Lake Mead and Powell forecast

[THOR]

here is the story (http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Apr-09-Fri-2004/news/23620920.html)


Basically, powell will need 16 years of average run off to return to normal.

[THOR]

Yikes, I just looked at the bureau of rec. and the lake is now at 1137. It only has to drop 12 more feet to be considered drought status. That means that the bureau cannot allow ANY water to be designated to refill that lake, onlyfor usage.

[BADFISH II]

Trade in your boats for 4*4's http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

That's really depressing.

[its all good]

Nevada's allotment of Colorado River water is 300,000 acre-feet. California gets 4.4 million acre-feet and Arizona gets 2.8 million acre-feet.

NEVADA NEEDS TO KEEP MORE WATER HERE AND NOT SEND SO MUCH TO CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA

[THOR]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (its all good @ April 09 2004, 11:26 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Nevada's allotment of Colorado River water is 300,000 acre-feet. California gets 4.4 million acre-feet and Arizona gets 2.8 million acre-feet.

NEVADA NEEDS TO KEEP MORE WATER HERE AND NOT SEND SO MUCH TO CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Its not the decision of nevada, its is usage and need. Cali and Arizona use more (because there are more people) and need more for farming and agriculture. It is not a state thing, its a government thing.

[Sleek-Jet]

And here is the really scarry part. There are rumors (unfounded I don't know) that the enviromental lobbies want to not refill Powell above the level it's at now, if ever.

If Powell is drained to the point of it's minimum pool, expect a huge fight to never refill the lake and mothball the dam.

[B-Rad502]

Very, very depressing http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[PUMP 'HER']

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sleek-Jet @ April 09 2004, 11:40 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">enviromental lobbies want to not refill Powell above the level it's at now, if ever.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Why would they want to do that? But then why do they do most of the things they do? http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[BADFISH II]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sleek-Jet @ April 09 2004, 1:40 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">And here is the really scarry part. Â*There are rumors (unfounded I don't know) that the enviromental lobbies want to not refill Powell above the level it's at now, if ever.

If Powell is drained to the point of it's minimum pool, expect a huge fight to never refill the lake and mothball the dam.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Damn tree hugging owl humping butt munchers!

[duckbutter]

environMENTAList are just tooooo extreme
What does having a lake hurt http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

[titties and beer]

if they don't fill it just think of the $$$ lost and you might as well close down the city of page http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Sleek-Jet]

I've tried to confirm it, but haven't had much luck. I first started hearing grumblings about this a couple years ago. When the lake starts to refill one of these days, I think that we'll hear a lot more about it then.

[PUMP 'HER']

We can fight 'em back by saying "what about all the fish your going to kill".

[Sleek-Jet]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (PUMP 'HER' @ April 09 2004, 5:08 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">We can fight 'em back by saying "what about all the fish your going to kill".[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Here's what they will say.

All the fish stocked in Lake Powell are non native, the native species that were displaced by the lake can be restocked once the lake is gone, therefor returning the area to it's natural biodiversity. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I've dealt with these people before. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif

[B-Rad502]

There will definitely be an uprising to try and save the city of Page. Like T & B said, without the lake, Page goes away. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah, they want to "restore" Glen Canyon to it's original state. What a bunch of morons http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif