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Post by digger on Feb 2, 2009 18:12:30 GMT -5
Well the Water Chiefs were to meet at 11am today to discuss the issue. Sounds like 30% mandatory cuts kick in next month and 50% if the rain gods still don't bless us. I'm sure notice of jacked up water rates will soon follow.
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Post by Mink on Feb 2, 2009 22:26:27 GMT -5
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Post by The Big Dog on Feb 3, 2009 0:49:56 GMT -5
There is only one or two problems with all that Mink....
* California is not in the Pacific Northwest. It is in (largely) the desert Southwest.
* This winter in the real Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) has been among the coldest and wettest (via snow) in recorded history.
You might want to check your geography and what's been going on.
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Post by Mink on Feb 3, 2009 20:16:20 GMT -5
Well, I wouldn't refer to California as a desert, but I did notice the usage of the term "Pacific Northwest" in the almanac, and this is why I said this was my UPS man's reference/claim. I realize Wash. in particular had their bout with water late last year so I see what you mean.
What I found interesting and what I pointed out was the map in that link showing California and surroundings is predicted to be hot & dry........if we don't get our rain, we just may look like that map.
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Post by digger on Feb 3, 2009 20:42:59 GMT -5
If it were not for a lot of man made irrigation, our central valleys would be deserts, or a reasonable facsimile of a desert.
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Post by Mink on Feb 3, 2009 22:57:36 GMT -5
Or could it be that California is so heavily populated that we need the extra irrigation systems?
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Post by The Avenger on Feb 3, 2009 23:12:06 GMT -5
And yet we just keep right on letting more (people) in. Brilliant!
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Post by digger on Feb 3, 2009 23:44:27 GMT -5
And yet we just keep right on letting more (people) in. Brilliant! At the level of competence that our elected leaders are running things, we should see a mass exodus from our fair state any time now. |
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Post by subdjoe on Feb 3, 2009 23:54:53 GMT -5
Or could it be that California is so heavily populated that we need the extra irrigation systems? No, a lot of CA is arid or semi-arid. The Central Valley, everything south of the Tehachapies, the Modoc Plateau, the Mojave area. Even the coastal belt doesn't get a lot of precipitation. Look at LA, until the Aquaduct was built it was pretty darned small. Then, once there was a good supply of fresh water it exploded. Not over populated, just people don't live where the water is. |
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Post by sunny on Mar 10, 2009 12:08:55 GMT -5
I have cut down on showering (every other day) to save water. I don't get water at restaurants either. I am trying to save my share.
What is everyone else doing to save water in this crisis?
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Post by moondog on Mar 10, 2009 13:23:21 GMT -5
I have a better idea. Let's tar and feather every environazi and send them out of state on a rail. Then we can build us some damn reservoirs and actually see progress in this damn state again.
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Post by Mink on Mar 10, 2009 19:01:37 GMT -5
I have cut down on showering (every other day) to save water. I don't get water at restaurants either. I am trying to save my share. What is everyone else doing to save water in this crisis? I was pretty much raised to conserve so nothing has changed much. I mulch my flower and garden/herb beds. The last few years, I look around for drought resistant flowers that don't require much water and keep flowers to a limit. When I shower, I shut off the water until I'm ready to rinse, same with brushing teeth or washing hands. I recycle water too, when applicable. The only issue I have now is my hair. It is long so I wash every other day. I'm not willing to give up the length yet. I let nature wash my car ;D I think you'll be outnumbered by the environmentalists in this state......they might throw you out. |
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