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And we're still selling what little water we have to foreign & domestic corporations for a fraction of what residential citizens pay. We are also refusing to m
by njovin 5mo ago
And we're still selling what little water we have to foreign & domestic corporations for a fraction of what residential citizens pay.
We are also refusing to maintain critical water-system infrastructure, setting ourselves up to lose critical water storage capacity [1].
We can get fined for washing our cars at certain times (although it's rarely enforced), but nobody ever turns the screws on the business machine.
[1] https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/north-county/plan-for-lake-hodges-dam-in-question-after-cost-jump/ https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/north-county/plan-f...
- lokar 5mo agoThis is because of the water rights system in the west. Water belongs to the first entity to have used it over a 150 years ago. Municipal water agencies have to buy at market rates.