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Residential water usage makes up ~10% of water use in California. The vast majority of water waste is commercial, e.g. flood irrigation. While I'd love to see e
by Qwertious 3y ago
Residential water usage makes up ~10% of water use in California. The vast majority of water waste is commercial, e.g. flood irrigation. While I'd love to see efficient water usage residentially (e.g. fewer water-wasteful lawns), they're just not the bulk of the problem.
- TomK32 3y agoOP was mentioning water catchment, it's about preserving water from rainfall so it doesn't go straight into roads, gullies, rivers and oceans. It's not only about preserving water but also preventing problems downstream like flooding. SF already offers rebates on installing rainwater barrels and cisterns https://sfpuc.org/learning/how-you-can-help/rain-barrel-and-cistern-rebate https://sfpuc.org/learning/how-you-can-help/rain-barrel-and-... and there's a manual if you want to learn more https://sfpuc.org/sites/default/files/learning/RWH_Manual_Final-APR2018.pdf https://sfpuc.org/sites/default/files/learning/RWH_Manual_Fi... Those things can be scaled up https://franciscopark.org/francisco-parks-rainwater-catchment-system-in-the-news/ https://franciscopark.org/francisco-parks-rainwater-catchmen... But nothing beats Tokio's Underground Discharge Channel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Area_Outer_Underground_Discharge_Channel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Area_Outer_Underg...
- happytiger 3y agoIt’s been so hard to get rid of lawns in California because of HOAs. It’s often literally illegal to do anything else — even veggies.