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As it rains, state considers continuing drought rules
Original post made on Jan 30, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, January 30, 2017, 10:32 AM
Comments (9)
Posted by Keep Taxing
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jan 30, 2017 at 1:03 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jan 30, 2017 at 1:03 pm
Another hidden tax that won't go away.
Posted by Joseph E. Davis
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Jan 30, 2017 at 2:16 pm
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Jan 30, 2017 at 2:16 pm
Regardless of whether it rains or not, bureaucrats and other know-it-alls are interested in micromanaging how we use water.
Posted by Water User
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Jan 30, 2017 at 3:07 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Jan 30, 2017 at 3:07 pm
More bureaucratic government stuff. We have all learned to water ration now get all the new apartment buildings to stop using all our water and maybe they could stop building. Most of us own and value our properties. We pay our taxes. Im tired of carrying buckets of water.
Posted by new libertarian home
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jan 30, 2017 at 4:04 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jan 30, 2017 at 4:04 pm
Libertarians Unite!
All this Big Guv'mint stuff that makes our society civilized is awful!
We need to move to the rule-free, gub'mint free, libertarian paradise Web Link
Freedum!
Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 30, 2017 at 7:10 pm
Menlo Voter. is a registered user.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 30, 2017 at 7:10 pm
Menlo Voter. is a registered user.
new libertarian:
care to address why most of the water in this state goes to agriculture yet the 10% that goes to residential use is the target for reduction? When farms start using water efficiently is when government should come to the tiny 10% of users and ask them to reduce their use.
Posted by Steve Taffee
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Jan 31, 2017 at 10:21 am
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Jan 31, 2017 at 10:21 am
I, for one, agree with the California State Water Resources Control Board that Californians should continue to conserve water. While the reservoirs may be refilled in our part of the state, the condition of our interconnected aquifers is troubling. Let's bank some of our water and see where the trend lines go before making any changes to water policy.
Steve Taffee
Posted by MP Resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 31, 2017 at 11:58 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 31, 2017 at 11:58 am
Ah, I see we have the same old whining about new construction! Let's put the old saw that waster is a good reason to stop construction of apartments to bed.
Apartments use far less water per person than single family homes, because they include small amounts of shared green space rather than dedicated yards.
Of the water used in California, 5% is residential, 5% is commercial, 90% is agricultural. The agricultural use is mind-bogglingly wasteful (apparently nobody in the central valley has heard of drip irrigation), and the majority of that 5% residential use goes to lawns, not interior use. Apartments are truly a drop in the bucket, doubly so if they're built with water-efficient landscaping.
Posted by Name hidden
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Jun 4, 2017 at 8:42 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Jun 4, 2017 at 8:42 pm
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a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda
on Sep 27, 2017 at 5:13 pm
a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda
on Sep 27, 2017 at 5:13 pm
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