Water access is definitely an issue, but I can't believe we're still talking about damming. Reservoirs have been shown again and again to decrease groundwater recharge, increase evaporation, and cut off water access to downstream communities, thus making them reliant on the very reservoir that took away their water in the first place. I'm not super familiar with this specific area, but I doubt it's much different than others that have failed to fulfill their purpose.
Water access is definitely an issue, but I can't believe we're still talking about damming. Reservoirs have been shown again and again to decrease groundwater recharge, increase evaporation, and cut off water access to downstream communities, thus making them reliant on the very reservoir that took away their water in the first place. I'm not super familiar with this specific area, but I doubt it's much different than others that have failed to fulfill their purpose.
I sure will miss biking the Mt Carbon loop if this happens but water will always be an issue for us especially as droughts become more severe.