Comments on: Anderson Dam Costs Triple, to $2.3 Billion https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/ A look inside San Jose politics and culture Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 By: Not Suckered https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1797276 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:29:11 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1797276 That’s 51 Anderson Reservoirs annually, with no end to the Pacific Ocean. There are less ambitious uses envisioned that still provide a lot more water for less money than would be provided to the state south of the Delta than the bypass sought as a key part of the State Water Project. But for now we’ll do with evil dams locally. Carry on.

]]> By: Not Suckered https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1797271 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:18:06 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1797271 It’s worth a reminder of that evil nuclear Diablo Canyon with all its power put to desalination: 51 Andersen Reservoirs.

]]> By: Dave Anderson https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1797069 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:34:54 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1797069 That number reflects a single acre foot. The ~90,000 acre feet capacity of this reservoir will support 180,000 such homes.

]]> By: Jeff M https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1797051 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 21:02:37 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1797051 Talk about a lot of inflation. Biden is doing a great job.

]]> By: Richard Lordan https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1797039 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:32:58 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1797039 Second to past paragraph; “… enough to serve two households of five for a year. “

This is a lot of work for so little storage!

]]> By: Joe Smith https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1796997 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 07:24:32 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1796997 But it is reassuring to know that inclusiveness in hiring interns has the water board directors undivided attention, isn’t it?

]]> By: Not Suckered https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1796932 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:35:56 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1796932 If California High-Speed Rail can balloon so greatly

(Insider: “This is such a pillage of the taxpayers.”)

If VTA-BART to Silicon Valley can balloon so greatly

(There’s no need for anyone to say anything, is there?)

The Dam Builders are just doing more of the same.

]]> By: SJ Kulak https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/anderson-dam-costs-triple-to-2-3-billion/#comment-1796908 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:31:11 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207708#comment-1796908 Welcome to the reality of these projects. Just remember, there is no such thing as government waste, it’s just more money ends up in the developers, lawyers, and compliance apparatus. The trick is to make you think its waste, it’s not, its government transfers from you to their friend and future employers. The funny thing is, you want these people to be your landlords.

You vote, you get.

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