Heres another example of aging infrastructure...this river dam/s have issues and..listen close before anyone gets triggered the owners have decided NOT TO FIX IT...because of cost/return ratio and more...so its been decided they will start taking it down in 2028....theres one huge issue too is theres a mile long pipe going through mtn to generate some power and that water is used in agriculture in area and water then dumps into the russian river.
What we have been doing the last decades is taking full advantage of past infrastructure that was built with cheap labor often during hard times...think of ccc projects and more and dollar being of higher value and so much more.Theres a chance these dams etc MIGHT get fixed but someone is going to pay for it..if farmers pay are you ready for higher prices to recover those costs?
Also dont think i dont know about this in my life as a dam in my area is getting newly designed,more efficient etc. better turbines to the tune of 14 million..guess who is paying for it..i am and all here are with higher rates.
so back to my point..mostly of thread..if infrastructure is failing and not going to be repaired..then it needs to be removed so we can benefit from better fish runs,high water quality and much more..in very very long view this is needed while we still can before we go into a type of post industrial society or a type of hybrid post industrial society where only certain locations are industrial in nature with factories etc.
again we have been living beyond our means and now our aging infrastructure needs attention and cost is much higher than if we started awhile back and or coupled with things we are doing...i.e. sending tons of money we dont have overseas...its needed here to fix things.
from video description
Feb 8, 2024
The Eel River is the third-largest watershed in California, and it was once one of the state’s great salmon runs, with as many as a million salmon returning annually. For a century, dams have blocked fish from reaching historic high-quality spawning grounds, and it is estimated that less than 5% of the historic fish population remains in the Eel River. In 2023, the NGO American Rivers named the Eel River one of the most endangered rivers in America. Removing the Eel River dams could restore access to more than 200 miles of habitat, but how will these changes affect the many communities connected to the river? Filmmaker Cameron Nielsen spoke to people on all sides of the issue in this visually arresting short documentary.