Water Restrictions

[Anonymous]

Are we in a drought, are we saving the delta smelt, or are we bankrolling the replacement of water district infrastructure? If we are going to pay more for water, I wish we could get consistent / accurate info on why rates are going up.

[UCGal]

[quote=flu]

I heard one proposal for the way it’s going to work is based on your prior year’s usage + a cushion allocation. So for example if you consumed X gallons same time last year, you’re allowed X+some cushion…If that’s true, once again, folks who were “savers” get punished. Sound familiar?
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Ugh – say it isn’t so. We’ve been thrifty with our water for a while. As we’ve replaced toilets we’ve put in eco ones (dual mode, low water)… As we’ve relandscaped, post construction, we’ve been doing more zero-scaping. We’ve been big users of drip irrigation for our fruit trees, rather than sprinklers.

It definitely seems like it will punish the folks who were already being thrifty.

Next you’ll tell me power consumption is going to be rationed, based on past years use… We’d be screwed there too, since we’re already using 1/2 compared to neighbors in the same model house. (We compared bills when we were talking about solar power systems – they just got one, we’re considering it.)

The only saving grace is we haven’t implemented our gray water system for irrigation. We’ve got it planned, but not implemented yet. This is definitely discouraging us from implementing it for the near term.

[UCGal]

[quote=flu]

I heard one proposal for the way it’s going to work is based on your prior year’s usage + a cushion allocation. So for example if you consumed X gallons same time last year, you’re allowed X+some cushion…If that’s true, once again, folks who were “savers” get punished. Sound familiar?
[/quote]

Ugh – say it isn’t so. We’ve been thrifty with our water for a while. As we’ve replaced toilets we’ve put in eco ones (dual mode, low water)… As we’ve relandscaped, post construction, we’ve been doing more zero-scaping. We’ve been big users of drip irrigation for our fruit trees, rather than sprinklers.

It definitely seems like it will punish the folks who were already being thrifty.

Next you’ll tell me power consumption is going to be rationed, based on past years use… We’d be screwed there too, since we’re already using 1/2 compared to neighbors in the same model house. (We compared bills when we were talking about solar power systems – they just got one, we’re considering it.)

The only saving grace is we haven’t implemented our gray water system for irrigation. We’ve got it planned, but not implemented yet. This is definitely discouraging us from implementing it for the near term.

[UCGal]

[quote=flu]

I heard one proposal for the way it’s going to work is based on your prior year’s usage + a cushion allocation. So for example if you consumed X gallons same time last year, you’re allowed X+some cushion…If that’s true, once again, folks who were “savers” get punished. Sound familiar?
[/quote]

Ugh – say it isn’t so. We’ve been thrifty with our water for a while. As we’ve replaced toilets we’ve put in eco ones (dual mode, low water)… As we’ve relandscaped, post construction, we’ve been doing more zero-scaping. We’ve been big users of drip irrigation for our fruit trees, rather than sprinklers.

It definitely seems like it will punish the folks who were already being thrifty.

Next you’ll tell me power consumption is going to be rationed, based on past years use… We’d be screwed there too, since we’re already using 1/2 compared to neighbors in the same model house. (We compared bills when we were talking about solar power systems – they just got one, we’re considering it.)

The only saving grace is we haven’t implemented our gray water system for irrigation. We’ve got it planned, but not implemented yet. This is definitely discouraging us from implementing it for the near term.

[UCGal]

[quote=flu]

I heard one proposal for the way it’s going to work is based on your prior year’s usage + a cushion allocation. So for example if you consumed X gallons same time last year, you’re allowed X+some cushion…If that’s true, once again, folks who were “savers” get punished. Sound familiar?
[/quote]

Ugh – say it isn’t so. We’ve been thrifty with our water for a while. As we’ve replaced toilets we’ve put in eco ones (dual mode, low water)… As we’ve relandscaped, post construction, we’ve been doing more zero-scaping. We’ve been big users of drip irrigation for our fruit trees, rather than sprinklers.

It definitely seems like it will punish the folks who were already being thrifty.

Next you’ll tell me power consumption is going to be rationed, based on past years use… We’d be screwed there too, since we’re already using 1/2 compared to neighbors in the same model house. (We compared bills when we were talking about solar power systems – they just got one, we’re considering it.)

The only saving grace is we haven’t implemented our gray water system for irrigation. We’ve got it planned, but not implemented yet. This is definitely discouraging us from implementing it for the near term.

[UCGal]

[quote=flu]

I heard one proposal for the way it’s going to work is based on your prior year’s usage + a cushion allocation. So for example if you consumed X gallons same time last year, you’re allowed X+some cushion…If that’s true, once again, folks who were “savers” get punished. Sound familiar?
[/quote]

Ugh – say it isn’t so. We’ve been thrifty with our water for a while. As we’ve replaced toilets we’ve put in eco ones (dual mode, low water)… As we’ve relandscaped, post construction, we’ve been doing more zero-scaping. We’ve been big users of drip irrigation for our fruit trees, rather than sprinklers.

It definitely seems like it will punish the folks who were already being thrifty.

Next you’ll tell me power consumption is going to be rationed, based on past years use… We’d be screwed there too, since we’re already using 1/2 compared to neighbors in the same model house. (We compared bills when we were talking about solar power systems – they just got one, we’re considering it.)

The only saving grace is we haven’t implemented our gray water system for irrigation. We’ve got it planned, but not implemented yet. This is definitely discouraging us from implementing it for the near term.

[NeetaT]

All I know is that as soon as it rains, people start crying about mud-slides and car accidents. I also noticed that when it rains, people always say it’s not the right kind of rain that we need. People, please make up your minds. This is exclusive to southern CA of course.

[NeetaT]

All I know is that as soon as it rains, people start crying about mud-slides and car accidents. I also noticed that when it rains, people always say it’s not the right kind of rain that we need. People, please make up your minds. This is exclusive to southern CA of course.

[NeetaT]

All I know is that as soon as it rains, people start crying about mud-slides and car accidents. I also noticed that when it rains, people always say it’s not the right kind of rain that we need. People, please make up your minds. This is exclusive to southern CA of course.

[NeetaT]

All I know is that as soon as it rains, people start crying about mud-slides and car accidents. I also noticed that when it rains, people always say it’s not the right kind of rain that we need. People, please make up your minds. This is exclusive to southern CA of course.

[NeetaT]

All I know is that as soon as it rains, people start crying about mud-slides and car accidents. I also noticed that when it rains, people always say it’s not the right kind of rain that we need. People, please make up your minds. This is exclusive to southern CA of course.

[Anonymous]

The latest that I have heard is that the City of San Diego is not going to pursue the “water budget” idea which set property-specific allocations and then charges customers extra if they exceed the amount. There was a lot of public outcry against this plan, as some of the posters above mentioned, those that have been conserving felt they would be punished.

Metropolitan Water District voted last week to cut the water delivery to the San Diego County Water Authority by 13% and will be raising rates by 20% this year and then another 20% next year. SDCWA is the wholesaler to 24 member agencies in the county. Approximately 85% of the water comes from MWD. SDCWA will need to ration approximatey 8% to the member agencies. Yesterday SDCWA moved to a Level 2 drought alert. Each member agency will be adopting their conservation strategies between now and July 1st. In approximately 30% of the water agencies Level 2 brings restictions on new water-service connections. Check the website of your local water agency (who you pay your bill to) or check out http://www.sdcwa.org and click on member agencies to find the link to your local agency, and while you are there check out the latest developments, water saving tips etc. You can be part of the problem or part of the solution.

[Anonymous]

The latest that I have heard is that the City of San Diego is not going to pursue the “water budget” idea which set property-specific allocations and then charges customers extra if they exceed the amount. There was a lot of public outcry against this plan, as some of the posters above mentioned, those that have been conserving felt they would be punished.

Metropolitan Water District voted last week to cut the water delivery to the San Diego County Water Authority by 13% and will be raising rates by 20% this year and then another 20% next year. SDCWA is the wholesaler to 24 member agencies in the county. Approximately 85% of the water comes from MWD. SDCWA will need to ration approximatey 8% to the member agencies. Yesterday SDCWA moved to a Level 2 drought alert. Each member agency will be adopting their conservation strategies between now and July 1st. In approximately 30% of the water agencies Level 2 brings restictions on new water-service connections. Check the website of your local water agency (who you pay your bill to) or check out http://www.sdcwa.org and click on member agencies to find the link to your local agency, and while you are there check out the latest developments, water saving tips etc. You can be part of the problem or part of the solution.

[Anonymous]

The latest that I have heard is that the City of San Diego is not going to pursue the “water budget” idea which set property-specific allocations and then charges customers extra if they exceed the amount. There was a lot of public outcry against this plan, as some of the posters above mentioned, those that have been conserving felt they would be punished.

Metropolitan Water District voted last week to cut the water delivery to the San Diego County Water Authority by 13% and will be raising rates by 20% this year and then another 20% next year. SDCWA is the wholesaler to 24 member agencies in the county. Approximately 85% of the water comes from MWD. SDCWA will need to ration approximatey 8% to the member agencies. Yesterday SDCWA moved to a Level 2 drought alert. Each member agency will be adopting their conservation strategies between now and July 1st. In approximately 30% of the water agencies Level 2 brings restictions on new water-service connections. Check the website of your local water agency (who you pay your bill to) or check out http://www.sdcwa.org and click on member agencies to find the link to your local agency, and while you are there check out the latest developments, water saving tips etc. You can be part of the problem or part of the solution.

[Anonymous]

The latest that I have heard is that the City of San Diego is not going to pursue the “water budget” idea which set property-specific allocations and then charges customers extra if they exceed the amount. There was a lot of public outcry against this plan, as some of the posters above mentioned, those that have been conserving felt they would be punished.

Metropolitan Water District voted last week to cut the water delivery to the San Diego County Water Authority by 13% and will be raising rates by 20% this year and then another 20% next year. SDCWA is the wholesaler to 24 member agencies in the county. Approximately 85% of the water comes from MWD. SDCWA will need to ration approximatey 8% to the member agencies. Yesterday SDCWA moved to a Level 2 drought alert. Each member agency will be adopting their conservation strategies between now and July 1st. In approximately 30% of the water agencies Level 2 brings restictions on new water-service connections. Check the website of your local water agency (who you pay your bill to) or check out http://www.sdcwa.org and click on member agencies to find the link to your local agency, and while you are there check out the latest developments, water saving tips etc. You can be part of the problem or part of the solution.

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