We pipeline oil from Canada to Texas, why can’t we pipeline water from the Great lakes to the south?
Edit: thank you all who replied, I’ve gathered that it is technically possible, but would come with a huge amount of legal, environmental, and practical issues due to the amount of water that would actually be needed. It sounds like there are far more practical solutions available if the need became dire enough.
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We do pipe water there – that’s how they have water in the first place. There couldn’t be cities or agriculture in the southern half of California without importing the water. Los Angeles gets its water pumped from the Colorado River and over a mountain range.
Why don’t we pump more? They’re always complaining about a drought! Well, because despite noisy politicians playing the eco-card, there actually is enough water. It’s tight – which makes things harder than in other states where water is abundant – but they get enough that they can manage.
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