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In reply to the discussion: California Running out of Water [View all]C Moon
(12,209 posts)79. It was a lame attempt on my part at a joke. Didn't work too well. :)
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I am also skeptical about the quality of water that we will get if we rely on recycled water.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#69
thank you for that reminder. I saw a documentary on that very subject re Syria and Water
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#73
There was an op-ed piece in the LA Times recently arguing much the same. But
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#18
We just voted money for water projects. If you are in California and you vote, I hope you
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#29
Very interesting. We are going to have to have massive amounts of desalinization.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#28
Arid desert climate, high rate of development: What could possibly go wrong?
Populist_Prole
Mar 2015
#25
So far it's not even being discussed. The consensus is that it's too expensive...
Kablooie
Mar 2015
#27
Rice uses tons of water...which is why it was grown so much in colonial lowcountry SC. nt
raccoon
Mar 2015
#38
I think current water systems just did not keep up to the rising population/longer term average.
Yo_Mama
Mar 2015
#42
What would happen is that California will do further water restrictions, that's all
AZ Progressive
Mar 2015
#50
The certified green water goes back into the American river so Sacramento can use it
Brother Buzz
Mar 2015
#62
They'll just take it from poor people. Need all the water they can get for all the
valerief
Mar 2015
#71