California Is Using Shade Balls To Conserve Their Water Supply (6 pics)

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California is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in history and they're doing everything they can to try and conserve their water supply. A few days ago 20,000 shade balls were dumped into the Los Angeles Reservoir to protect the drinking water from the sun which would cause it to evaporate. This tactic will help the state conserve up to 300 million gallons of water per year.



1 California Is Using Shade Balls To Conserve Their Water Supply (6 pics)


2 California Is Using Shade Balls To Conserve Their Water Supply (6 pics)


3 California Is Using Shade Balls To Conserve Their Water Supply (6 pics)


4 California Is Using Shade Balls To Conserve Their Water Supply (6 pics)


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6 California Is Using Shade Balls To Conserve Their Water Supply (6 pics)


№1 Author: westlockfiredept (14 Aug 2015 03:59) Total user comments: 346


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Ooooookkkkaaaaaayyyy, Now that GIF at the top of todays posts makes sense.....lololol
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№2 Author: Nick1090 (14 Aug 2015 06:20) Total user comments: 1257


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Wouldn't they be better off white to reflect the heat?
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№3 Author: OldOllie (14 Aug 2015 06:54) Total user comments: 2136


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Too bad the genius who came up with this idea never took a physics class. The black balls will absorb solar energy heating the water and actually increase the rate of evaporation.

But thank you for playing our game of "Waste the Taxpayers' Money!"
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№4 Author: Grunt Callahan (14 Aug 2015 07:43) Total user comments: 2430


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^^^Yes because we all know that the Governor of California, the Mayor of LA and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are all wrong and you are right.
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№5 Author: SPL (14 Aug 2015 11:16) Total user comments: 0


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Quote: Grunt Callahan
^^^Yes because we all know that the Governor of California, the Mayor of LA and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are all wrong and you are right.



Well they are. White balls would definitly work better
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№6 Author: Phreddy (14 Aug 2015 13:02) Total user comments: 53


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http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000405286
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№7 Author: Tomaz86 (14 Aug 2015 15:36) Total user comments: 10834


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At least it was beautiful, I hope it works.
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№8 Author: saint357 (14 Aug 2015 17:39) Total user comments: 2366


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ok and now for something completely weird!
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№9 Author: BooBoo KittyDuck (15 Aug 2015 02:00) Total user comments: 0


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This can't be OUR fault, lets use a sh*t tone of plastic because this is obviously natures fault.
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№10 Author: Gyselinck (15 Aug 2015 10:20) Total user comments: 3133


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Just stop the pollution you make so the weather don't come so hot ! And you don't need this !!!
Stupid !!!
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№11 Author: Me (16 Aug 2015 00:04) Total user comments: 0


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It's actually not for the evaporation, but to protect the clorine in the watersupply from breaking down in bromides.
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