Rain Won’t Solve Lack of Water
MyNewsLA.com on December 11 reported this about a UCLA study, patient “Despite the years-long drought, the Southland can expect roughly the same amount of precipitation over the next 100 years as it received during the last few decades, according to a UCLA study released Thursday. According to the study, “21st Century Precipitation Changes Over the […]
Experts missed December CA drenching
Bringing cheer and presents, on Christmas Santa Claus is going to fly over a California a lot greener than was expected a month ago by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and climate scientists. On Dec. 19, the San Francisco Bay area was hit with its fourth storm in five days. Then on Dec. 21, high tides hit […]
Drought mostly over, govt. water takeover isn’t
/ Republished with permission by Cal Watchdog.com / It looks like the drought is receding, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday: In summary, a wet December (to date) has provided California a foothold for drought recovery, but 3 straight winters of subnormal precipitation will take time (possibly several consecutive wet winters) to fully […]
Democrats push back against new GOP water bill
By Wayne Lusvardi . Republished with permission by Cal Watchdog.com. . In California, order not all rainwater is equal.“Two different water years may have identical precipitation and runoff amounts, viagra yet result in significantly different export amounts, treat ” Eric Alvarez told CalWatchdog.com; he’s the Public Information Officer for the Delta Stewardship Council, the state […]
Turning the spigot off for new building connections in Ventura?
By Debra Tash Because of the continued drought the City of Ventura’s Council considered a moratorium on either the issuance of new building permits or stopping any new water connections. Staff did a presentation, reporting that as of October the City’s residents had cut back on water usage by 16%. They stated that in the […]
$209,000 Add-on to Water Hikes in Ventura? For plants or patrols?
By Camille Harris Should Ventura city staff be allowed to spend another $209,000 for additional water/code enforcement personnel and two new vehicles, when citizens already reduced their usage of water by 307,383,652 gallons this past year? The effort to save resources calls for everyone to unite as volunteers, not hire a few more public employees […]
Stop corporations from wasting precious water
By Naomi Fisher Californians, we have to accept the fact that Southern California is primarily a semi-arid climate. Right now, that climate is in a disastrous drought. As many of you know, the first four basic needs to survive on this earth are: #1 Air, #2 Water, #3 Food, #4 Shelter. Presently, […]
