The Dam Nobody Wants Just Won’t Go Away
Published on by Frani Halperin, Executive Producer at H2O Media, Ltd
The construction of dams on rivers worldwide has stopped the natural flow of sand and silt to the sea —resulting in coastal wetland loss and disappearing beaches—as well as preventing fish from reaching vital spawning grounds. But when the decision is made to remove a dam it can be remarkably challenging. Just ask the people of Ventura, California, who’ve been trying for 20 years—and are not much closer to ditching a dam that supplies no water but packs a lot of downsides—and risk . H2O Radio reports.Taxonomy
- Environment
- Water Supply
- Infrastructure
- Hydrology
2 Comments
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Definitely true
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Instead of large Dams that cost a lot and take land away and have a large surface area that looses huge amounts of water through evaporation. Why don’t we build more underground storage tanks. We can bury one almost anywhere and direct the stormwater that we waste and washes out. Into these. Think of the modular tank systems.