Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Jun 04 2008
Drought and water conservation coming to California, but what would really help?
Many Americans came West to find relief from the great drought in the Midwest, back in the 1930s. Franklin D. Roosevelt asked for Federal aid. Now the state of California has our own drought to contend with. Some municipalities are starting to crack down on casual water use and not everyone is happy about it.
It seems like a small thing to ask people to water lawns in the evenings and to not let hose water run freely into the streets. I've noticed quite a few people in our area pulling their car onto the lawn and washing it right over the grass. If we all do little things we can probably fend off even tighter restrictions on water use. What's difficult for me to consider is the rest of us conserving while builders are allowed to put housing unit after housing unit on small lots and stack up residents who will use at least as much water inside as those of us on larger lots do outside. Many of these small lots will sport 2 bathrooms per housing unit as the state attempts to provide housing for our growing population. It makes little sense when you really think about it.
posted at: 09:48 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Many Americans came West to find relief from the great drought in the Midwest, back in the 1930s. Franklin D. Roosevelt asked for Federal aid. Now the state of California has our own drought to contend with. Some municipalities are starting to crack down on casual water use and not everyone is happy about it.
It seems like a small thing to ask people to water lawns in the evenings and to not let hose water run freely into the streets. I've noticed quite a few people in our area pulling their car onto the lawn and washing it right over the grass. If we all do little things we can probably fend off even tighter restrictions on water use. What's difficult for me to consider is the rest of us conserving while builders are allowed to put housing unit after housing unit on small lots and stack up residents who will use at least as much water inside as those of us on larger lots do outside. Many of these small lots will sport 2 bathrooms per housing unit as the state attempts to provide housing for our growing population. It makes little sense when you really think about it.
posted at: 09:48 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
