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i have relatives out west, their yard is rocks, hard packed sand, and sage brush.

im jealous of that setup, quite often.

How far out west? People didn't seem to worry much about their yards when I was in CA a few weeks ago, there was a lot of green grass

All the issues with drought out west has made me wonder why they don't pipe water from the Mississippi to Lake mead.
 

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How far out west? People didn't seem to worry much about their yards when I was in CA a few weeks ago, there was a lot of green grass

All the issues with drought out west has made me wonder why they don't pipe water from the Mississippi to Lake mead.

okay first off, WHAT

:rofl:

you hittin' the good stuff this mornin' sailor?





they're in wyoming.
 

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okay first off, WHAT

:rofl:

you hittin' the good stuff this mornin' sailor?


they're in wyoming.

Just one of my random thoughts. Nevada has been trying to build a small 250 mile water pipeline for years and can't seem to get it through, and I don't understand why.

A pipeline from the miss out west has been discussed before. I don't really know enough to understand why it's not feasible

A plan to divert Mississippi flood waters to west is proposed | Business | The Earth Times
 

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Just one of my random thoughts. Nevada has been trying to build a small 250 mile water pipeline for years and can't seem to get it through, and I don't understand why.

A pipeline from the miss out west has been discussed before. I don't really know enough to understand why it's not feasible

A plan to divert Mississippi flood waters to west is proposed | Business | The Earth Times

dude i mean i dont even know where to fucking start.

first off- easy one- central US NEEEEDS the mississippi... start funnelling it off to some mormons in the desert for no reason at all? fuck that shit.

neat bullshit article from 8 years ago though :rolleyes:

let's think about this logistically then... how the fuck are you going to pipe water (which FREEZES MIND YOU) across mountains and other major fucking rivers over 1300 FUCKING MILES
 

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How far out west? People didn't seem to worry much about their yards when I was in CA a few weeks ago, there was a lot of green grass

All the issues with drought out west has made me wonder why they don't pipe water from the Mississippi to Lake mead.

That’s far as fuck. The volume of water that would need to be moved to be worthwhile and the infrastructure needed would be astronomical.

I used to run the water plant for DuPage County. Approximately a million people worth of population. Peak flows in summer were in the neighborhood of 140mil gallons/day. 1800hp pumps pushing 30MGD each and a couple 900hp 15MGD to be able to accommodate a lower flow situation. Discharged out of a 90” and 86” pipe at 100-120PSI. 5, 5 million gallon standpipes in the system to maintain head.

California’s population is just under 40 million people. The climate is much more arid. As the crow flies from the Mississippi River to lake mead is 1400miles. Huge elevation changes. Right of ways for that many miles across public, private and probably reservation land. Add min 500 miles of detours to that line. Multiple massive lines and dozens of lift stations to keep pressure up for transmission of water at that distance.

A bunch of desalination plants would be more practical in pretty much every way.
 

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CHICAGO — An alligator was found in Humboldt Park Lagoon Wednesday and an efforts to trap it have begun, police confirmed. Witnesses had earlier reported spotting what appeared to be a four- to five-foot-long alligator or crocodile in the water, Block Club Chicago reported. The lagoon connects to the public Humboldt Park Beach, where swimming is allowed.
 

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CHICAGO — An alligator was found in Humboldt Park Lagoon Wednesday and an efforts to trap it have begun, police confirmed. Witnesses had earlier reported spotting what appeared to be a four- to five-foot-long alligator or crocodile in the water, Block Club Chicago reported. The lagoon connects to the public Humboldt Park Beach, where swimming is allowed.

Used to swim there all the time as a kid.
 

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CHICAGO — An alligator was found in Humboldt Park Lagoon Wednesday and an efforts to trap it have begun, police confirmed. Witnesses had earlier reported spotting what appeared to be a four- to five-foot-long alligator or crocodile in the water, Block Club Chicago reported. The lagoon connects to the public Humboldt Park Beach, where swimming is allowed.
I’m near humbodlt Park. I will check for gator
Used to swim there all the time as a kid.
You and the other 500 people that were there yesterday trying to spot it.
They act like the lochness monster was spotted...smfh
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