Time to reconsider sending canal water into the ocean
Years ago South Florida’s problem was too much water…man-made canals were the solution.
That made sense at the time because the land was flooded half of the year making Delray and all of South Florida uninhabitable.
But as we all know, that’s not the case anymore. The watering restrictions are a stern warning that fresh water is a precious commodity...and becoming more so every day.
Despite this long drought when it rains, all of our rainwater still flows via the thousands of miles of canals in South Florida into the ocean.
Once the rainwater is contaminated with salt, it is very difficult and very expensive to reclaim.
It seems more logical to dam the rainwater and use it.
The added bonus is if Mother Nature plays a trick on us - and she always does - and it rains nonstop, we could still release excess water into the ocean.
It'll be expensive but none of the fixes for this problem are cheap or easy. And it's a method that is tried and true.
Folks living in the western United States have been capturing their rainwater with good results for years.
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