On 5/24/2015 2:01 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But I still have not heard any talk about adding storage capacity or
>>>> groundwater replenishment basins, for the times we do have rain.
>>>
>>> Similarly, I haven't heard my wife talking about buying a safe for the
>>> jewelry she expects to buy after she wins the lottery.
>>
>> 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?

Ask Carlsbad, they built a desalination plant.