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Old 01-24-07 | 05:02 PM
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From: La Petite Roche
Originally Posted by noisebeam
Absolutely. Maybe the US doesn't have any water issues that currently impact usage, but the usage levels have significantly impacted the environment. Most western rivers are just about dead. Only saline sludge flows into gulf of baja from the colorado river after all the usable water has been taken out and agricultural wastewater seeps back in.

A great read is a book called Cadillac Desert.

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Nope. The Colorado River no longer reaches the Gulf. It gets used before that.

Cadillac Desert is a great book. The videos are not to be missed either. They are, if anything, even more graphic. It's a must read for anyone who wants to understand Calfornia. Mulholland was a genius.

It's one reason I welcomed the chance to move to Arkansas.
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