water supply in Sac area / drought? (Sacramento, Visalia: live in, transportation, residential)

[iok]

Hi, everyone,

I am just wondering, does the drought affects Sac area?
How is the water supply to Sac area?
Does lake Tahoe supply water to Sac, or to Nevada?


thanks,

[NickB1967]

Originally Posted by iok

Hi, everyone,

I am just wondering, does the drought affects Sac area?
How is the water supply to Sac area?
Does lake Tahoe supply water to Sac, or to Nevada?


thanks,

Lake Tahoe drains into the Truckee River, which flows to Reno and beyond.

[dohmixer]

Originally Posted by iok

Hi, everyone,

I am just wondering, does the drought affects Sac area?
How is the water supply to Sac area?
Does lake Tahoe supply water to Sac, or to Nevada?


thanks,

Yes the drought affects the Sacramento area.

The water supply to the Sacramento area is dismal. We get our water from the reservoirs which may appear decent now but with no more water coming in we're doomed. Folsom Lake is currently releasing more than is coming in and the boats will be out of the lake by July.

Previous poster answered your 3rd question.

[MyNewsLogin]

Originally Posted by dohmixer

Folsom Lake is currently releasing more than is coming in and the boats will be out of the lake by July.

Yep. Gotta keep the river flowing at half a BILLION gallons per day!

[JohnS_15]

The drought is affecting Sacramento. It is affecting all of California and it looks like if the weather patterns of the last few years continue it will be the entire west coast of America that will be hugely affected.

Sacramento primarily relies on surface water (rain run off and snow melt stored in reservoirs) as do most major municipalities in California.

As the previous posters alluded to...its not just water for farming and residential use that will be affected by the drought. Electricity generation through hydro-power requires constant water release at a high volume from our reservoirs. That's why the American river stays at such a constant level.

When our reservoirs get even lower it will affect our electricity as well as our household water supply and farming. The water transportation system that distributes water to the southern part of the state consumes a huge amount of power as well as taking a huge quantity of northern California's water resources to the south.

I'm not sure if many people realize how serious the issue is that we are facing. It's very scary.

[caligirlz]

I know not Sacramento specific, but many communities in the central San Joaquin Valley are on well water. The entire town my parents live in, Visalia, is well water. Many wells in the Porterville area have gone drive. Very few people can afford to drill another, and I believe the ability to do so is limited.

[cb73]

Originally Posted by JohnS_15

I'm not sure if many people realize how serious the issue is that we are facing. It's very scary.

So I finally went outside today to do something about my car, which is embarrassing with dust and bird poop. Trying to save water, I'd spritz just a little and then scrub off the bird stuff.

Since I've always just used a ton of water to get the dirt and whatever soft I didn't realize you're not supposed to actually scrub the stuff off.

So I ended up using only a tiny bit of water. And it looks like I ruined the paint.

Is this the first fatality of the drought?

[ajmstilt]

Originally Posted by cb73

So I finally went outside today to do something about my car, which is embarrassing with dust and bird poop. Trying to save water, I'd spritz just a little and then scrub off the bird stuff.

Since I've always just used a ton of water to get the dirt and whatever soft I didn't realize you're not supposed to actually scrub the stuff off.

So I ended up using only a tiny bit of water. And it looks like I ruined the paint.

Is this the first fatality of the drought?

Yeah you likely ruined your paint, unless you use a waterless wash system you basically sanded swirls into your topcoat. A good detailer may be able to buff the swirls out if you didn't gauge too deep.

There are "waterless" car washing systems (I always heard them referred to as DNR Do Not Rinse, but google doesn't turn much up.) But if you do a search for "rinseless washes" or "waterless washes" you should find lots of options.

Alternatively...
Most automatic car washes recycle their water and up up using less water than a hose in your driveway. (always use touchless, the swirly foam ones can scratch something awful)

[caligirlz]

Originally Posted by cb73

So I finally went outside today to do something about my car, which is embarrassing with dust and bird poop. Trying to save water, I'd spritz just a little and then scrub off the bird stuff.

Since I've always just used a ton of water to get the dirt and whatever soft I didn't realize you're not supposed to actually scrub the stuff off.

So I ended up using only a tiny bit of water. And it looks like I ruined the paint.

Is this the first fatality of the drought?

No, my dead lawn is.

I went to the gas station car wash last week. It was nice & easy.