Water Wars Come To Kansas

Quite a bit of claptrap spewing from the mouths of the Salina Kansas City Commission candidates on Salina's water problems--not enough water, and highly toxic chemicals getting into (if not already there) the groundwater, as laid out in the Salina Journal, February 22, 2007.

Their positions come down to:
"Yup, it's a bigggggggg problem"
"Let's hope some other governmental agency does something"
"Encourage conservation"
"I'll sit around with my thumb up my a** until someone tells me what to do".

Now one would think that what may become a literal life-and-death issue would generate more research from those running. And we are not far off from major wars being fought over water.
Oil Empire has a good roundup of articles, the CIA 's Global Trends 2015 Report, particularly the map they provide, is enlightening.

Where is the insight that would come from talking with people who have studied the issues and have a clue?

What of contingency plans? There's no guarantee that the Feds will clean up their mess, particularly if history is any guide. How much money to build a plant to clean the contaminated water, including waste disposal? What costs to bring in water from outside the area? To what extent are others willing to sell water? How are the costs to be distributed, people on limited budgets? What of serious actions as to lawn watering and swimming pools--the stuff that pisses voters off?

These are big issues, requiring something far greater than the small minds running for office.

TLC