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Has to be way less than golf courses are wastingHow much water is used to support illegal drug crops? That would be an interesting statistic…
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Has to be way less than golf courses are wastingHow much water is used to support illegal drug crops? That would be an interesting statistic…
Compared nationally/globally? Sure.Has to be way less than golf courses are wasting
The deal to drain Green Peter Res. was really something. Basically it killed a huge number, if not all, of popular game/food fish, destroyed a historical vacation recreation spot for thousands of people and dumped tons of sediment into the river. All so the salmon huggers could pretend to get historic runs of salmon back above the Res.Expected news. Sure, in the face of climate change, let's remove our sources of stored fresh water, for all kinds of imaginary reasons. I feel pretty safe in saying that, down to the last human, when you get thirsty, you are not going to give an F about some fish. One might contend that this is all about control.
Maybe not after this water rationing….One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water for 9 million people
Taps will be turned off for 24 hours at a time in zones across Bogotá as an El Niño-fueled drought pushes Colombia’s capital into a water crisiswww.yahoo.com
BUT, But, but....they got plenty of "coke".
Aloha, Mark
One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water for 9 million people
Taps will be turned off for 24 hours at a time in zones across Bogotá as an El Niño-fueled drought pushes Colombia’s capital into a water crisiswww.yahoo.com
BUT, But, but....they got plenty of "coke".
Aloha, Mark
Didn't read the article, but, is there really a water "Shortage"? Or is it like here, where there hasn't been extra water storage/sources developed for something like 80 years? Plenty of water, but governments sits on their thumbs and don't develop water storage for use by the common people?Maybe not after this water rationing….
But if you don't have sources/storage, you have a shortage (based on continuous demand). Don't you?Didn't read the article, but, is there really a water "Shortage"? Or is it like here, where there hasn't been extra water storage/sources developed for something like 80 years? Plenty of water, but governments sits on their thumbs and don't develop water storage for use by the common people?
Well you could look at it that way I guess. We're constantly hearing here in potland, and the surrounding area, that we need to be "Water Wise" I'm supposed to be water wise and the dumb bubblegums that call themselves public servants don't build more capacity for storage. And the rates keep going up with nothing to show for it. If you haven't, read some about the building of the Bull run system. Now THOSE folks were good servants to the public for their money!But if you don't have sources/storage, you have a shortage (based on continuous demand). Don't you?
The Portland Water Bureau was caught spending huge amounts of money from water rate revenue in violation of the rules prohibiting spending on non-water items. There was a settlement to the lawsuit that just gave them a light slap on the wrist and no individual was punished for it. That was at least a decade ago, and I'm willing to bet that water ratepayers are still financing unrelated activities.
One of my neighbors bought the vineyard next door and decided to check on his water rights, and found out he doesn't have any, and they shut him down for watering his 20+ acres of grapes. He now has to truck his water in.
Legally because his well is a residential well, he can only legally irrigate 1/2 acre.
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The realtors actually knew, and because of it most of them didn't want to list the property. It came down to just telling the truth that it was a residential well, and hoping the buyer didn't ask any questions, which they didn't until they went to the government and started asking questions. Three owners back of the original property put the grapes in, and had the well drilled. He kept putting in more and more grapes over the years, and he kept clearing trees off the property to do so.Wouldn't water rights be foremost in mind for buying any Ag property? Possible realtor legality issues in NOT disclosing such?
Politicians and other bureaucrats have repeatedly sided with their political cronies over the logic that benefits all. A prime example is the diversion of water from Northern California (via the California Aqueduct) to Southern California, apparently because it is more important for Los Angelenos to be able to wash their cars than it is for Fresno and Stockton farmers to grow their crops. But that is no longer enough water for Southern California. Lately the politicians have been trying to control how much of the Colorado River water they might also steal. This nonsense has been going on non-stop since at least the 1970s while California politicians, to include multiple governors, lie and claim to have EVERYONES interests at heart. Yeah, everyone who donates to them!Talk to engineers and geologists instead of doomsayers.
There have been numerous Cascadia events in the 9.0+ scale of power and this area isn't under water from any of them
Will there be widespread destruction? Hell, yes, but no biblical flooding The coast will be trashed , how bad depends on the strength of the quake and the number and size of tsunamis generated. I'm fearing a lot of coastal communities may be washed away, possibly the Long Beach peninsula will be gone or else a chain of islands, but the waters will recede. According to one geologist I hears that since the Pacific plate goes under the North American plate there may be uplift on the coast. I don't know myself what to expect but history at least shows that these areas that were hit by tsunamis dried out fairly fast.
As for water shortages, I'm not too worried about it here in Vancouver, but I do wonder if down south water may get rationed as in turned on in a neighborhood or city for say, 3 hours a day, then shut off the rest of the time. I have no idea how that would/could affect fire services. Maybe they get a lot more tankers that they can fill up independently. Who knows?
Maybe they will start by penalizing "excessive" water use. Something they can do easily enough for anyone on a meter.