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>> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 7:50:14 AM UTC-7, taxed and spent wrote:
>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>>> > "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> >>I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had a
>>> >>lot
>>> >>of stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown the huge
>>> >>reservoirs with very little water in them. They were showing how
>>> >>people
>>> >>with lush grass and full swimming pools were being demonised.
>>> >>
>>> >> Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
>>> >
>>> > Everyone in CA is affected. And since CA grows half the country's
>>> > food,
>>> > half the country is affected as well. My town is ordering a 35%
>>> > cutback
>>> > on water use with fines for offenders. NASA says this is the last
>>> > year we
>>> > will have water in the reservoirs. So next year we should be in full
>>> > anarchy mode I expect. Fox News blames it on illegal immigrants.
>>> >
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>>> But I still have not heard any talk about adding storage capacity or
>>> groundwater replenishment basins, for the times we do have rain.
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>> Similarly, I haven't heard my wife talking about buying a safe for the
>> jewelry she expects to buy after she wins the lottery.
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> That is a bit different, isn't it. Years with heavy rains are quite
> frequent. We need to be putting more away for those non-rainy days.


That would take tax money.

We have enough damns and reservoirs., What do you think has kept us going?
This is year 4 of extreme drought. Just how much capacity can you plan for?




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