Re: Guide for Voters in the Californian Nov 2002 Election

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From: xr2701
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:28

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Just tax swimming pools and require special permits to fill them. Should
eventually reduce the number of pools or provide additional money to
fund alternative sources of water.

Bob Fry wrote:


> 
> The other fix is technical and economic: desalinization.  Significant
> advances in desal technology have reduced the cost of this to
> something like $1000 and acre-ft or lower.  Your stereotypical family
> is supposed to use 1/2 to 1 acre-ft per year.  Assuming their willing
> to pay $50-$100 per month for water to their new half-million dollar
> home, that means they can now be supplied with desal water, or
> reclaimed water, or other non-traditional supplies.
> 
> Instead, the water buffalos want more dams, more reservoirs, and so
> on.  They're not needed.  What is needed is for someone to point out
> that the water emperor, if not buck-naked, is running around in his
> skivvies.

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