Water!

[CA renter]

[quote=afx114]It’s not just the water itself that is an issue, it is the infrastructure. A large percentage of our water supply is lost due to cracks, holes, and seepage from our crumbling delivery system. Some of our systems were installed at the turn of the century and if they aren’t replaced soon our water issues will get that much worse.[/quote]

Infrastructure projects!!! 🙂

Seriously. I hate bailouts for lenders and borrowers, but am 100% in favor of infrastructure spending and govt spending on research and development in healthcare, energy and transportation technologies. It’s not so much about “jump starting” growth as it is about keeping people employed (and maintaining social order) as we transition from a debt-based to a savings-based economy.

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]If I remember correctly from the news reports, a lot of the water cutbacks for CA farmers are due to the need to protect a certain fish–a type of smelt, I believe.
Because it is allegedly an endangered species, the water cannot be diverted towards agriculture as this will hurt the remaining smelt. Farmers need to get smart and be declared an endangered species.[/quote]

There are other ways to deal with the problem … a few tons of DDT dumped into Suisun Bay in early summer should do the trick. Or maybe some smuggled piranhas.

Seriously though, we need to build a desalinization plant…

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]If I remember correctly from the news reports, a lot of the water cutbacks for CA farmers are due to the need to protect a certain fish–a type of smelt, I believe.
Because it is allegedly an endangered species, the water cannot be diverted towards agriculture as this will hurt the remaining smelt. Farmers need to get smart and be declared an endangered species.[/quote]

There are other ways to deal with the problem … a few tons of DDT dumped into Suisun Bay in early summer should do the trick. Or maybe some smuggled piranhas.

Seriously though, we need to build a desalinization plant…

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]If I remember correctly from the news reports, a lot of the water cutbacks for CA farmers are due to the need to protect a certain fish–a type of smelt, I believe.
Because it is allegedly an endangered species, the water cannot be diverted towards agriculture as this will hurt the remaining smelt. Farmers need to get smart and be declared an endangered species.[/quote]

There are other ways to deal with the problem … a few tons of DDT dumped into Suisun Bay in early summer should do the trick. Or maybe some smuggled piranhas.

Seriously though, we need to build a desalinization plant…

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]If I remember correctly from the news reports, a lot of the water cutbacks for CA farmers are due to the need to protect a certain fish–a type of smelt, I believe.
Because it is allegedly an endangered species, the water cannot be diverted towards agriculture as this will hurt the remaining smelt. Farmers need to get smart and be declared an endangered species.[/quote]

There are other ways to deal with the problem … a few tons of DDT dumped into Suisun Bay in early summer should do the trick. Or maybe some smuggled piranhas.

Seriously though, we need to build a desalinization plant…

[Eugene]

[quote=EconProf]If I remember correctly from the news reports, a lot of the water cutbacks for CA farmers are due to the need to protect a certain fish–a type of smelt, I believe.
Because it is allegedly an endangered species, the water cannot be diverted towards agriculture as this will hurt the remaining smelt. Farmers need to get smart and be declared an endangered species.[/quote]

There are other ways to deal with the problem … a few tons of DDT dumped into Suisun Bay in early summer should do the trick. Or maybe some smuggled piranhas.

Seriously though, we need to build a desalinization plant…

[DoJC]

This is the part that should scare out state legislators and assemblymen:

A University of California study takes stock of what to expect: Up to $2.2 billion could be lost in the Central Valley this year, and up to 80,000 jobs.

With the recent massive increase in taxes, fear of unemployment, stock market losses and overall instability of our economy people will already reduce spending considerably. Now, not only do we have a severe water shortage coming, but another multi-billion dollar shortfall on our state budget.

[DoJC]

This is the part that should scare out state legislators and assemblymen:

A University of California study takes stock of what to expect: Up to $2.2 billion could be lost in the Central Valley this year, and up to 80,000 jobs.

With the recent massive increase in taxes, fear of unemployment, stock market losses and overall instability of our economy people will already reduce spending considerably. Now, not only do we have a severe water shortage coming, but another multi-billion dollar shortfall on our state budget.

[DoJC]

This is the part that should scare out state legislators and assemblymen:

A University of California study takes stock of what to expect: Up to $2.2 billion could be lost in the Central Valley this year, and up to 80,000 jobs.

With the recent massive increase in taxes, fear of unemployment, stock market losses and overall instability of our economy people will already reduce spending considerably. Now, not only do we have a severe water shortage coming, but another multi-billion dollar shortfall on our state budget.

[DoJC]

This is the part that should scare out state legislators and assemblymen:

A University of California study takes stock of what to expect: Up to $2.2 billion could be lost in the Central Valley this year, and up to 80,000 jobs.

With the recent massive increase in taxes, fear of unemployment, stock market losses and overall instability of our economy people will already reduce spending considerably. Now, not only do we have a severe water shortage coming, but another multi-billion dollar shortfall on our state budget.

[DoJC]

This is the part that should scare out state legislators and assemblymen:

A University of California study takes stock of what to expect: Up to $2.2 billion could be lost in the Central Valley this year, and up to 80,000 jobs.

With the recent massive increase in taxes, fear of unemployment, stock market losses and overall instability of our economy people will already reduce spending considerably. Now, not only do we have a severe water shortage coming, but another multi-billion dollar shortfall on our state budget.

[DoJC]

Also, not sure if anyone caught this Bloomberg article, but it paints another bleak water picture for us in CA:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a_b86mnWn9.w

[DoJC]

Also, not sure if anyone caught this Bloomberg article, but it paints another bleak water picture for us in CA:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a_b86mnWn9.w

[DoJC]

Also, not sure if anyone caught this Bloomberg article, but it paints another bleak water picture for us in CA:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a_b86mnWn9.w

[DoJC]

Also, not sure if anyone caught this Bloomberg article, but it paints another bleak water picture for us in CA:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a_b86mnWn9.w

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