The historic California Delta was destroyed by the 1940's. The largest salmon run was on the San Joaquin river, not the Sacramento. This run went extinct in 1945 and the Sacramento run is now failing. Many of the native species are now extinct with less than 2% of the original ecosystem (mostly tule swamp) still surviving. The California Delta is now an ecological Disneyland complete with many invasive species including Asian mussels and crabs, escaped aquarium plants, giant Nutria "rats", Stripers and invasive Red swap crawdads. Contrary to the misleading claim at 1:18 the major cause of saltwater intrusion into the delta are the huge pumps that send water to California corporate farms in the Central Valley. So much water is pumped from the San Joaquin river that it runs backwards during the summer and fall sucking saltwater into the delta from San Francisco Bay. 80% of this canal water goes to agriculture while only 20% is reserved for California's homes and other businesses. Contrary to what PPIC claims at 2:17 their Delta Reform Act does not protect water deliveries and ecosystem health on a "co-equal" (whatever that means) basis. It strives only to extract more water from the Sacramento watershed to feed further Southern California development and will accomplish very little to revive failed Delta Ecosystems.
Are you sure it's only 1 fifth of the Delta water is transported , I think it's much more. Have not talked about water taken out before it goes into man made lakes and farmers and towns pumping water out of river systems that feed the Delta!!! What a shame but a light introduction!
Nothing like seeing those uncovered canals transporting water hundreds of miles south through some of the hottest areas. All that evaporation..... they are finally working on covering them with solar panels but by the time that happens the delta be gone. Im exagerating but damn they move slow.
And the Portuguese but they only made little mud damns to hold the water back from flooding there living space Which was in my opinion lazy and half assed Or just plain stupid
And the Chinese stoll wantvtobkay claim to building all this No you orolle came in assfia your people lived in filth znd you only built up Adobe barriers which only half assed fixed thecproblem until the water would fill over uhoh
Snd when the Portuguese came around they saw the chineses mafia trying to operate they wanted nothing to do with the ports Who were spending sll their time blasting every bird outta the sky
STOP the flow of Northern California Water to LA.
Why? the Bay Area takes more than its fair share as well. Why not cut them off as well..
@@user-gh8wt2zi2n Because the Bay Area and the Valley are like brothers 🤞🏻, we only and hour always from each other.
@@user-gh8wt2zi2n because we are paying for your water resource. San Fran is in Northern California
Stop the flow of LA's tax dollars to Northern California
Ehh...too many people and too many farms...it won't get much better with so many people
The historic California Delta was destroyed by the 1940's. The largest salmon run was on the San Joaquin river, not the Sacramento. This run went extinct in 1945 and the Sacramento run is now failing. Many of the native species are now extinct with less than 2% of the original ecosystem (mostly tule swamp) still surviving. The California Delta is now an ecological Disneyland complete with many invasive species including Asian mussels and crabs, escaped aquarium plants, giant Nutria "rats", Stripers and invasive Red swap crawdads. Contrary to the misleading claim at 1:18 the major cause of saltwater intrusion into the delta are the huge pumps that send water to California corporate farms in the Central Valley. So much water is pumped from the San Joaquin river that it runs backwards during the summer and fall sucking saltwater into the delta from San Francisco Bay. 80% of this canal water goes to agriculture while only 20% is reserved for California's homes and other businesses.
Contrary to what PPIC claims at 2:17 their Delta Reform Act does not protect water deliveries and ecosystem health on a "co-equal" (whatever that means) basis. It strives only to extract more water from the Sacramento watershed to feed further Southern California development and will accomplish very little to revive failed Delta Ecosystems.
EVERYONE in Los Angeles, and California in general, should be made to watch this !! I was born in L.A. in 1954. I have Seen the changes !!
THIS should be taught in all California schools !
Love the Delta!
How about buy the farmland and flood it?
Are you sure it's only 1 fifth of the Delta water is transported , I think it's much more. Have not talked about water taken out before it goes into man made lakes and farmers and towns pumping water out of river systems that feed the Delta!!! What a shame but a light introduction!
Nothing like seeing those uncovered canals transporting water hundreds of miles south through some of the hottest areas. All that evaporation..... they are finally working on covering them with solar panels but by the time that happens the delta be gone. Im exagerating but damn they move slow.
tunnel under the delta? it will turn out like the MRGO, ala army corp of engineers.
Tunnel under the delta? What ever happened to that Bullet train?
The Chinese built the Delta.
Then the hogs ate them?
And the Portuguese but they only made little mud damns to hold the water back from flooding there living space
Which was in my opinion lazy and half assed
Or just plain stupid
But it was the new industry that was transforming America that Built those levies in the 1800s and 1900s
And the Chinese stoll wantvtobkay claim to building all this
No you orolle came in assfia your people lived in filth znd you only built up
Adobe barriers which only half assed fixed thecproblem until the water would fill over uhoh
Snd when the Portuguese came around they saw the chineses mafia trying to operate they wanted nothing to do with the ports
Who were spending sll their time blasting every bird outta the sky