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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> >  The problem is, there are too many of us here now. 
> >And maybe one of the 
> > 'reasons' I pay so much attention >to water
> is because of where I live. 
> > ....bobford
> 
> But would be  like me living in the frozen north, bemoaning
> the fact that I 
> can't grow bananas. If you want abundant water, you
> have to go where water 
> is abundant.
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth 
> 
I agree Lynn,
Problem is so many people want to live there and the developers and 
politicians do very little to discourage them.  
One thing I had to do all my career (landscape architect / Urban planner) was 
to try to convince people not to plant grass.  Not enough political will to 
make it illegal, even though the city is legally obligated to provide all the 
water people want to use.
I chose to move away from the desert though that was a secondary reason for 
my move.
 
The other option is just to live with the amount of water available which 
makes it even more important to be aware of the water issues.
Van Dell