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mahatmakanejeeves

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16. What I'm getting at is, back in the middle of WWII, no one wasted time with

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 28, 2022, 12:12 PM

Dec 2022

environmental impact studies. We do that now. They take time. Lots of time. You're not going to get a 1,400 mile canal without one.

No self-respecting government regulatory agency will even decide on which sheet cake to buy at Costco for a retirement party without forming a committee to look into it.

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Move Water By Pipeline From The Atchafalaya River West To Arizona [View all] asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 OP

Interesting idea Blues Heron Dec 2022 #1

What is the cost of not doing SOMETHING - we are in dire straights in the asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #4

That was then. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 #2

Seems the author of article has thought through some of the costs.. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #6

What I'm getting at is, back in the middle of WWII, no one wasted time with mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 #16

Well, you make a good point..been there, done that.. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #18

No, just no. It's a bandaid fix. It will start at 7% and Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #3

AZ and other states cannot afford to let the Dams go dry..ALL proposals on deck .. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #5

Politicians from the southwest aren't known for their Eyeball_Kid Dec 2022 #8

We have a new sheriff in town, (Phoenix), who is a life long resident..loves her state..surely asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #14

This is the result of unchecked development. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #25

A few decades ago, Arizona petitioned Illinois and Chicago to siphon off Eyeball_Kid Dec 2022 #7

A few decades ago..hummm..the map at the article seems too good to be true.. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #10

mostly cuz it's forbidden by treaty w canada tho. mopinko Dec 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2022 #30

So... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #9

I hope my email to the authors will shed more light on the subject.. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #11

I don't like their creds at all... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #21

Right there with you. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #27

I used to... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #28

The more they get the more they will spend. Overspending is what got them were they are today! Chainfire Dec 2022 #12

I agree..but, who is going to stop the building..have you seen West of Phoenix.. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #13

We see the same thing here in Florida. Chainfire Dec 2022 #15

The building within AZ is so shortsighted..I keep asking where are we getting the water?? asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #26

Water prefers to run downhill. bluedigger Dec 2022 #17

I love all the comments..will surely include in my letter to the authors at the asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #19

If a lunkhead like me can raise objections, imagine what an engineer could come up with. bluedigger Dec 2022 #22

Feast your eyes on what Ducey proposed.. asiliveandbreathe Dec 2022 #24

probably be cheaper to ship the more recent (less than 50 years?) back home Kali Dec 2022 #23

Phew. Ptah Dec 2022 #29

... Kali Dec 2022 #31