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May 20, 2024
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scall
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Just look at the flows into Powell, nothing compared to last year. Please panic away.
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Latest KSL article on Great Salt Lake and Salton Sea
BYUheaven
May 20, 10:32am
It both is and isn't manmade. Throughout history the River has created a lake there from time to time. Yes the most
scall
May 20, 10:37am
Even so can we still panic? Even if it’s just a little bit?
Ojiisan
May 20, 10:40am
Just look at the flows into Powell, nothing compared to last year. Please panic away.
scall
May 20, 10:43am
So basically lake Powell will dry up by the end of summer. That will work
Ojiisan
May 20, 11:40am
And what is there can't be pumped correctly or some other panicky reason. Please add that to the hysteria.
scall
May 20, 11:48am
Been curious about that. Is the snowpack still really high, or is a lot of it
Acorn
May 20, 11:48am
Precipitation totals are only half the battle. The other being water usage.
Jstak17
May 20, 10:59am
Growing alfalfa and selling it to China has to stop.
ImRonBurgundy?
May 20, 11:02am
If you want to truly save the GSL, stop using Bear River water for crops.
mudpupper
May 20, 11:26am
Growing crops on a large scale that require manual watering in a desert with
NYC and Japan
May 20, 11:52am
What about Mid East countries buying land and H2O in AZ then shipping products
wildwilderness
May 20, 12:41pm
RE: What about Mid East countries buying land and H2O in AZ then shipping
Schultz is back
May 20, 12:50pm
This is a fallacy.
trueblue04
May 20, 10:10pm
Do tell. Here is one article that discusses Utah alfalfa going to China.
ImRonBurgundy?
May 20, 10:21pm
I edited my post to add the details I've been meaning to look up for a while.
trueblue04
May 20, 10:40pm
Also, alfalfa exports are not a significant fraction
trueblue04
May 20, 10:51pm
Residential use is a very small part of overall use. Agriculture and mainly hay
ImRonBurgundy?
May 20, 11:02pm
By far the biggest factor is drought. Not population growth. Also this
ImRonBurgundy?
May 20, 11:06pm
Well if drought is the biggest cause, doesn't it mean usage needs to be reduced
Acorn
May 21, 6:28am
Yes, we need to reduce usage. I'm making the argument that reducing residential
ImRonBurgundy?
May 21, 7:25am
I meant to respond to the other guy who was emphasizing drought...
Acorn
May 21, 8:08am
I think you’re right as to why the lake has declined in the last 20 years. But
Jstak17
May 21, 2:27am
The thing I don't like about the agriculture argument is it seems like
Acorn
May 21, 6:33am
Up or down, 80% of Utah's H2O goes to agriculture and 65% of cropland is hay
Parker Schnabel
May 20, 10:51pm
Dang it, I should try reading some of the other responses before typing out mine
Jstak17
May 21, 2:19am
Less than a tenth of Utah's hay is exported, and closer to 5% goes to China.
trueblue04
May 21, 11:17am
2022 SLT story says about 30% is exported. About 66% of that goes to China.
Parker Schnabel
May 21, 3:51pm
30% is by value. Export by volume is 10%.
trueblue04
May 22, 7:03pm
80% of the usable water in Utah goes to agriculture. (Reference linked below)
Jstak17
May 21, 2:18am
Grow alfalfa so we can eat cow. Cycle of life
Idacoug
May 20, 11:22am
Yes! In the snake river valley.
Jstak17
May 20, 11:29am
Grow alfalfa and sell it to China...bad.
Parker Schnabel
May 20, 1:18pm
I’ll never forget. Late 1990’s. Driving late, listening to Chris Norton (Phil
Idacoug
May 20, 10:59am
He never did let his speech impediment slow down his lifestyle.
Jstak17
May 20, 11:09am
Seems like the Owens Lake and Owens River Valley would be a better comparison
Acorn
May 20, 11:15am
Dumb comparison.
SingleStrapBackpack
May 20, 11:49am
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