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re: Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:09 am to wadewilson
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:09 am to wadewilson
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Oh Jesus christ, that's enough internet for me today.
Don’t lie you haven’t even left TD yet
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Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:09 am to Centinel
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ETA: I'm not saying there shouldn't be some sort of regulation, but you're simplistic "HERP DERP RIGHT WING CORPORATE SHILLS" take on this is just simply stupid and naive.
That's a whole lot of projection. If you can't tell that my comment was mocking his assertion that this is purely political, you're fricking stupid.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:10 am to Upperdecker
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Don’t lie you haven’t even left TD yet
You're right, you got me.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:13 am to The Goon
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It’s not a crisis, and it’s manageable, but I have no faith in LA leadership to get it done.
Truer words may never have been spoken. Not a crisis, now. And if this issue is not put before the public and someone actually gives a damn, then the lack of leadership will costs us all.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:15 am to wadewilson
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That's a whole lot of projection.
No, it's not. You put up a simplistic "one side is the good guys wanting regulation, the other side are evil corporate shills" comparison because you're a fricking hack.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:16 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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I still think the chemical plants pumping millions of gallons per day from deep aquifers is a bigger deal than a farmer flooding his rice fields.
I read somewhere that the wells in the Baton Rouge Exxon refinery produce/use more water than all of the rest of the parish in its entirety and that this is a contributing factor to salt water intrusion in the aquifer.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:16 am to tonydtigr
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Maybe industrial regulation is needed, but don't start charging the citizens gasoline prices for water. That is yet another overreach by the powers that be just because they can get away with it and make huge profits.
Is having a rainwater collection cistern legal in Louisiana? I thought it was forbidden, but the internet says it's fine as long as you aren't trying to sell the water and keep it covered.
From another comment, chemical plants use river water for fire protection systems and miscellaneous things. For processes, they use well water due to cost and treatment.
My rough math has city of BR using around 20-21 million gallons per day. Based on the Water Consumption Billed value from BRLA.gov.
Based on their permit application ExxonMobil Refinery (not including other on site/nearby facilities) uses around 14 MGD of well water for it's processes.
This post was edited on 3/19/21 at 9:39 am
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:17 am to LoneStar23
Oi Vey!
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:23 am to LoneStar23
Louisiana will be a desert within weeks.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:23 am to LoneStar23
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Experts warn that all of these factors threaten the groundwater that nearly two-thirds of Louisianans rely on for drinking and bathing. Combined with the expected effects of climate-fueled heat and drought, it puts Louisiana on the brink of a groundwater crisis more common in Western states.
Didn't read all 7 pages... but has anyone mentioned we have a world class river running along and through the state that a few thousand pounds of dynamite would solve the problem.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:26 am to LoneStar23
I'll volunteer to do a study on this issue. I should have the report done in 5 years and it will only cost the state 50 million.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:26 am to LoneStar23
Saltwater intrusion on the Baton Rouge aquifer is a huge issue no one cares about outside of the occasional news article every 5 years.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:29 am to Zephyrius
Time to get into the cistern building business.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:32 am to Zephyrius
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Didn't read all 7 pages... but has anyone mentioned we have a world class river running along and through the state that a few thousand pounds of dynamite would solve the problem.
What area do you suggest flooding?
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:36 am to Centinel
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No, it's not. You put up a simplistic "one side is the good guys wanting regulation, the other side are evil corporate shills" comparison because you're a fricking hack.
So you didn't even read the rest of my comment.
Sounds about right.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:37 am to Daygo85
quote:Clean groundwater is the real looming environmental crisis. While everyone is worried about "climate change" we on our way to running out of decent water.
This really is a thing. How soon water shortages will happen is up for debate. But our kids could be paying for water what we currently pay for gas:
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:37 am to Centinel
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Women and minorities hardest hit.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 9:41 am to RealityTiger
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Phoenix has a metro population of about 6MM people and their drinking water is pulled from the Colorado river. This is done throughout the world. Water filtration and cleaning technology already exists.
Thank you.
And because of this and other diversions along the river, the Colorado is the most regulated body of water in the world and the Gulf of California is experience land loss and ecological impacts similar to that of southern LA. It's been a complete ecological disaster for the delta and the gulf.
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