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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
The thing we don't really know is how close we were to catastrophe...like if we couldn't get that section of pipe from San Diego, what was Plan B and how long would it take?
Or what if a section bursts under the river? Presumably a much slower fix.
Moving forward, we also can't count on the same voluntary response from individuals that we got the first time. We just saw the difference the second time. I still wonder if the difference there was that they topped up all of the reservoirs in the first few days of restrictions. What if the next break happens in the midst of a heat wave and the fluctuating reservoirs are at a lower level at the time of the break?
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I’d disagree with your assessment that people were less compliant this time.
In June we ran 450-480. In August we ran 480-500 but lots more indoor services were left on. The city reacted less severely and so did people.
As to what would happen if we needed to cut more? People would cut more. People are quite resilient when faced with adversity.
I hope there investigation includes the effectiveness of the emergency response plan or lack there of so we can read the details of how they assessed this type of risk and the consequence of a break in the conditions you describe.