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Crowd questions Cal Water on drought restrictions
Original post made on May 21, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, May 21, 2015, 10:33 AM
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Posted by Wstside Trucker
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on May 21, 2015 at 2:14 pm
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on May 21, 2015 at 2:14 pm
You might show us a visual on how to read a meter. That would give us weekly view of our water budget
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 21, 2015 at 2:32 pm
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a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 21, 2015 at 2:32 pm
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Here are your water meter visuals:
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Posted by Water
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2015 at 12:03 pm
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2015 at 12:03 pm
The Atherton mayor is worried about lawns. He should be ashamed.
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 22, 2015 at 12:10 pm
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a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 22, 2015 at 12:10 pm
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I find it ironic that our wealthiest community wants "help" to save our gardens when the state is faced with a true water crisis.
We took out our entire lawn and replaced it with a much better looking (and expensive) artificial surface and reduced our water usage by 60%. No rebates, no incentives - we just did it. Why aren't our community leaders both doing the same and encouraging others to do likewise?
Leadership means leading.
Posted by tom wong
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on May 22, 2015 at 3:40 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on May 22, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Is the budget figured at 36% of the monthly usage or annual usage? If it's annual I assume the budget is averaged monthly or all months have the same allocation.
If you go over your budget one month and are fined, what happens next month if you are under by the same amount? Do you get a refund?
It looks like even if you use less than 36% of your annual budget you can still get hit with a surcharge on those months during high watering even if you are under budget during low watering.
Posted by Truth
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 24, 2015 at 8:11 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on May 24, 2015 at 8:11 pm
As long as 80% of state water use goes to big ag, these restrictions are a farce, a smoke screen, to get you to criticize your neighbors instead of the govt. Brown has catered to the rice, almond and alfalfa farmers and others with lobbyists. Cutting you water use by 36%!will no NOTHING in the grand scheme of things. Write to congress for true change.
Posted by Anonymous
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on May 27, 2015 at 1:45 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on May 27, 2015 at 1:45 pm
What happens to those of us on small fixed incomes who have conserved and cannot conserve another 36%? Will our water service be shut off when we cannot pay the fine?
Posted by pogo
a resident of Woodside: other
on May 27, 2015 at 2:55 pm
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a resident of Woodside: other
on May 27, 2015 at 2:55 pm
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Anonymous -
What do you think? Isn't it always the little guy who tries the hardest who gets the shaft?
I'm betting that those who won't lift a finger won't feel the slightest bit of pain.
Posted by Barbara Wood
Almanac staff writer
on May 27, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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Almanac staff writer
on May 27, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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Here's a sneak preview of the next story we'll be writing about the drought. On Thursday Cal Water will send a letter to all of its customers telling how to look up their "water budgets" for the rest of the year on the company website. It's up and running now, and you might want to try it before everyone does so at the same time. You'll need your account number.
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