Posted on 07/03/2014 3:21:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — California regulators are expected to consider statewide mandatory water conservation measures as the worst drought in recent memory grows more severe, according to a KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO report.
The State Water Resources Board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve emergency regulations for nine months that would speed the process the board uses to force some rights holders to stop diverting from rivers and streams, The Associated Press reported.
The move comes after the board learned just 31 percent of the state’s nearly 10,000 water-rights holders responded to curtailment notices in the past six weeks, according to The Associated Press.
But as KNX 1070′s Charles Feldman reports the agency will consider further mandatory measures later this month that could go beyond what some Los Angeles and some other local cities are already doing.
Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus said officials will consider new regulations governing overwatering, outdoor irrigation, and excess leaks at their next scheduled meeting July 15.
But Marcus acknowledged despite that despite regulators’ best efforts, enforcement of water conservation measures in the state has been historically tough.
“We would probably have a fine for an infraction that could be enforced by us, but would also be enforced by local city attorneys and [district attorneys],” she said.
Other state agencies also being asked to come up with drought plans as well, Feldman reported
Well gee whillikers, maybe they shouldn’t have taken out their dams and reservoirs.
Yep and bus more Illegals into California and help dry up the well morons.
western water rights grab marches on
““We would probably have a fine for an infraction that could be enforced by us, but would also be enforced by local city attorneys and [district attorneys],” she said.”
That’s how to do it.
Put dollar $gins in the eyes of the local strongmen.
The drought will never end after this gets put in place.
...and the mass migration to Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and Texas continues because CA’s minuses look to override its pluses.
It is never going to end anyway. LA now has a static or dwindling water supply and an exploding population. They are already way beyond what reasonable rainfall in the region could support.
Completely unnecessary emergency, like 90% of them nowadays.
Save the stupid snail, kill off US farmers —a strategy worthy of the Khmer Rouge.
There is a river that runs past the small town I live in. Our city water comes from wells (which are fed by the river water). The river ends up running into the SF Bay and then out to sea. If not used, it is gone.
Yet, we have been put on water restriction even if we use less water it will not help anyone. If we use more water it will not hurt anyone.
Like most government rules, one size fits all.
Of course it will end.
I’ve lived in CA my whole life, been through many “droughts”.
It can and has got back to normal in a matter of weeks.
Isn’t CA adjacent next to the world’s largest ocean?
We may have El Nino this winter
This one won’t. Look at the illegal aliens pouring in because of our feckless leader.
L.A. has never in modern times relied on regional rainfall for major water supplies -- not since 1913. LAs water comes from a number of sources, mostly the rainfall and snow melt from the vast Eastern Sierras.
not if you start in June
turn off the spigots at all parks freways municple bulidings fountains drain the pools use it if you can to flush tiolets To hell with the delta smelt and the pelosi dragon a nd the old bat fienstien first then come and talk also kick out all of the brown invaders the take at least one shower a week that solves some and no lawns to mow anyways thank you for your attention
but fish pee and poop in it
“We will take things away from you [including your property rights] for the common good.”
Man, I hope so.
Shhhh....don’t let the cat out of the bag.
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