Just north of Yosemite Valley is another valley of breathtaking beauty, but you can’t see it. The valley, known as Hetch Hetchy, is under water. A dam flooding the entire valley floor was completed in 1923 to supply San Francisco with water. The fight to stop the dam, led by John Muir, failed. One result of that battle was the formation of the Sierra Club, still going strong. I’m proud to be a member.
Dan Lundgren, one of the more conservative Republican congressmen, has asked Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to determine whether San Francisco is doing enough to find other water sources such as recycling or using rainwater. His district borders Yosemite.
Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi, with whom I almost always agree, like the arrangement just the way it is. On this issue, they are wrong. I’m also sure Rep. Lundgren is proposing this to embarrass San Francisco. Whatever his purpose, I like his proposal. Hetch Hetchy Dam should never have been built in the first place. Restore the valley. Tear down this dam.
I disagree. The Human race is the most important thing in the world. We must provide clean Air, Water and Food to survive. Certain area's require that some of the environment is utilized. Such as; right here in our area of Penna. Walters dam, Beltsville, Mauch Chunk Lake to name a few. They have been a great deterrent to flooding of countless thousands or people. There have been large reservoirs created in New York, and Penna. that provide fresh drinking water to millions of people. Also, some even provide electric generation.
ReplyDeleteThe TVA is another example that help create a great benefit to that area of the country.