What flows through the tunnel of Moffat?
It’s water for Denver’s own profit.
When South-West tries to sue.
Will they win, get their due?
I never was much of a prophet.
The Moffat tunnel in Colorado, built in 1928 is a six mile railroad and water tunnel that goes under the continental divide. The water tunnel carries up to 105 acre-feet of water per hour to the City of Denver. The water is taken from the Colorado river watershed, which leaves the South Western states with nearly one million acre-feet less water per year.
When the tunnel was built this was not much of a problem, Nevada had less than 100, 000 inhabitants, Arizona less than 350,000 and California about 3.5 million people. Now Nevada has 25 times as many people, Arizona 15 times as many , and California 10 times as many people, all thirsty for more water.
It is time to stop robbing the South-west of water. Yes Denver has its own water problem, but the South West has much greater problem.
Lake Mead water level is now 140 feet below full capacity, and has been dropping about 10 feet per year, and will run dry unless drastic measures are taken. The Moffat tunnel takes away about 6 feet a year from the filling of Lake Mead.
Yes, thanks to this year’s rain, Lake Mead has recovered somewhat, but the long trend is still ominous.
And by the way, this has nothing to do with Climate Change.
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THE DIVIDE, my newest thriller, keys in on the Moffat Tunnel water-diversion system. It is an eco-thriller available at all bookstores on August 18, 2020. In the novel, a long-distance hiker, like myself, collides with two home-grown terrorists who want to send a catastrophic message.
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