Texas drought and water supplies (Pecos, West: farmers, land, area)

[KingSpring85]

If you're really worried about water, move up here to western New York (Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse region). We have plentiful sources of clean fresh water. So many gorgeous lakes in this region, many of which are well populated with housing surrounding them at a reasonable cost. With climate change our weather is getting warmer each year as well. It's gonna be the place to be in 10 years

[car957]

Texas will have a ballot initiative on the November 5th election to approve $2 billion from the State reserves to start the Texas Water Resource Board watershed improvement projects. I suggest you study the issue and vote.

[LordyLordy]

Originally Posted by car957

Texas will have a ballot initiative on the November 5th election to approve $2 billion from the State reserves to start the Texas Water Resource Board watershed improvement projects. I suggest you study the issue and vote.

Thank you - plan on doing so myself

[Ag77845]

Originally Posted by KingSpring85

If you're really worried about water, move up here to western New York (Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse region). We have plentiful sources of clean fresh water. So many gorgeous lakes in this region, many of which are well populated with housing surrounding them at a reasonable cost. With climate change our weather is getting warmer each year as well. It's gonna be the place to be in 10 years

There's no job.

[kickingprop]

Its not just NM that Texas is trying to get water from, they also recently lost a hearing in the supreme court after trying to strongarm water from oklahoma as well for Tarrant County so people in Dallas could wash their cars and water their yards with no plan for water conservation whatsoever.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro...t-district.ece

[LordyLordy]

Originally Posted by kickingprop

Its not just NM that Texas is trying to get water from, they also recently lost a hearing in the supreme court after trying to strongarm water from oklahoma as well for Tarrant County so people in Dallas could wash their cars and water their yards with no plan for water conservation whatsoever.

Supreme Court denies Texas

"I am paying for my water (dammit, spit, wipe mouth, pause to insert chewing tobacco) and if I am paying for it, I can do whatever I want with it".

[happycrow]

New people coming to Texas need to understand that Texas has water issues, and that they're serious. We're not set up to take this kind of growth. No knock on people moving for opportunity -- good luck and hope you live a better life down here. I moved down in '90 for the same reason. But people need to pay attention to those water restrictions and take them seriously.

[highplainsrus]

Originally Posted by happycrow

New people coming to Texas need to understand that Texas has water issues, and that they're serious. We're not set up to take this kind of growth. No knock on people moving for opportunity -- good luck and hope you live a better life down here. I moved down in '90 for the same reason. But people need to pay attention to those water restrictions and take them seriously.

i'm gradually coming to the conclusion that most folks just aren't that interested in water issues, unless the sprinkler police actually write them a ticket or their monthly rates go up way high or their town stops watering the medians and parks. they just want to wake up for their $5 coffee, survive another stressful work day, do some shopping or some drinking, buy an overpriced restaurant dinner, watch news snippets and other mediocre tv, then crash for a few hours - day after day. bless their ignorant hearts.

[High_Plains_Retired]

Originally Posted by High_Plains_Retired

We've received 3" of rain since June 6th. We now have weeds, weeds and more weeds but they are a welcome sight.

Add another inch to that total as of yesterday and last night.

[TheOverdog]

i'm gradually coming to the conclusion that most folks just aren't that interested in water issues, unless the sprinkler police actually write them a ticket or their monthly rates go up way high or their town stops watering the medians and parks.

That could be covered by our city, county, and state governments, with urban growth boundaries, higher property taxes and land use fees, and higher density, shorter setbacks for houses, smaller parking lots, and heavy water rates on heavy commercial users with rebates for extreme efficiency. It shouldn't fall on the shoulders of individual users to make sure they water a bit less, while another community of half acre lots pops up right down the street. That just doesn't accomplish anything.

Blame the Texas governments for focusing too much time on pointless issues and allowing endless suburban growth.