Been There Loved That

water nerd, lover of the Southwest, hoarder of books

[Daniel Cordalis @mrsoulco]

“When an economy has grown up premised upon the use of Indian waters, the Indians are confronted with the virtual impossibility of having awarded to them the waters of which they had been illegally deprived.” https://t.co/B30qbckcB1

[Ian James @ByIanJames]

THE UNDAMMING OF THE KLAMATH:
The largest dam removal project in history stirs hopes of saving salmon and restoring California tribes’ way of life
Photography by @bvdbrug
Video by @AlbertLeeInLA
https://t.co/qtE3i6wBKy @latimes

[Matt Ford @fordm]

Gorsuch's dissent in this case is as passionate as you would expect. It is also twice as long as Kavanaugh's majority opinion.

[Matt Ford @fordm]

In a concurring opinion, Thomas suggests that the U.S. does not have a trustee relationship with tribal govts. and signals his willingness to overturn a raft of key Indian law rulings.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

If we're going to pay farmers not to mine the Colorado River, shouldn't we also pay coal miners not to mine coal?
I actually mean this. Let's pay farms to transition from their current ways of farming, and lets pay coal miners to learn to skills.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

A new interstate highway project, except it’s protected bike lanes…

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

If you work for a "nonpolitical" organization and you refuse to address the root cause of climate change because it's "inherently political", you're part of the problem and letting the far right dictate what is science and what is politics. Climate change isn't political.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

Oooh oooh oooh!! Ms. Frizzle! Did you know there are RIVERS that don’t have continuous surface water connections-TO THEMSELVES?!

To the 🚌!!!

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

Stupid decisions like these are the exact reason I left the science/policy advising world and am entering the legal world. The disconnect between the physical reality on the ground and regulations is mind boggling. I probably can’t solve it, but at least I get basic hydrology.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

I know exactly who needs to hear this: Supreme Court-that’s not how water works. Sincerely, fluvial geomorphologist and all the states that regulate groundwater as tributary waters.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

@Jmahn555 @Unpop_Science @UberMenchies Can't you both be right and just get along?! Seriously though, Saudi Arabi is primarily directly using ground water (which is connected to surface water), but many American farmers sell their feed to Saudi Arabi, Japan and China. Last I heard, somewhere around 20% goes over seas

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

$1 billion for 3 years of temporary conservation to address a permanent problem seems insane. Are we just going to pay through the nose forever? Also seems to benefit those who are already in positions of power. Where's the $1 billion for tribal water access?

[Jonathan Overpeck @GreatLakesPeck]

This CO River deal is ok if the basin keeps getting snowpack like this year, otherwise it’s just a band-aid. This is bc longer-term flows are going down due to climate change, and a 1MAF cut/year isn’t enough to cover the decline. Just kicking the can… https://t.co/KQfZ8NsD5p

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

I can get cable tv at my 101 year old home, but not domestic water. Priorities, b*tches!!!

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

and commission indigenous artists to “reclaim” the dam remnants as a remind to the future that we can’t engineer our way out of nature.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

If Powell reaches dead pool and is decommissioned-I hope they leave two slices of the dam on either side, cut in the silhouette of the canyon walls, with a jagged cut face

[Northeast CASC @NEClimateSci]

Attend our webinar today at 4pm EST to hear Nikki Cooley’s overview of the groundbreaking document: The Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report. Her talk will focus on portions especially relevant to tribal nations & communities in the Northeast: https://t.co/XUPljGERws

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

I understand the DCP and equalization, and Mead is in trouble too but it certainly doesn’t incentive people in the UB when they think their water will just be sent to CA and AZ instead of propping up Powell.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

Gonna be hard to convince farmers in the UB to conserve water for minimal money when the immediate result of a big winter is to send 9.5 maf to Mead instead of 7 maf.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

@JaishriJuice 100% agree! I was more refering to those who rely on the same highly centralized H2O providers, but instead of water coming through a pipe, it goes from pipe into a tank and is driven to house holds. Water docs are often the first to get cut off during shortages.

[Been There Loved That @LovedThere]

There's a lot more people in the US who get domestic water delivered by truck than you probably think, and it's an embarrassment and a climate risk.