Tag water wars

The end of cheap water

Prices are going up for water in southern California and will probably stay up. There’s too much demand for water coming from in semi-arid areas and not enough water available, especially during the current drought. Nor does anyone really know…

Landscaping and thirst

Bottom Line: Landscaping is using 50-70 percent of [California] potable water. Since water is for people (not lawns), luxury landscapes should come with luxury water bills! Better yet, governments should encourage and perhaps mandate the use of drought resistant lawns…

The insanity of water laws

Don’t be using this in Colorado In Colorado it is illegal to catch rainwater and snow melt in rain barrels because, by law, the water belongs to whoever owns rights to the waterways. Rain water should “belong” to wherever it…