Water shortages = drought? (Chico, Paradise, Oroville: to live in, area, recycle)

[Donn2390]

Originally Posted by notmeofficer

And yet we still send water to the southern california desert where people water lawns

I live in the So Calif desert, and water conversation is taken very seriously. Many local cities will pay you to remove your lawn and put in zeroscape, which uses flittle or no water. You can be fined if you water other than certain hours of the day, and are only allowed to water a max of 15 minutes. Washing a vehicle or washing down your driveway will bring a fine. There are plenty of water conscience people ready to turn violators in. That is a small sample, there are many other restrictions.
I have a large yard, but we landscaped in all rocks and bolders. We have plants, but all on a drip system, so no waste of water. I would say a large % of homes in the area are rockscaped, as is ours. That landscaping fits right in with the desert, it looks great, and rocks require very little water...!

[notmeofficer]

Originally Posted by Sierra56

Can you produce any document links to support this statement?

A google search revealed nothing I could directly understand... there were pages of documents about land pacts but nothing that I found directly speaking about this
I have asked my wife who works at the State Water Board here in Redding to ask some of the planners about it

I will report back


NMO

[DMenscha]

Originally Posted by Donn2390

I live in the So Calif desert, and water conversation is taken very seriously. Many local cities will pay you to remove your lawn and put in zeroscape, which uses flittle or no water.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but if someone wants to google it to find out how to do it, it's called xeriscape

[MHarrington]

So, what of the governor's possible orders of water rationing should the dry winter have its way once again next year?

What is causing these dry winters anyway?

[DMenscha]

Originally Posted by MHarrington

What is causing these dry winters anyway?

A. Global warming.
B. The tooth fairy.
C. A sinister plot hatched by Halliburton.
D. karma.
E. A wobbling spheroid traveling through space.
F. A persistent high pressure area.
G. The terrorists.

Weather is cyclical adapt or perish

[f_m]

While this isn't the formal link to it, the US has a treaty with Mexico and is supposed to provide a certain amount of Colorado River water to Mexico. I believe the last I heard, they've been complaining they don't always get the allotted amount.

Colorado River Boundary Section

[MHarrington]

Originally Posted by DMenscha

A. Global warming.

Weather is cyclical adapt or perish

Then why are all the sources claiming global warming to be caused by human activity? Then again, global warming is always the cause of all the bad weather here, isn't it?

Originally Posted by f_m

While this isn't the formal link to it, the US has a treaty with Mexico and is supposed to provide a certain amount of Colorado River water to Mexico. I believe the last I heard, they've been complaining they don't always get the allotted amount.

Colorado River Boundary Section

Perhaps the US can't provide Mexico with any water right now.

[notmeofficer]

From the State Water Board in Redding
Questions posed to the senior planners

Is L.A DWP buying up land here for the rumored reservoir

"The State Water Board is currently unaware of direct negotiations by DWP to buy up land in Glenn and Tehama counties. There is, and has been, a long standing plan at looking to capture more water capacity for Southern California. One of the proposals on the board has been a containment reservoir"

In other words... this may or may not be happening.. my "rumors" say it is.. direct evidence that I can provide.... none

Notmeofficer

[MHarrington]

Now, this is a bit off-topic, but do you think we will be forced to endure water shortages this year, considering the sparse rain and snowfall this season? Also, everyone (or at least the news people) is talking like a water shortage and rationing thereof has never happened in this area before. Is that true, too? The shortages and rationing occurring, I mean?

[Dean Trails]

Originally Posted by MHarrington

I would, except SoCal is not exactly a reasonable place to live financially.



Overpopulation always seems to be behind everything that's bad right now, doesn't it? But how can we seek zero population growth without resorting to murder (which would decrease the population quickly)?

Ted Turner is a BIG advocate for zero popoulation growth but he had what 5 or 6 kids??? Until the elites of the world start practicing what they preach most common folks will do what ever they want.

And, YES, over population does lead to global warming and earthquakes!!