Posted on 09/06/2007 12:29:05 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Just one of the many examples. The landscaping changes done by homeowners over the last 20 years is extraordinary.
Besides... WE NEED NATIONAL LAWN-CARE... NOW!!! (snort!)
More to the point, California has consistently pulled more water out of the Colorado River than their allocation allows for decades. If California were limited to the water they’re allowed, there would be some serious disruptions in the urban water systems, since that is where the over-diversions are.
This is why SoCal cities keep hitting on the Imperial Valley Irrigation District to lease ag water rights.
Now THAT's what I call an astute observation and comment!!!
It just cries out for an answer!!!
You are just saying that for the halibut.
I have a home in Scottsdale. The Salt River Project provides irrigation and power generation. Water is going to become an issue as the rapidly growing population of AZ has increased demand significantly. There will not only be battles among states but also betweeen Agribusiness and domestic use of water.
I just wanted to correct the blanket statement in post 18, not get to deep into a topic that doesn’t interest me much.
No one can belittle my efforts I am a service plumber, a large portion of my life is devoted to reducing water usage throughout the city, I search for wastage that people don’t even know is taking place, or that is possible to reduce. I’m the guy for instance that is talking my customers out of using reverse osmosis units.
Low flow toilets are part of a package, during these same years we have been replacing the faucets and shower valves, and when we can’t do that we replace shower heads and aerators.
Water pressure regulators, more focused irrigation systems etc.
Homeowners have also introduced Grey water systems, cities have and are upgrading water infrastructure and have added layered rates for usage.
I’m fine with all kinds of efforts to reduce water usage as are most people, except for the very rich, they seem unmovable on the subject within their own property and homes.
Just Google "Auburn Dam" and just try to seperate the B.S. from the truth. DEMOCRATS Jimmy Carter and Jerry Brown killed this long planned multi-purpose crown jewel of the whole system of "time machines" in the Sierra-Nevada range that allow us to visit our multi-use water before it finally runs back out to sea!
The whole Bay-Delta levee system that's much more vulnerable than New Orleans to flood damage could be protected by this key missing cap-stone! Even the state capitol it'self is more vulnerable than New Orleans to a flood and once the delta levees break, Southern California's water will be filled with turbidity and saltwater!!! I guess that makes you vulnerable, too, right?
The Imperial Valley has far more rights to the water than San Diego or LA. It's time for SD and LA to start saving real amounts of water instead of crowing about their little programs for low flush and restricted shower heads. Take out the lawns!
I lived in Phoenix for 18 years and still own my house there. I hear you! (Although we had APS power, for which my sister always thanked me as she works for APS but has SRP power.)
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Turn on the faucet and drip, drip, drip ........
Do you have a source for this?
>>A desalination plant is just a way of ‘trading a barrel of oil for a barrel of water’ (not exactly correct but you get the point).
You can do some pretty interesting things with nuclear-driven desalination/electrical generation plants. And SoCal could use the megawatts.
Of course, doing something like this would make far too much sense.
No offense to the hardworking California farmers. They don’t deserve this situation. However, the Libs and Greens are so worried about global warming that California has passed laws controlling greenhouse gases. Well, as your post indicates, the most potent greenhouse gas contributing to global warming is water vapor.
As far as I’m concerned, as long as that law is on the California books, if they are washing one car, watering one lawn, or irrigating one field, then they have far too much water in California. I save, Save the Smelt! (There is a bad joke there somewhere, but this is a serious site.)
Where's the Owens Valley in this equation?????????
Are they saying that 2/3 of the 50% comes from the Delta, 1/3 from the Colorado River and the OTHER 50% from Owens Valley?
The Owens Valley water is theirs fair and square since they stole it before they had to report it as being “imported”.
Now I understand. That continuing, constant, consistent theft doesn't count then?
I'll bet the greenies will never speak up against it, anyway...
Here is a who's who of Democrats who are letting 400 million gallons a day flow into the Pacific Ocean.
Okey Dokey...!!!
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