Posted on 05/11/2022 2:24:37 PM PDT by algore
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is considering plans to hire “water cops” for the first time in its history to write tickets of up to $500 for people who are wasting water.
Meanwhile, the state water board has scheduled a May 24 vote to require local agencies to increase conservation, including a ban on watering lawns with potable water at office parks and industrial sites.
The lack of conservation is becoming a growing political embarrassment for Newsom, whose call for 15% conservation so far has been voluntary.
During California’s last drought, from 2012 to 2016, former Gov. Jerry Brown at first issued a voluntary call for conservation.
But when Californians failed to meet his targets and the drought worsened, Brown issued a 25% mandatory urban water use rule, with targets and fines for agencies that failed to meet them.
Some water agencies complained because they make less money when they sell less water, unless they raise water rates. But Brown achieved the conservation target.
After the last drought, some water agencies, particularly in Southern California, complained loudly to Brown’s office and then Newsom’s that they were being penalized even though they had invested millions of dollars in new local supplies. Many of those agencies are failing to meet Newsom’s 15% conservation target.
On Tuesday, Newsom administration officials said that that governor will be adding more money to the state budget Friday to fund drought-messaging campaigns, help small water agencies that are running low on water, and bolster programs that pay people to remove lawns or buy water-efficient appliances.
Newsom has said he will not announce new general fund spending to build more reservoirs.
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Reality sucks
If CA really gave a sh*t they’d stop giving out building permits. But that’ll never happen.
It’s perpetual drought no matter how much it rains.
It’s a vehicle for control, like global warming scam and Covid hysteria.
Too many illegals taking showers. 1 million illegals using 10 gallons a day each is now much?
What happened to that idea of reclaiming sewage water?
“Too many illegals taking showers. 1 million illegals using 10 gallons a day each is now much?”
Unfortunately they will say too much water being used to grow food.
It’s a totalitarian tool.
If there really were drought issues, planning and engineering if needed would solve the problem completely.
But it is a manufactured crisis.
California grabbed most of the Colorado water rights,. They dried Owens lake, Mono lake and other lakes and rivers on the east side of the Sierras. Destroyed Hetch-Hetchy valley. And caused many more disasters.
They need to find real solution!
Hint - there is a Pacific ocean next to California.
The desalinization methods are quite sophisticated now.
But the idiots there are all afraid of releasing salty water into the ocean!!!
The Israelis have the technology if anyone does.
I keep hearing about tapping the Mississippi and aquaducting enough to top off the Colorado, Lake Powell and Lake Mead. I guess another TVA will be helpful during the coming depression.
We still have a couple gallons in Tahoe on the NV side. Butt it wont be cheap. Never mind. We’ll keep it flowing to Pyramid Lake NV. 😃👍
It’s so stupid. All the money wasted on the green energy BS should be going to desalination tech. Think of how much good that would do.
How about desalination plants and nuclear power?
Meanwhile, here in IL, it seems we have been getting more rain than sun.
It also seems no matter how much rain or snow in the mountains CA gets, they are always in a drought.
There has been talk here about starting up the Reactors, however, the idea of building Desalinization plants has been shot down by the enviroweenies
Funny how the people in Northern California are supposed to ration water all while the lawns and golf courses of Southern California are kept lush and green. And don’t get me started on their swimming pools!
At least 30-50% of California state is desert. SoCal is around 85%-90% desert
“It also seems no matter how much rain or snow in the mountains CA gets, they are always in a drought.”
If you’ve never seen the movie “Chinatown” then I recommend it. It explains California water politics quite succinctly.
They will go after the rich and movie stars for violating restrictions...a few years ago they fined Tom Selleck something like $100,000 for watering his lawn
“a few years ago they fined Tom Selleck something like $100,000 for watering his lawn”
Only because Selleck is a Republican and an NRA member.
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