California Drought

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Re: California Drought

Postby surfsteve » Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:50 am

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Re: Drip Irrigation

Postby BoraxBill » Mon May 04, 2015 8:49 am

Maybe it's time to tap the springs in the area. There used to be a water system in Searles Valley. There are even old pipes in some of the canyons that you can still see that were part of the system. I'm sure there's plenty of water in the local aquifer to supply water to the residents of Searles Valley.
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Re: California Drought

Postby CactusHugger » Tue May 05, 2015 7:41 pm

Oceanside mulls greywater systems incentives :shrug:
It seems like the investment is an awful lot. Even if you have a high water bill, it would be hard to save enough to pay for the system. There has to be a simpler and less costly system!
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Re: California Drought

Postby sandman » Wed May 06, 2015 6:26 am

CactusHugger: The guy's claim that he saved 60 percent on his water bill is completely bogus. Unless he and everyone in his family were taking half hour long showers and wasting water in every imaginable way, there's no way that kind of water savings is possible. Maybe a ten to fifteen percent savings if that, but not enough to justify any kind of expensive install.
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Re: California Drought

Postby desertrat » Sat May 09, 2015 8:29 am

This machine can make salty water drinkable — using only the sun’s rays :sun:
Less mandated conservation accompanied by threats and more innovation!
While there are dozens of different desalination systems in use around the world, MIT’s is uniquely designed to be small, relatively cheap and 100-percent solar-powered, making it suitable for remote areas where the electricity supply is unreliable or non-existent.

LINK: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/06/this-machine-can-make-salty-water-drinkable-using-only-the-suns-rays/
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Re: California Drought

Postby BoraxBill » Sun May 10, 2015 6:43 am

How Much Of America Is In A Drought?
Interesting info about weather patterns and such. Lots of drought to go around and a little bit about the dust bowl in Oklahoma many decades ago and how misinformed agricultural practices made that disaster even worse.
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Re: California Drought

Postby panamint_patty » Sun May 24, 2015 6:58 am

More water cuts likely to hit California farmers
I was under the impression that only residential customers had to cut water use, but it looks like agriculture will be required to do so also.
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Re: California Drought

Postby panamint_patty » Sun May 24, 2015 7:06 am

Cal Water customers confused, frustrated over new water restrictions and fines :wtf:
When they say that we have to cut our usage by thirty-something percent, how much is that? Thirty-something percent of what? Is that compared to our individual use from the previous year? Is it an average for a community or a region or what? Does the amount go up during the summer months or is it based on a yearly average? None of these questions are being answered. Without clear and specific targets provided in advance it's absolutely ridiculous to threaten people with fines.
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Re: California Drought

Postby surfsteve » Sun May 24, 2015 7:24 am

All of the lawns in Ridgecrest look nearly dead already even before watering restrictions begin. It looks as if a dead lawn and a white picket fence are the new status symbol of California. They don't call our new governor Brown for nothing!
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Re: California Drought

Postby surfsteve » Sun May 24, 2015 8:03 am

I think I get it now.
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