Dorothy’s Idea of the Day:  Why don’t we share our water wealth in a more efficient manner, inspired by some of the ideas of the ancients?

I’m not an engineer or scientist.  But I’ve read a little history.  Canals, dating back 4000 years were constructed by the ancients.  In ancient Egypt there were at least 80 canals up to 100 miles in length.  In the first century Rome built canals, some of which can still be seen today.  The Chinese built a grand canal 800 miles in length.

Meanwhile, in the western US we have wildfires raging and extreme droughts.  Farther east flooding from wildly unexpected rainfall and unprecedented snow falls are threatening cities and towns.  (Hard to imagine there is not some climate change occurring if you watch or read the news.)

 

With an unemployment rate of over 9%, there must be at least some unemployed engineers and construction workers who would be willing to try to design a few modern day methods of transporting the excessive water from one part of the country to another part where it is needed.  Maybe they could think of a way to generate a little electricity in the bargain to help pay back the cost of such a project.