Okay Salty, you're correct. I'll amend that from "plan" to "loosely fluid proposal". Sounds about right.
I wonder if the fervor to restore Hetch Hetchy would be as dynamic if it had been naturally dammed 100 years ago by an event such as an earthquake. The results would be the same - JM's beloved valley lost - but would the lake then be regarded as a natural wonder and revered? Is the crux of the issue that the valley is flooded, or is it that it was rendered that way by the hand of man?
