Water Train Inc. seeks test project partners

Re:Water Train Inc. seeks test project partners by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @08:10PM (#10126754)

> A fleet of more than 300 railcars has been dedicated to the Water Train project with a potential capacity of more than 154 million gallons (472.6 acre-feet) of water in a growing season. (1 acre-foot = 325,851 gallons).

472 acre-feet? Per growing season? That's so little, it's very close to worthless.

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Re:Water Train Inc. seeks test project partners by pm24601 on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @11:13PM (#10127333)

Not if you are a farmer that doesn't get any water from the state because of cutbacks.

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Re:Water Train Inc. seeks test project partners by AnimalMuppet on Thursday August 27, 2015 @12:03PM (#10130227)

Sure. 400 acre-feet could save a farmer. One farmer, maybe two or even three. That's with 300 railcars. That's three trains.

I mean, it's great for that one farmer. But as a solution to the larger problem? It doesn't work.

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Re:Water Train Inc. seeks test project partners by pm24601 on Thursday August 27, 2015 @12:13PM (#10130279)

Water Train, INC. is not trying to solve the drought. They are trying to make money.

If farmers or cities pay more dollars for the water than it costs Water Train, INC to ship the water in - then Water Train, Inc is happy.

There are people out in the Central Valley who don't have running water any more and are relying on very expensive bottled water for every thing. ( http://www.kmph-kfre.com/story/26395402/valley-drought-2014-... )

Sounds like a great business opportunity. But it sounds like something the cities and the state should be looking into as well.

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