Submission + - California Reservoir Dams Opened At Trump's Order 2
Petersko writes: At the order of the President, 2.2 billion gallons of water were released from reservoirs in Central California on Friday. The goal, according to his posts on Truth Social, was to provide water to "farmers throughout the state, and to Los Angeles."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03...
"There are two major problems, water experts said: The newly released water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being wasted by being released during the wet winter season."
“They were holding extra water in those reservoirs because of the risk that it would be a dry summer,” Heather Cooley, director of research for California water policy organization the Pacific Institute. “This puts agriculture at risk of insufficient water during the summer months.”
According to Trump, an additional 3 billion gallons will follow.
"The US Army Corps of Engineers and the White House did not respond to CNN’s request for comment."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03...
"There are two major problems, water experts said: The newly released water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being wasted by being released during the wet winter season."
“They were holding extra water in those reservoirs because of the risk that it would be a dry summer,” Heather Cooley, director of research for California water policy organization the Pacific Institute. “This puts agriculture at risk of insufficient water during the summer months.”
According to Trump, an additional 3 billion gallons will follow.
"The US Army Corps of Engineers and the White House did not respond to CNN’s request for comment."
