Comments on: Too Much Water For Sockeye Salmon https://boiseguardian.com/2017/03/27/too-much-water-for-sockeye-salmon/ A different slant on the news. Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Stupid question https://boiseguardian.com/2017/03/27/too-much-water-for-sockeye-salmon/#comment-102776 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:23:49 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13597#comment-102776 Would it be helpful for citizens to begin using water from their hoses in their yards to lower the amount of water in the res.? Would the water company lower the price so that could take place?

EDITOR NOTE–Nearly all of the domestic water in Boise comes from the underground aquifer. A small portion is taken from the river and treated, but compared to the water flowing down the river, use would be nearly unmeasurable. Irrigation water use will help some–like filling Lake Lowell through the New York Canal, but unfortunately water taken out of the river upstream ultimately is returned downstream through storm sewers or drains.

]]> By: erico49 https://boiseguardian.com/2017/03/27/too-much-water-for-sockeye-salmon/#comment-102774 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:37:16 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13597#comment-102774 I think it’s unfair to criticize the folks who manage water in this situation. What they don’t know in January is what will happen for the rest of the season and how the runoff will come off (quickly to the reservoirs or slowly with more soaking into the ground). If they come one drop shy of filling all three reservoirs, the farmers scream. And if they need to increase flows and cause some flooding, the folks who built their houses on the river scream. It looks to me like a combination of science, experience, art, and luck.

]]> By: Concerned Neighbor https://boiseguardian.com/2017/03/27/too-much-water-for-sockeye-salmon/#comment-102772 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 23:50:17 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13597#comment-102772 I would think that building the banks higher wouldn’t threaten surrounding areas any more than currently because the amount of water would be far greater than could run off at the hatchery.

The fundamental problem is the Fed holding off far to late in releasing water because of a calendar date instead of adapting to reality. They knew there was a heavy snowpack back in January.

All canal repairs could have been completed in the fall. Flush some of that water into the empty aquifer. Build more reservoirs so that we have 2 or even 4 years of water – that’s the only thing that worked for Australia during their last drought.

]]> By: Kent Goldthorpe https://boiseguardian.com/2017/03/27/too-much-water-for-sockeye-salmon/#comment-102770 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:45:15 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=13597#comment-102770 Thank goodness for the contingency plan. Today’s flood declaration may get some attention.

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