. SJV Water reported that the water would have to be "pumped at great expense" across the valley to the California Aqueduct, where it would still need to travel hundreds of miles to make it to the Los Angeles area.

“Every drop belongs to someone,” Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez told SJV Water. “The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone’s playing political games with this water, it’s wrong.”

The two dams are considered important reservoirs of water for farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, which is known for its "Citrus Belt" that produced more than four million tons of citrus fruits — particularly Mandarin, Navel and Valencia oranges, along with grapefruits and lemons — in the 2020-2021 season alone. Tulare County water manager Dan Vink said the release of water from the dams could make irrigation difficult.

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."

"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

I guess you’re saying he should’ve just let California burn? Ok. Maybe libtard leaders like Newsom should’ve had water available. Don’t worry though, Trump bailed you out again. You’re welcome.

 

[bornaneer]

There are no limits to Trump stupidity. He just keeps topping himself.

'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer

However, water managers in Tulare County told Bakersfield, California-based news site SJV Water — which covers water issues in the San Joaquin Valley – that there are multiple physical and legal barriers that prevent the valley's water from getting to Southern California. SJV Water reported that the water would have to be "pumped at great expense" across the valley to the California Aqueduct, where it would still need to travel hundreds of miles to make it to the Los Angeles area.

“Every drop belongs to someone,” Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez told SJV Water. “The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone’s playing political games with this water, it’s wrong.”

The two dams are considered important reservoirs of water for farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, which is known for its "Citrus Belt" that produced more than four million tons of citrus fruits — particularly Mandarin, Navel and Valencia oranges, along with grapefruits and lemons — in the 2020-2021 season alone. Tulare County water manager Dan Vink said the release of water from the dams could make irrigation difficult.

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."

"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

Calm down Francis...there will be plenty of water for the farmers summer needs. They are NOT draining the lakes.
BTW ..... MSN News strongly Left-Center biased, with most stories coming from Left-Center sources

The Army Corps of Engineers is “conducting controlled water releases” from the two dams, said Tyler Stalker, a spokesperson for the Corps in Sacramento. “The action is being coordinated with local officials. The releases are within the capacity of the downstream waterways.”
Dam managers in California release water ahead of major storms to make room in reservoirs for more runoff.
Water was released from the dams as the first of two approaching atmospheric river storms brought snow and rain to California.
The two reservoirs are used to hold supplies for agricultural irrigation districts. Officials noted that winter is not the irrigation season for farms, which require more supplies to grow crops in the summer months, “so there isn’t a demand” for the water in the San Joaquin Valley at this time.

 

[Airport]

Start your farm near water not the desert.

China owns 380,000 plus acres of Farmland in the US. Canada owns the most farmland by foreign country.

Sounds like a bunch of liberal leftist bitching and moaning again.

 

[moe]

Calm down Francis...there will be plenty of water for the farmers summer needs. They are NOT draining the lakes.
BTW ..... MSN News strongly Left-Center biased, with most stories coming from Left-Center sources

The Army Corps of Engineers is “conducting controlled water releases” from the two dams, said Tyler Stalker, a spokesperson for the Corps in Sacramento. “The action is being coordinated with local officials. The releases are within the capacity of the downstream waterways.”
Dam managers in California release water ahead of major storms to make room in reservoirs for more runoff.
Water was released from the dams as the first of two approaching atmospheric river storms brought snow and rain to California.
The two reservoirs are used to hold supplies for agricultural irrigation districts. Officials noted that winter is not the irrigation season for farms, which require more supplies to grow crops in the summer months, “so there isn’t a demand” for the water in the San Joaquin Valley at this time.

Point out the "left-center bias" for me in the story, thx. See the map below. Both dams drain into the San Juaquin River drainage and see where that discharges to the ocean. Compare that to the location of the Los Angeles fires. The release of water is due to Trump's direct order not because of making room for storm runoff as your heavy right leaning source would try to suggest. The majority of the water being released at Trump's direction is just running into the ocean hours north of the fires as the article states. So he's done nothing to help and it's just political theater as usual with him.

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."
"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

 

[bornaneer]

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."
"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

Lost for what? IT WAS NOT SUMMER WATER. The lakes are receiving more water than needed...that is why they do CONTROLLED releases.
Peter Gleick is a far left climate nut and Dan Vink is a far left guy that owns a water solution company...all these two dudes want is publicity.

 

[Brushy Bill]

Did we ever find out if moe stopped beating his wife?

 

[moe]

The lakes are receiving more water than needed

Link? The only reason the water is being released for no reason is because Trump needed a "win" which is a loss for Californians.

 

[DvlDog4WVU]

Link? The only reason the water is being released for no reason is because Trump needed a "win" which is a loss for Californians.

Water for the spring and summer comes from the winter snow melt. You’re falling for extremely biased nonsense.

 

[bornaneer]

Point out the "left-center bias" for me in the story, thx. See the map below. Both dams drain into the San Juaquin River drainage and see where that discharges to the ocean. Compare that to the location of the Los Angeles fires. The release of water is due to Trump's direct order not because of making room for storm runoff as your heavy right leaning source would try to suggest. The majority of the water being released at Trump's direction is just running into the ocean hours north of the fires as the article states. So he's done nothing to help and it's just political theater as usual with him.

"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

Climate scientist Peter Gleick — who specializes in water issues — lamented on Bluesky that water resources farmers had been "relying on" were effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post."
"This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting," Gleick wrote. "It is now lost."

Jan 2, 2025:
The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack and is a key component of DWR's water supply forecast. Statewide, the snowpack is 108 percent of average for this date.

Major reservoirs statewide are currently 121 percent of average thanks to two consecutive years of above average snowpack conditions. You can look it up.

I can agree that the water was" effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post'"....But so what ? At this point the water was not needed by anyone...it was extra.
Trump will use every opportunity to make himself look good....You don't think other Presidents and politicians do that. You are only pissed because Trump does it better.


NOW Slowly read this closely:
The Army Corps of Engineers is “conducting controlled water releases” from the two dams, said Tyler Stalker, a spokesperson for the Corps in Sacramento. “The action is being coordinated with local officials. The releases are within the capacity of the downstream waterways.”
Dam managers in California release water ahead of major storms to make room in reservoirs for more runoff.
Water was released from the dams as the first of two approaching atmospheric river storms brought snow and rain to California.
The two reservoirs are used to hold supplies for agricultural irrigation districts. Officials noted that winter is not the irrigation season for farms, which require more supplies to grow crops in the summer months, “so there isn’t a demand” for the water in the San Joaquin Valley at this time.

 

[bornaneer]

Water for the spring and summer comes from the winter snow melt. You’re falling for extremely biased nonsense.

I pointed that out to Poor Moe...the dude can't figure it out. I could have posted the actual link...but I'll let Moe do it.

 

[moe]

Jan 2, 2025:
The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack and is a key component of DWR's water supply forecast. Statewide, the snowpack is 108 percent of average for this date.

Major reservoirs statewide are currently 121 percent of average thanks to two consecutive years of above average snowpack conditions. You can look it up.

I can agree that the water was" effectively "thrown away" by the Trump administration all for the sale of "a photo op & a bragging media post'"....But so what ? At this point the water was not needed by anyone...it was extra.
Trump will use every opportunity to make himself look good....You don't think other Presidents and politicians do that. You are only pissed because Trump does it better.


NOW Slowly read this closely:
The Army Corps of Engineers is “conducting controlled water releases” from the two dams, said Tyler Stalker, a spokesperson for the Corps in Sacramento. “The action is being coordinated with local officials. The releases are within the capacity of the downstream waterways.”
Dam managers in California release water ahead of major storms to make room in reservoirs for more runoff.
Water was released from the dams as the first of two approaching atmospheric river storms brought snow and rain to California.
The two reservoirs are used to hold supplies for agricultural irrigation districts. Officials noted that winter is not the irrigation season for farms, which require more supplies to grow crops in the summer months, “so there isn’t a demand” for the water in the San Joaquin Valley at this time.

You didn't provide information specific to these impoundments or this watershed but thanks. How much of this water will reach the Los Angeles area and when will it get there? which is the whole point. Are any fires still burning? Trump didn't make them release more because he was worried about snow melt, it was supposedly for the fires and to own the libs in his small mind. extra water for the smelt though.

President Donald Trump recently ordered the release of massive amounts of water from two California dams, and now local farmers are scrambling to preserve precious freshwater resources needed for dry summer months.

The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — acting on Trump's orders — released water from the Terminus Dam at Lake Kaweah and the Schafer Dam at Lake Success, which are both in Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. Whereas water was originally flowing from the Terminus Dam at 57 cubic feet per second (cfs), it's now reportedly flowing at more than 1,500 cfs. The flow from Lake Success went from 105 cfas to 990 cfs as of Friday morning.

 

[ThePunish-EER]

You didn't provide information specific to these impoundments or this watershed but thanks. How much of this water will reach the Los Angeles area and when will it get there? which is the whole point. Are any fires still burning?

The better question is, why did California not have the water and now requires federal intervention to help? Your rationale is ignorant. You’re essentially arguing that we should let California burn so California farmers can grow crops in the spring. Like I said, I’m sorry you’re mentally disabled and cannot process the information to make informed decisions.

 

[Riverguideer]

Moe, come on Moe, Moeeee. You did it again Moe! You once again posted misinformation that was quickly debunked and you embarrassed yourself. Come on Moe. Be Better!

 

[ThePunish-EER]

Moe, come on Moe, Moeeee. You did it again Moe! You once again posted misinformation that was quickly debunked and you embarrassed yourself. Come on Moe. Be Better!

At this point, maybe we should just consider wins for moe whenever, he wipes after he poops, remembers to brush his teeth, or says thank you. This stuff is above his intellect.

 

[atlkvb]

I posted the other day @moe will invariably post some Left wing bilge, then within 10 posts inside the thread it'll end up being proven wrong or debunked with solid facts.

It's like clockwork. Dude is as reliably wrong as diarrhea after too many stuffed enchiladas! 🤣

 

[Airport]

Did we ever find out if moe stopped beating his wife?

Moe is the wife/

 

[bornaneer]

You didn't provide information specific to these impoundments or this watershed but thanks. How much of this water will reach the Los Angeles area and when will it get there? which is the whole point. Are any fires still burning? Trump didn't make them release more because he was worried about snow melt, it was supposedly for the fires and to own the libs in his small mind. extra water for the smelt though.

President Donald Trump recently ordered the release of massive amounts of water from two California dams, and now local farmers are scrambling to preserve precious freshwater resources needed for dry summer months.

The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — acting on Trump's orders — released water from the Terminus Dam at Lake Kaweah and the Schafer Dam at Lake Success, which are both in Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. Whereas water was originally flowing from the Terminus Dam at 57 cubic feet per second (cfs), it's now reportedly flowing at more than 1,500 cfs. The flow from Lake Success went from 105 cfas to 990 cfs as of Friday morning.

Let it go ...nobody care. But on second thought...if it makes you feel better...have at it. Meanwhile lets enjoy watching Trump carry on with his programs...it's really refreshing that we have a President that is keeping the American public aware of what he is doing...and also takes and answers questions...even while he is signing EO's.

 

[bornaneer]

Moe is the wife/

bamaEER must be away.