> California’s water board doesn’t have the staff it would need to monitor river levels statewide
Isn't water flow rate automatically collected, at least for larger rivers and creeks? Can't low flow be flagged automatically?
> Even if the state water board had learned of the Merced’s withered conditions earlier that summer, it might still have taken months to enact new regulations to protect the river
This seems like something that shouldn't require enacting new regulations. Enact the regulation once, and enforce the regulation always.
smadge|2 years ago
Isn't water flow rate automatically collected, at least for larger rivers and creeks? Can't low flow be flagged automatically?
> Even if the state water board had learned of the Merced’s withered conditions earlier that summer, it might still have taken months to enact new regulations to protect the river
This seems like something that shouldn't require enacting new regulations. Enact the regulation once, and enforce the regulation always.
kencausey|2 years ago