The climate crisis (scam) caused drought has the authoritarians out in force
California is facing a crisis. Not only are its reservoirs already at critically low levels due to unrelenting drought, residents and businesses across the state are also using more water now than they have in seven years, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to encourage just the opposite.
Newsom has pleaded with residents and businesses to reduce their water consumption by 15%. But in March, urban water usage was up by 19% compared to March 2020, the year the current drought began. It was the highest March water consumption since 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board reported earlier this week.
Part of the problem is that the urgency of the crisis isn’t breaking through to Californians. The messaging around water conservation varies across different authorities and jurisdictions, so people don’t have a clear idea of what applies to whom. And they certainly don’t have a tangible grasp on how much a 15% reduction is with respect to their own usage. (snip)
But advocates say government officials are also focusing on the wrong approach. They say voluntary residential water cuts are not the solution, and that restrictions should be mandated for businesses and industries that use the vast majority of the state’s water.
“Corporate water abuse has to be addressed or no other measures will matter,” said Jessica Gable, a spokesperson for Food & Water Watch.
Oh, you mean all those companies that provide jobs, goods, and services? It’s so utterly typical of these wackos to hate on companies, who pay all those taxes for operating, and will simply pack up and leave, as so many have done. “Corporate water abuse”? You cannot have a reasonable conversation with these people, because they’re always turning the extreme up to 11. How about restricting the use of water to all the celebs and rich folks with the massive lawns?
Agency unanimously rejects California desalination project
A California coastal panel on Thursday rejected a long-standing proposal to build a $1.4 billion seawater desalination plant to turn Pacific Ocean water into drinking water as the state grapples with persistent drought that is expected to worsen in coming years with climate change.
The state’s Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny a permit for Poseidon Water to build a plant to produce 50 million gallons of water a day in Huntington Beach, southeast of Los Angeles.
Great job, folks. But, hey, no complaining, Californian’s. You voted for this.
“The ocean is under attack” from climate change already, Commissioner Dayna Bochco said. “I cannot say in good conscience that this amount of damage is OK.”
All they need to do is send Mexicans back home to Mexico and then there is plenty of water for the Californians remaining. California has a population problem, not a water shortage problem.
“corporate users” = Agriculture. Stop making food. Good choice.
You will know that California is serious about drought conditions when they restrict car washing, golf course watering and front lawn watering (commercial and residential lawns). All of southern California is a desert and should look that way.
Our esteemed host wrote:
Water is an expense for corporations, another of the bills that they have to pay. If there is a reasonable way to reduce water consumption while maintaining productivity, they are going to implement it eventually.
But hey, all of those illegal immigrants that the Pyrite State has been welcoming only come to California for jobs; if the state eliminates those jobs, no more illegals.
What could possibly go wrong?
Dana do you really believe if Cali eliminates jobs the illegals will leave? These illegals are the democrats new negroes. Newsome or whoever will pass an emergency act to pay the illegals for not working and give them voter ID to collect their stipend. Endlessly. Then sneak in alien voting rights (which we all know is coming in every blue state) to maintain the symbiotic relationship between those on the dole and their democrat benefactors with no regard for the taxpayers paying the tab.
You heard it here first.
California water resources have been traditionally very poorly managed but what has happened over the past three years is criminal malfeasance on a massive scale. Oroville was at 98% of capacity and 118% of its historical average in June 2019 and nine out of twelve of the other major reservoirs in the state were at 92% capacity or better. What should have been a 7 year supply has been wasted. This is a carefully manufactured water emergency and the State Water Board should be in prison. The human cost alone demands it but the financial cost can’t even be calculated yet.
“build a $1.4 billion seawater desalination plant”?
What are you? Sane???