"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
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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.
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> That would take tax money.
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> 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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since a four year drought is pretty common here in California, and we have
tripled our population without adding any more storage capacity, I would say
we need more storage.