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California Announces $1 Billion Emergency Drought Relief Package
TIME ^ | March 19, 2015 | by Kate Pickert

Posted on 03/19/2015 5:03:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

As if Californians needed another reminder that their state is dangerously hot and dry, they got it on March 15 when more than 30 runners at the Los Angeles marathon were hospitalized due to record high temperatures. The late winter heat wave — the mercury climbed above 90 in the city and surrounding areas — offered stark notice that, four years into a severe drought, the Golden State remains desperately parched with little relief in sight.

“This is a struggle,” Brown reportedly said during a press conference announcing the package. “Something we’re going to have to live with. For how long, we’re not sure.”

While the legislation includes millions of dollars in emergency aid, it also earmarks $660 million for flood prevention. Brown explained that flood control and drought relief were of a piece, according to the Los Angeles Times, describing them as “extreme weather events” related to climate change.

The new measures come two days after state officials voted March 17 to enact some of the broadest and strictest statewide water limits in California history. Outdoor lawn and landscape watering, which accounts for about half of all consumption in urban areas, will be limited to two days per week.

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In the meantime, officials are hoping public information campaigns might be more effective. One water district in Northern California has adopted “Brown is the New Green” as a new motto, encouraging residents to let their lawns die to conserve water. “People should feel really proud of having a brown lawn,” says Famiglietti.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: climatechange; drought; globalwarming; rationing; water
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Rush had a good solution that makes sense.

A pipeline of water from Canada. If it springs a leak it is flowers all the way.

Moonbats would of course hate it.


21 posted on 03/19/2015 8:01:26 PM PDT by eyedigress
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To: eyedigress

They will probably end up diverting the Columbia river to California.


22 posted on 03/19/2015 8:08:19 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Steven Scharf
You need to build a pipeline from the Missippi to Califorina. Just run it down th center of Interstate 40.

That might require a lot of pumps (elevation near Flagstaff over 7000 feet). Just require every car going into California to carry a 5-gallon barrel of water (not a serious suggestion!).

23 posted on 03/19/2015 8:13:14 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: aimhigh

They have already dried down Lake Mead. I think a pipeline running 100% from Canada would help out.

Yes. I understand the Sarc.


24 posted on 03/19/2015 8:14:19 PM PDT by eyedigress
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To: Starstruck; Jim Robinson

I was reading an article last week about how settlers were amazed there were no indigenous peoples in such an idealistic setting (LA basin, future state of CA).

Go figure.

/s


25 posted on 03/19/2015 8:49:39 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: Jim Robinson
California has Brown Rot.

IMHO, CA has a LEAK.

Frankly I think the problems of our country might have all dried up or been nonexistent had we just built a fence around CA and given it back to Mexico. It's migrated/transplanted Californians on which we have much of our current state to blame....most Mexicans I've met are quite Conservative...until they're influenced by or invited by libs...it's quite a shame our system has been perverted by the Puppet & his minions, but CA can fall into the ocean for all I care (FReepers jump ship).

Instead we're all going to pay for their debt. Nice. /s

26 posted on 03/19/2015 8:58:50 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: Jim Robinson

Mr. Robinson,

An interesting quote from the article:

“...The new measures come two days after state officials voted March 17 to enact some of the broadest and strictest statewide water limits in California history. Outdoor lawn and landscape watering,which accounts for about half of all consumption in urban areas,will be limited to two days per week. ...”

For reference, Texas has been in a drought since at least 2010, and as it got worse, various cities enacted rules that limited lawn watering to every -two- weeks.

Gov moonbeam would do well to look to Texas for guidelines on how to get through a drought.

Up to now, folks in L.A. were not restricted on the amount of water they could use on their lawns.


27 posted on 03/21/2015 7:01:45 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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