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04-25-2007, 02:18 PM
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Location: VA
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Will LA and the rest of Southern CA face a water crisis soon?
I understand it rarely rains in Southern CA, and this year the area is facing a terrible drought. I suspect that the media is playing down the drought so that the economy will not be hurt. But with 20 million people in Southern Ca and incredible growth continuing, I expect a water crisis soon.
Should Southern Ca officials limit growth into the LA basin due to record drought?
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04-25-2007, 02:24 PM
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No. Record droughts are eventually followed by record rainfalls. It's cyclical.
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04-25-2007, 05:56 PM
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Most of our water doesn't even come from SoCal so a drought down here doesn't matter much.
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04-26-2007, 12:29 AM
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Location: Los Angeles
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What if, however, Las Vegas renegotiates their water allocation from the Colorado River. Then we'll have a shortage.
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04-26-2007, 01:39 AM
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Water shortage?
I look at things like that from a market prospective. When you have 20 million people, you have a huge extremely powerful market that will always find its way to get what it needs to sustain itself.
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04-27-2007, 12:49 AM
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Location: Los Angeles
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Yeah, just like our housing and public education...
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04-27-2007, 01:16 PM
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every 5-10 years there's a "drought". it's just an excuse to raise the price of bottled water. don't believe the hype.
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