tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536693748954366247.post6583692139810985462..comments2023-11-02T06:17:04.485-07:00Comments on Restore Hetch Hetchy: Congressman Nunes and Hetch HetchyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536693748954366247.post-45875653091611027802009-12-29T12:34:27.976-08:002009-12-29T12:34:27.976-08:00Normally I loathe people who want to rip out dams,...Normally I loathe people who want to rip out dams, but here you have a point. Yosemite IS a National Park, after all.<br /><br />How about this trade off: Hetch Hetchy Dam is torn down AFTER:<br /><br />(1) Auburn Dam is built.<br /><br />(2) The North Coast rivers (Eel, Mad, Hayfork, Van Duzen, southern forks of the Trinity) are dammed and diverted. In a state prone to alternating cycles of drought and flood, and badly in need of clean renewable hydroelectric power, anyone who gets mushy about a "wild and scenic river" needs a mental examination and then commitment to the Agnews, Atascadero, Napa, or Patton State Mental Hospitals. Yes, this can be done without flooding out the Round Valley Indian Reservation (the fatal flaw in the original Dos Rios project plan), and yes, enough flow can be left over and hatcheries can be created for the salmon and other fishies.<br /><br />(3) At least 260 base-load megawatts of electricity are generated from (1) and (2) above, and double that peak-load, making up for the lost Hetch Hetchy hydropower. If not, redesigning and rebuilding the Rancho Seco nuclear power station could make up the difference. <br /><br />(4) Additional San Luis type storage reservoirs are built. (Orestimba and Panoche canyons)<br /><br />(5) any necessary water storage dams on the Tuolumne River downstream from Hetch Hetchy are built below the National Park (Poopenaut Valley, or anywhere else upstream from Lake Don Pedro)<br /><br />(6) The number of Yosemite Valley campsites are restored to 1960’s levels, and finally<br /><br />(7) The restored Hetch Hetchy Valley gets an equivalent number of campsites! Seriously, what good is a national park if hardly anyone can ever enjoy it?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661439180567980601noreply@blogger.com