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Old 03-04-2015, 12:23 PM
 
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I know it's not that simple, but I still have a hard time wrapping my head around LA being in a drought. Considering the whole pacific ocean thing...
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Old 03-04-2015, 12:38 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA
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I know it's not that simple, but I still have a hard time wrapping my head around LA being in a drought. Considering the whole pacific ocean thing...
There's a seawater desalinization plant being built right now, so I assume they plan on drawing from the salty and dirty Pacific in the future.
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Old 03-04-2015, 01:00 PM
 
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There's a seawater desalinization plant being built right now, so I assume they plan on drawing from the salty and dirty Pacific in the future.
It's not a bad idea at all. That's how cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi get their water - they have landscaping that is on a drip line from the desalinated water. I don't know if that's consumable water though - but a great solution for no-consumable for sure.
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Old 03-04-2015, 03:22 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood
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I know it's not that simple, but I still have a hard time wrapping my head around LA being in a drought. Considering the whole pacific ocean thing...
Go to the beach, gather a bunch of saltwater, then water your lawn with it. And drink some of it too. Report back with the results.
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Old 03-04-2015, 06:52 PM
 
Location: IE CA.
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Desalinization is what will have to happen. I would much rather have a hard scape yard then a green one. Much easier care and less money.
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Old 03-04-2015, 08:00 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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The lawns don't have to be watered during droughts. People can let their lawns brown out and HOAs can't fine them for it.

'Brown is beautiful' HOA landscaping bill signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown | UTSanDiego.com

It would be nice if more people could switch to drought resistant landscaping.
all we have to do is water less often, there is no need to strip your garden of trees, grass, or other non drought plants, my plants do very well with less water...

water at night, just to get the dirt and soil damp and a bit muddy, and just spray the lawn quickly... minimal waste of water and you get to keep your garden, and not get palm springs style gardening.
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Old 03-04-2015, 08:31 PM
 
Location: West Los Angeles and Rancho Palos Verdes
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And businesses produce many times more greenhouse gases than individuals do but that doesn't mean everyone should run out and get a gas guzzling SUV. A drop in the bucket is still a drop in the bucket. Do you litter on clean streets because you don't see any other litter around?
I'm really sick of the unbelievably poor management of Los Angeles, as well as CA in general. A well managed city would not have let its population boom without making long term plans for a water supply. Over decades I've watched this city grow higher and higher, yet the same aquaduct system is the one implemented by Mr. Mulholland circa 100 years ago. And now there's talk of not allowing people to wash their cars in their own driveway, so I suppose I'm to let the paint become damaged from debree on it, or take it to a motorized car wash and get swirlies all over the paint.

Um...no...not going to happen. So then, I'll just use water as I wish, and if there's not enough, then we can implement a different solution altogether.
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Old 03-04-2015, 08:36 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood
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I'm really sick of the unbelievably poor management of Los Angeles, as well as CA in general. A well managed city would not have let its population boom without making long term plans for a water supply. Over decades I've watched this city grow higher and higher, yet the same aquaduct system is the one implemented by Mr. Mulholland circa 100 years ago. And now there's talk of not allowing people to wash their cars in their own driveway, so I suppose I'm to let the paint become damaged from debree on it, or take it to a motorized car wash and get swirlies all over the paint.

Um...no...not going to happen. So then, I'll just use water as I wish, and if there's not enough, then we can implement a different solution altogether.
It has very little to do with population growth. It's about infrastructure spending. America decided infrastructure was unimportant forgot all about it.
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Old 03-05-2015, 02:28 AM
 
Location: West Los Angeles and Rancho Palos Verdes
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It has very little to do with population growth. It's about infrastructure spending. America decided infrastructure was unimportant forgot all about it.
If I have a limited resource, such as water, does it become more or less limited with a positive population growth?
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Old 03-05-2015, 08:55 AM
 
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Go to the beach, gather a bunch of saltwater, then water your lawn with it. And drink some of it too. Report back with the results.
You quoted my whole post, so I know you saw the "I know it's not that simple" part....

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