How long can California's drought last? (condo, movies, exemption)

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by NativeOrange

Most intense because it happened to equate to the driest three consecutive years in over a millennium. That much is true. It's a mega drought on a micro scale. We've had much longer droughts that weren't so severe in that short of a time span.

Imagine two decades with 50% average rainfall compared to 3 years with 15% of average rainfall. That's where it can be a little misleading.

Part of the problem is that more people live in CA now and so comparing to a past drought period must also factor that in and ... it makes this one VERY bad.

[NativeOrange]

Originally Posted by expatCA

Part of the problem is that more people live in CA now and so comparing to a past drought period must also factor that in and ... it makes this one VERY bad.

That's very true. Which is why comparing it to something 1200 years ago when CA's population was probably a thousand native people is pointless.

But whatever gets people to finally notice a crisis when it happens.

[Matadora]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/top...BjjaFx#image=1

These photos do not bode well for CA.

[chuckmann]

Originally Posted by Des-Lab

But the big corporate ag conglomerates and the Beverly Hills/Silicon Valley moguls are who contribute to the Democratic party. It also helps that the one issue both parties happen to agree upon is the continued, indefinite influx of illegals. The Dems like it because it keeps them in power. The GOP (i.e. farmers) love them because it keeps the costs down and the profits up. That is why both factions have been exempted from the mandatory cutbacks. If Gov Brown was serious, the fines would be regressive in nature. A $500 ticket could be ruinous to a family living in Delano whereas the same $500 is not even loose change for someone living in Beverly Hills. If this mandated conservation really was applied evenly, the fines would be levied based on the assessed value of the property. So what might be $500 in a poor part of Fresno should be ten thousand or more for the same offense in, say, Irvine. That way the "sting" is felt evenly.

But Gov Brown has good as said that he despises the middle class suburban lifestyle (i.e. incomes of 50-125k and home values of 150k-350k) and that he will stick it to that demographic any way he can. This rationing and who has to cut and not cut is intentionally and deliberately malicious and spiteful in nature because of who's going to have to bear the brunt of it.

There is such a thing as water rights, which this state were legislated starting 1850, and for the most part the legislating stopped in the late 1800s. The subject is complex. In doing some research I found th at have riverian water rights because my property backs against a creek with year round water, even this year.

PRIMER on Calif Water Rights

There is a good article on wikipedia also:

History of Water Rights

Read the section on US Water rights. There is an internal link contained withing the article index.

[SFX]

It's getting so bad golf courses can only water once a day.

[GoldenZephyr]

The drought will last shorter than some think, maybe longer than others.

All I know is that the more people panic, the closer we are to "peak drought".

A decade ago "peak oil" was all the rage and by 2015 oil was going to be $300 a barrel and gas $10/gallon. With all the doom and gloom, we are at or nearing "peak drought".

We were at "peak hurricane" during 2005 and since then nothing. They said every year was going to be worse and worse with Katrina storms hitting the US every year, and yet it wasn't, why, because things move in cycles.

It will rain again, probably flooding, heavy wet winter. When? probably sooner than the fear mongers think.

[Haobaobao]

Raining now?

[SFX]

Originally Posted by GoldenZephyr

It will rain again, probably flooding, heavy wet winter.

And then that will be blamed on global warming.

[sourdough]

Originally Posted by NativeOrange

Tahoe water is delivered to the tap at incline village. They dont even have to filter the water due to how pure the lake is.

This says it's filtered….. https://www.yourtahoeplace.com/publi...ter-protection

[Des-Lab]

Originally Posted by NativeOrange

Tahoe water is delivered to the tap at incline village. They dont even have to filter the water due to how pure the lake is.

I know. That's what makes it so appealing for boating and jet skiing.