New water restrictions take place today :) (Yorba Linda, Linda: condos, home, landscaping)

[909er]

Thank you legislature for listening! Working together, unfortunately for some it takes force, we can solve the drought crisis and still maintain a decent standard of living. Remember - no watering lawns, and if it's yellow let it mellow!

Mandatory water restrictions in effect across California amid drought | abc7.com

[3shipguy]

Originally Posted by 909er

Thank you legislature for listening! Working together, unfortunately for some it takes force, we can solve the drought crisis and still maintain a decent standard of living. Remember - no watering lawns, and if it's yellow let it mellow!

Mandatory water restrictions in effect across California amid drought | abc7.com

Didn't know the golden state was meant to be taken literally. People living in the hills of of cities such as Yorba Linda should worry about brush fires and then subsequent mudslides if it eventually rains... Also, I wouldn't consider the stench of urine permeating one's home to be considered "decent standard of living," just sayin'.

[k81689]

In CA, 80% of water is used up by the farmers. So it really does not matter how city people uses their water.

Let's start charging them the same price city people pay per cubic feet, then we will know who is lying.
Please stop asking city people subsidizing farmers so they can export cheap nuts/olive... to China.

We should sell Chinese expensive Almonds, not the other way around.

[Voyageuse]

Originally Posted by k81689

In CA, 80% of water is used up by the farmers. So it really does not matter how city people uses their water.

Let's start charging them the same price city people pay per cubic feet, then we will know who is lying.
Please stop asking city people subsidizing farmers so they can export cheap nuts/olive... to China.

We should sell Chinese expensive Almonds, not the other way around.

Well said!

[MordinSolus]

Originally Posted by 3shipguy

Didn't know the golden state was meant to be taken literally. People living in the hills of of cities such as Yorba Linda should worry about brush fires and then subsequent mudslides if it eventually rains... Also, I wouldn't consider the stench of urine permeating one's home to be considered "decent standard of living," just sayin'.

The hell are you talking about? Brush fires don't start in people's yards and unless you **** in an empty toilet without flushing for days on end it won't stink up the house.

Originally Posted by k81689

In CA, 80% of water is used up by the farmers. So it really does not matter how city people uses their water.
Let's start charging them the same price city people pay per cubic feet, then we will know who is lying.
Please stop asking city people subsidizing farmers so they can export cheap nuts/olive... to China.
We should sell Chinese expensive Almonds, not the other way around.

Just because agriculture uses the majority of the water doesn't mean the regular citizens don't have a part to play in conserving what we have left. We need both, not one or the other. Strict regulations need to be placed on what crops are grown here, when they're planted, and where they end up. But homeowners and cities/municipalities also need to cut back. This is an historic drought that's causing permanent damage to our natural water infrastructure. As we pump more and more water out of the underground aquifers we permanently reduce the size of the aquifers, meaning our reserves will never be as large as they once were. Conservation, across the board, is the new reality that the entire state must come to terms with.

[3shipguy]

No one said fire will start in people's yards but it will damn sure spread to them quickly through dried brush. Let's see what happens to all that greenery with no water. Do you even live in the hills? Wind plus dried vegetation, common sense, bro.

As far as leaving urine in the toilet. Have at it. More power to you. Enjoy the smell of a public bathroom. Try not to eat too much asparagus while you are at it.

[incognitoe]

instead of wasting resource building a stupid bullet train, we should start building saltwater purification plants across the coasts.

[MordinSolus]

Watering lawns in the hills in not going to prevent or deter brush fires.

[True Freedom]

Until California institutes a moratorium on new water hookups for new development, I'm not going to tear out my grass or drain my pool .. both of which are used quite often by my kids for recreation. I've gotten serious about the drought in other ways: pool cover, rain barrels, drought tolerant landscaping on the rest of my property, some grey water capture, drip irrigation; however, we're not going to stop living just because the state wants to cave to developers and build a ****e-load more condos. Eff that.

[MordinSolus]

Draining your pool would just be wasting water if you already have a cover for it.