Low Shasta Lake

[Mike Bartlett]

Ron,

This past summer one the first time I haven't made it to Shasta for some camping/boating, etc. Boy that hurts to see it so low. I sure hope we have a wet winter to fill ir back up. Since I missed a trip last summer I sure do want to go in 08. I have been going to Shasta for about 25 years now and always enjoy it. Houseboat, camping and of course the waterskiing. I even named by Golden Retriver after Lake Shasta. Shasta for short.

Mike

[Ron61]

Mike,

Everyone here is praying for a very wet Winter. If it drops much lower they will have to either start shutting down generators as the water going through the turbines comes out warmer than it went in and the environmentalists scream that is bad for the fish, or ignore the fish and run the turbines. They have did about all they can to try and stabilize the loss of water except shut it off to homes and businesses. Some businesses have even closed their public rest rooms. We need a record setting Winter for rainfall and snow pack. Long range forecast is for another dry Winter. Not much activity allowed now as to many under water objects are either sticking out or just barely covered over. See Ernie's post about his boat. Many of the canyons and coves have been shut of for months now. Maybe if you bring mud skis and put them on a house boat.

Ron

[Joe Wicked]

They can't accurately predict the weather for next week, so I wouldn't rely on what they predict. Even after the lakes were full we were still in stage 3 water conservation requirements (heavy fines for watering grass, washing cars, etc...) There was even a $150 charge on your water bill if you went over 10,000 gallons used/month. The forecasters kept predicting that the rain was temporary and will stop, but it did not. After the major flooding events they finally lifted stage 3, but we are still in stage 2. It finally stopped raining in August.

[J. T. Toad]

It won't be long before people start siphoning water off of neighbors. I have heard of electricity before, but now with the rules they proposing, I can see it.....

hey, where's this hose going to off the back of my home?

[wtm442]

Originally Posted by J. T. Toad

It won't be long before people start siphoning water off of neighbors. I have heard of electricity before, but now with the rules they proposing, I can see it.....

I was watch a show about "water" the other night, and they had a discussion about the feasibility of a big water pipeline from the Imperial Valley section of CA to the Great Lakes!

I'm lucky. The town I live in has NEVER had a water ban.

[J. T. Toad]

WARREN! SHHHHH! don't let CA know. Don't even hint of it. The consensus will decide that the public would be better served by sucking Washington dry.

Imperial Valley and the "All-American canal"..... I find that name offensive as it's implementation edifies what most foreigners think of 'Americans.'

It wouldn't surprise me at all to find out they build something like that. Look at the Alaskan pipeline.... It would be a cakewalk compared to that. I have to ask... what was the answer to the feasibility of that pipeline?

[Ron61]

I saw that show also and wondered what they will do when they drain the lakes. I just don't see that happening as I am sure it would offend some dam illegal for some reason.
Why can't they build desalinization plants down along the coast? That is all the fresh water places like Saudi Arabia have, so it isn't like they don't know how to do it. We have just had to much for to little for to long and no one wants to spend any money for anything but to appease all the immigrants pouring into the country.

Ron

[Ron61]

Now I understand why the hardware store can't keep any garden hoses in stock.

Ron