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I was talking to this lady in Odessa, a rural town in the north end of the bay area, where numerous wellfields keep the lakes at unnaturally low levels. She was complaining about the growing population around the city, railing on new development, and generally complaining about everything she could think of. When she got to the subject of groundwater, I mentioned the desalination plant. She immediately attacked that idea on the basis of seawater salinity in the bay.

This awful, bitter broad is typical of the enviro whiners. Nothing makes them happy. There are no solutions short of reverting back to a caveman existence. I think the plant will prove to be a blessing.

[Catspaw]

You did ask this woman if she bathed, didn't you?

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I was talking to this lady in Odessa, a rural town in the north end of the bay area, where numerous wellfields keep the lakes at unnaturally low levels. She was complaining about the growing population around the city, railing on new development, and generally complaining about everything she could think of.

I also live in the Tampa Bay area. Her concerns of overpumping the well fields is quite sound. The low level of the aquifer in the area is causing sinkholes to open up at a much higher frequency and people are losing their homes becasue of this. The water in the aquifer helps to support the soil above it. Lower the aquifer, lose support and the ground opens up. Her concern regarding development is also well-founded. THe population of FLorida is growing like crazy and growth is everywhere. The big problem is that there is little long-term growth planning. Developers aren's required to expand existing infrastructure when they build huge subdivisions. The result is overcrowded schools and 2 lane rural roads trying to accomodate a commuter-based suburban community. The county and state are left trying to play catch-up. I'm not against development, but a greater effort needs to be made to make sure the infrastructure grows with the development.