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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Jerry Brown Introduces Modest Drought Relief Plan |
| 2014-02-21 |
| Hat tip to Breitbart California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a $687.4-million drought relief plan in Sacramento on Wednesday that was hailed by Democrats and state water authorities, but which will do little to address the larger issues plaguing water management in the region. The package includes spending for water recycling, groundwater restoration, and emergency food and housing, but does nothing about the larger conflict over water use. Farmers and Republicans Instead, Gov. Brown's package sticks to what is politically feasible with Democrats in complete control of the state government. As in, redistribution of wealth... According to Anthony York of the Los Angeles Times, some of Gov. Brown's proposals were included in the budget he presented to the state legislature last month, but would not have been enacted until July. By re-introducing them as emergency measures, the governor could see them take effect within weeks. Much of California's water comes from the snowpack on the Sierra Nevada mountains, which has been at very low levels this year following two years of very limited precipitation. Just a few years before, the state had ample water and its reservoirs were full. However, California has not invested in new reservoirs, partly due to the insistence of environmentalists that water management should focus on conservation rather than storage. Plus they've been flushing a lot of the water into the Bay to keep the bait happy. Dunno if I'd call $687.4-million modest but, hey, what better way to respond to a drought than blowing millions of bucks? There is some mention of the little fishies about whom we are all so concerned. |
| Posted by:Ebbang Uluque6305 |
| #8 San Diego County has really taken to watering golf courses, parks, road medians with recycled grey water. When they complain about this watering, look for the signs or purple pipe "non potable", but it does recharge the aquifers/wells and is generally potable after the filtering and retreatment |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-02-21 21:32 |
| #7 Stop printing newspapers. They use lots of water to create and most of the words printed are liberal progressive bull$hit. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-02-21 21:28 |
| #6 I told you, Skidmark, I am NOT letting my lawn go Brown. I might even wash my car. I am not into that xeriscape look either. If I wanted my yard to look like Arizona I'd move to frickin' Arizona. As long as our politicians and water agencies keep issuing water hook up permits for new housing tracts I'm thinking there really is no crisis. That'll never stop Brown from squandering hundreds of millions of dollars though. Maybe Obama will chip in some federal dollars for the plan. I know how much y'all like that idea. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-02-21 11:39 |
| #5 California has not invested in new reservoirs, partly due to the insistence of environmentalists that water management should focus on conservation rather than storage. Not to mention destroying a few of them. Uhmmm...stop watering the grass? Condemn golf courses and swimming pools? Why? The water is paid for by the customer. One can jack up the rates, of course. That just means more money in the coffers of LA's water and power department, which can spend it on worthwhile things like keeping the unions happy and paying out millions for unspecified projects. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-21 10:10 |
| #4 Perhaps CA could collect the dribble from hollywood. If only there was a book out there which taught the value of arid dwellers stowing resources during times of fat for the lean times. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-02-21 10:09 |
| #3 Can Governor Brown's plan be implemented before the breakup ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-21 09:10 |
| #2 Uhmmm...stop watering the grass? Condemn golf courses and swimming pools? Stop draining the LA swamp into 'the river' and use the underground pumps to push the water back uphill to the groves and fill the empty drainage basins? Oh, alternate watering days. Uh huh. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-02-21 08:55 |
| #1 This floated plan of Brown's relieves our drought with seas of bright green leaves Big fish need drops to wet their beaks (and save the darters in the creeks!) and smaller fish must wet their backs who work our jobs and pay our tax. Who cares what price for hay in China? It's not so dry in the whale's vagina. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-02-21 04:06 |