Re: On the Shortage of Water in California

On May 9, 8:56=A0pm, Ian MacLure <i...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Michael Ejercito <mejer...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Has anyone ever wondered why California faces a shortage of water
> > coming out of the pipes, but NOT of water sold in bottles in the
> > supermarket? Have any of you wondered why cities are placing
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> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 The amount of water in supermarkets is a tiny percentage
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f the
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 water used domestically.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 If we are truly in a drought and supplies are that tight
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hy
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 oh why are people still allowed to water their lawn,
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down
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 their driveway or sidewalk daily, wash their car and do
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her
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 such activities completely unchecked.
   Freedom.

> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Some kinds of agriculture need to be questioned as well.
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or
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 instance why grow cotton which I understand is a fairly
th=
irsty
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 species in the Central Valley? And rice? Rice paddies
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't
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 exactly great for water conservation either.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Bottled water is an irrelevancy.
   Freedom.

   People should be able to buy all the water that they can afford.

   And people should be able to ask whatever price for their water
people are willing to pay.


 Michael