An in class brain storm on the first day.
Benefits
- energy production
- jobs
- manufacturing growth
- water filtration
- recreational opportunities
- water conservation
- water supply by gravity (no pumps)
- advances in engineering
- bringing water to where there was none
Impacts
- stream channelization
- fragmented riparian corridor/habitat
- disrupted wildlife
- lowering water table
- dust from Owens Lake creating health issues
- political conflict
- tangled water laws
- vegetation death & decomposition releasing CO2
- soil erosion
Aqueduct Futures 