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I was living in the south where it rained all winter long and most of last year. Unusual amounts of water. Most of which end up in rivers which end up in the Mississippi River which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Is there a system in place to catch alot of that Mississippi River water before it gets converged into salty seawater??? If we could siphon off some of the rivers overflow when there is just too much rain coming down, then water wouldn't be as big an issue as it is. Where is all that rainwater that comes down going? I mean, we are seeing tons of rain in certain areas going to waste by flowing into the ocean.

In flood zones, perhaps there is a way to lay a pipeline from the flood areas that go into areas that need water? I guess it's too much money, but the idea has merit. Southern CA gets its water from Northern CA who also has drought and this issue has dissipated the northern watersheds. This is all done by a pipeline that carries water over the mountains to the southern parts of the state. Had water been piped from the south where rain appears to be plentiful if the past couple winters are anything to go by, then it would have saved so much land and water from over abuse in many areas.

It just makes no sense why water from flood areas cannot be piped to the eastern seaboard like they do in CA.

I took environmental history recently and humans have learned a lot over the years, but we still have not learned enough to prevent what is going to be a future travesty right here in the United States if things are not done now.

And let's not get into the issue of tree removal...

-- posted by CGoodloe

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