Can't California Find A Way To Use Spill Way Water, During Seasonal Flooding, To Alleviate Drought?

Me, "What is not addressed here is all the fall and spring runoff of the mountains around California that run into huge storm drains that carry it into the ocean. You may have seen them in the movies. They are shown in the Terminator movies and in some drag racing movies. They carry flash flood warnings to residences to keep kids out of them because it could be a clear day and yet a huge deluge of water can come flowing down. My proposal is why can't this water be collected and cleaned to be reused as drinking water? Some people will say that it is too costly, others will say that it happens so irregularly that its not worth the money spent on an idea like this. But, my thinking is, if these spillways are so huge and that much water comes flowing down from the mountains, there should be ways to store it, filter it, and use it. Water is water, no?"  

From, "High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West"

(The Colorado River is like a giant bank account for seven different states. Now it's running short.

For decades, the river has fed growing cities from Denver to Los Angeles. A lot of the produce in supermarkets across the country was grown with Colorado River water. But with climate change, and severe drought, the river is reaching a crisis point, and communities at each end of it are reacting very differently.

The problem is that Colorado's population will nearly double by 2050. Future residents will need more water. Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead says more storage is part of the solution. It's also an insurance policy against future drought.

"From Denver Water's perspective, if we can't provide clean, reliable, sustainable water 100 years from now to our customers, we're not doing our job," Lochhead says.

Demand for Colorado River water is already stretched thin. So it may sound crazy that places like Colorado and Wyoming want to develop more water projects. Legally, that's something they are entitled to do.

Wyoming is studying whether to store more water from a Colorado River tributary. "We feel we have some room to grow, but we understand that growth comes with risk," says Pat Tyrrell, who oversees Wyoming's water rights.

Risk because in 10 or 20 years there may not be enough water to fill up expanded reservoirs. A 16-year drought has dramatically decreased water supply even as demand keeps growing. And climate change could make this picture worse.)

A Fire Martial is needed in U.S. Cyber-Command for the private industry (Energy, Commerce,) that have computer systems that could be hacked.

Me, "It's obvious that any computer connected to the internet is a a security issue when it comes to the energy grid of any country. It's also obvious that there will be an increased demand for automated computer security programs and computer programmers to defend important parts of the U.S. economy from computer hackers. The field of computer defense is obviously taken seriously by the U.S. Government with its secret Cyber-Command and yet some how even the Department of Defense can get hacked.
 I have full confidence that out government is doing the best it can; has the best computer Tech-individuals, trying there best to keep the government computer networks secure, But, when it comes to energy systems or non-governmental businesses that are important to the running of our economy it is left to private companies to employ the right experts to help fend off these attacks. This is worrisome because to defend against these demands, costs money, that they may not have or want to spend.
 I am surprised that Cyber-Command does not have its own field department that can go to private companies important to our nations operation and advise them on the best way to secure their systems. You could say this department would be like a Fire Martial coming into a business, reviewing that the fire codes are up to date, and what needs improvement. Kind of like the government did with stress testing of big banks to make sure they would not fail. Unless the government steps in, and finds a way of informing these businesses of their risks, our nation will always be at risk of being one key stroke away from failure."



From, "Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, officials say"

(A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.

While the Russians did not actively use the code to disrupt operations, according to officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a security matter, the penetration of the nation’s electrical grid is significant because it represents a potentially serious vulnerability. Officials in government and the utility industry regularly monitor the grid because it is highly computerized and any disruptions can have disastrous implications for the country’s medical and emergency services.

American officials, including one senior administration official, said they are not yet sure what the intentions of the Russians might have been. The incursion may have been designed to disrupt the utility’s operations or as a test to see whether they could penetrate a portion of the grid.)