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Although the trick here in LA is we actually have these super rich mega water users, they have a lot of clout, they should be required to use desal to water the
by shams93 10y ago
Although the trick here in LA is we actually have these super rich mega water users, they have a lot of clout, they should be required to use desal to water their lawns but they won't do it, only the best for their mansions. If we made the super rich pay their fair share for taxes we would actually see some relief for northern california from the massive suckage from the south. If you look at the stats the water consumed by ordinary working people in LA is dwarfed by the amount consumed by just a handful of mega consumers who got a free pass from Governor Brown to keep sucking out that water for their massive gardens and trees and lawns.
- georgeecollins 10y agoThis is completely irrational. Urban use (all urban use including "super rich mega water users" ?) is 8% of California's water use. http://www.ppic.org/main/publication_show.asp?i=1108 http://www.ppic.org/main/publication_show.asp?i=1108 Residential users ("super rich") pay 40 times what agricultural users do and they get their water from the same sources. http://www.takepart.com/feature/2014/10/23/california-drought-statistics-infographic http://www.takepart.com/feature/2014/10/23/california-drough... The truth is that it would be completely cost effective to get urban water from desalination plants, but very expensive to replace farming water that way, which is now being taken from groundwater. But lets not let the facts get in the way of blaming people in mansions.