Re: Remember That Empty Reservoir in L.A.?

On Jan 18, 2025 at 10:29:20 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
wrote:
 

On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 21:25:30 -0800, suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
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On 1/18/2025 8:12 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

  Well, it's still empty and the Santa Anas are expected to kick up again next
  week.
    Bad enough that it was empty the first time around but they've had two weeks
  to fill it and not one drop has been sent up there in that time.
    The three million gallons LAFD had to work with before the hydrants ran dry
  lasted them 17 hours. If they'd had the 117 million gallons in that
reservoir
  available, a little quick math indicates it would have lasted 663 hours
before
  running out. That's 28 days.
    Oh, and have I mentioned that we only have half the fire department we need?
  The National Fire Institute, which sets standards for municipal fire
  departments nationwide, says you need 1.8 firefighters for every 1000
  residents. Los Angeles has 0.9. Exactly half of what a city this size needs.
  We're also 62 fire stations short of what is recommended. Sixty-fucking-two.
  But never fear! We've met and *exceeded* our quota of DEI executives, so
  that's reassuring.
    I swear to god, these 'progressive' Democrats in charge of the place are
  actively trying to destroy the city. I mean, if it was your goal to destroy
  Los Angeles, what would you do differently?
   

I thought it was under repair? Maybe they're not done yet and ready to
fill it.

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Just looked up an article over on the web and got the following quote:
>
"Officials said that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed since
about February for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117-million-gallon
water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades for nearly a
year. "
>
So the reservoir was still undergoing repair long before the  Santa
Ana winds started up.

 The *cover* was under repair, not the reservoir. It could still have been
filled with water as fire season approached. The only thing the cover does is
keep things like twigs and bird poop from getting into the water, making it
unsafe to drink. It could still be used to put out fires.