Ummm, sorry nice positive thought but that's not how it works. Tesla is simply building a massive facility that will increase flooding and reduce the normal hydrological functions of area. Necessary but nothing good about it. It will not help farmers downstream, just hurt them. The industrial use of the river will also negatively impact farmers and towns downstream, just how this works. Necessary but not helpful.
Oh, so you live nearby as well and have a good understanding of the area's water management?
Then, you will already know about the Lower Colorado River Authority, their system of dams, power plants, and their long history of managing the Colorado river for the rice (and other) farms downstream. As well as providing drinking water, recreational lakes, parks, oh, and electrical power to this part of the state.
All I was saying is that the water usage of Giga Texas, which will come from the nearby lakes on the Colorado, will be mitigated somewhat by the fact that the runoff from the facility will put back into the river some of what was taken. Do you disagree with this statement?
Considering how the property was a mosquito farm prior to Tesla acquiring it, with many, many pools of stagnant water in the mining excavations from the prior owner's use, I'd say that Tesla will be a much better steward of the property as well as their having a positive effect upon the local ecology. For instance, in the plan for the site is the description of an Ecological Paradise that will include public trails and other uses which indicates to me some awareness and intent in this regard. Does it not?
As far as flooding is concerned, the upstream dams have done a good job of preventing flooding in this immediate area. The dams on Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Lady Bird Lake are all immediately upstream from Tesla within fifteen or twenty miles. Then, there are the several dams for the Highland Lakes above those. These dams take the brunt of the massive amount of water that feeds into the Colorado.
If you were to go downstream ten or fifteen miles and on toward the coast there are occasional flooding issues, as there are no more dams downstream. The runoff from Giga Texas will be insignificant as a contributor to that flooding compared to the streams and creeks that feed into the river.
The purpose of the water topic in the investment thread stemmed from speculation upon how a negative ecological perception might affect Tesla's image, and, the stock price. As many of those bringing eco-arguments seem to be either clueless about the Tesla mission, or, perhaps are being funded by entities waiting in the queue to be disrupted by Tesla's mission.
