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NYC_SKP

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7. Claims that "the drought is over" are not only untrue, they might induce complacency, water waste.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 03:52 PM

Dec 2014

This state is (in some communities) pathetically water-wasteful.

My primary home is on a river and I can tap into that for any landscape needs, but don't because I have only native drought-resistant plants and trees. My domestic water use is minimal, under 40 gallons/day.

The second home I bought earlier this year is at the beach, so all the plants I have are watered naturally and my water use there is even lower because I don't mind taking a swim in the pool over taking a shower ever single day.

Here's a cool article with map of water use per capita by water district, zoom in to find your utility and the per capita daily water use.

http://pacinst.org/new-data-show-residential-per-capita-water-use-across-california/

It's good to be getting rain, but our need to conserve is never going to end, drought or no drought.

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San Jose records wettest December in nearly 60 years with Monday rain [View all] KamaAina Dec 2014 OP

Worst drought on record is over, it is exceptionally excellent news. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #1

No, the drought is not over, good grief. It's a long way from over if, in fact, it ever ends. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #3

One must not sit on their past and ancient laurels, real or imagined, and must keep on learning. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #4

It's a deep hole you dig when you make a claim that can't be backed up. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #5

One day observed rainfall graph? NOW I understand your fear of charts and graphs. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #6

Claims that "the drought is over" are not only untrue, they might induce complacency, water waste. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #7

Thanks for the info. I am also a big water conserver, wetlands behind my home. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #8

A flame war over the drought?! KamaAina Dec 2014 #10

Worse, semantics. antiquie Dec 2014 #11

I remember 1978 and 1990 something as being wet olddots Dec 2014 #2

Needed: 11 Trillion Gallons to Replenish California Drought antiquie Dec 2014 #9

State's estimated rainfall in last 10 days: 10 trillion gallons Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #12