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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Forget oil and housing, let's talk about water...
  • Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:00:05 -0800

What are they doing to reduce human consumption? Are they requiring low-flow shower heads, faucets, toilets and front-loading washers? Are they requiring carwashes to recycle their water? Is there a moratorium on watering lawns, etc.? Are restaurants required to only serve water when requested and to make other conservation adjustments? What about businesses? Is there a moratoreum on all new building?

I asked because during the last drought here, that is what was done. The construction industry had fits but oh well. Folks with current residences had priority when it came to water.

I know washing your car or watering your lawn was a $1000/fine the first time and then jail time. All the car washes converted to those big water catching and recycling systems.

And, if they are sending water elsewhere, is that elsewhere being required to make the same efforts at water use reduction?

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>


I failed to mention that the mussels and sturgeon that they are
protecting are not in GA, but in Florida. On the news today, they said
that the CoE was actually *increasing* the amount of water released from
the dam because other reservoirs further south in the watershed are dry.
Personally, I think animals are better survivalists than we give them
credit for..Mollusca is one of the oldest phylums-sturgeons are ancient
fish-surely they have a great ability to adapt and survive relatively
short periods of drought? Mussels are highly mobile..consider what the
zebra mussel has done.





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