The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild
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The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild
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#2Nice picture but I've never seen the water anywhere near blue like that.
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#3Nice picture but I've never seen the water anywhere near blue like that.
That's a youtube thumbnail. I believe it's been altered, which also explains the strange brown substance that looks out of place.
Most of the video content has the correct coloring, from my experience observing the aqueduct.
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#4Really enjoyed watching that. Good luck with water LA.
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#5I wonder at what point the up-front costs of massive desalination would overcome the (often hidden and externalized) costs of projects like this.
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#6I wonder at what point the up-front costs of massive desalination would overcome the (often hidden and externalized) costs of projects like this.
> the up-front costs of massive desalination
Desalination is dominated by operating costs.
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#8The California aquaduct system is an engineering marvel.
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#9If anyone wants a deep dive on this subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Desert
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#10I wonder at what point the up-front costs of massive desalination would overcome the (often hidden and externalized) costs of projects like this.
I don’t think the brine pollutant issue has been meaningfully solved. You are also now pumping water inland uphill the whole way.