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motherjones

www.motherjones.com

Yet Another Way That Oil Is Screwing the Environment.

#capitalism #oil companies #drought #california #water #water conservation #disgusting #environmentalism

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stopwhitepeopleforever

plantyr

The drought in California is so fucking scary, get rid of your lawn, stop buying bottled water, get an energy efficient shower head, do everything you can because every gallon counts

finding-fucken-nemo

Oh what the fuck

tell nestle to stop too while you’re at it

Oh shit

im from the central valley in CA, where most of your fresh produce is grown. i have driven by these reservoirs all my life. i have never seen them like this. i have never seen the Kings River like this. i have never seen California like this. this is devastating and terrifying. the water table is so low that hundreds of people in the San Joaquin valley are without water indefinitely because they can’t afford to dig a new well. Nestle bottles enough water every year to fulfill the municipal need and then some- and then have the audacity to donate bottled water to food banks in this, the poorest area they’re stealing from, and act like that fixes things. i had to hand out Nestle bottled water to migrant mothers and local mothers alike at our food drive last month and was just livid- these people are in need BECAUSE of you, and yet here they are, standing in line and saying “thank you” when they’re handed a packaged, branded bottle of a resource that should be a human right.

lemonworrld

everyone needs to stop buying bottled water ESPECIALLY nestle (which also owns arrowhead) or else. it’s not a matter of IF shit is going to get bad for everyone else, it’s a matter of when. people outside of california (and some people here, too) don’t seem to understand that this is not a hypothetical. this will happen. we will lose food.

#environmentalism #droughts #california #bottled water #water #agriculture #produce #water conservation #i've been telling you

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scientastical

seekernetwork

It’s Not Just California: The Whole Southwest Is Experiencing a Drought

Notice California, where a lack of rainfall and record heat have pushed many reservoirs below 50 percent capacity. Farmers in California’s Central Valley have already seen cuts to water deliveries, and the governor has ordered cities to pare back water use.

But then there are those two huge red circles near Arizona: Lake Mead and Lake Powell. These gigantic reservoirs, which help supply water from the Colorado River to farms and cities throughout the Southwest, are also reaching historically low levels.

That’s a huge deal, as Eric Holthaus nicely explains at Slate. If water levels at Lake Mead keep dropping in the months ahead, Arizona could soon face a water crunch of its own.

Most notably, Lake Mead - the lake that provides over 90% of Las Vegas’ water - is reaching record lows.

Water levels at Lake Mead had already been dropping for years, as more and more users have been overdrawing its water. More recently, drought and extreme heat have been adding to the pressure. With less snow in the mountains, there’s less water flowing into Lake Powell, which in turn is delivering less water downstream to Lake Mead. Read more

currentsinbiology

Las Vegas - an unwise settlement at best.

#drought #southwest #california #water #environmentalism #water conservation #signal boost #save water #conserve water

juneboba

What California’s New Water Regulations Means During The Drought

What's Prohibited for Everyone

Using potable water to wash sidewalks & driveways: all Californians are prohibited from washing down driveways and sidewalks, causing runoff when watering outdoor plants, and washing a vehicle using a hose without a shut-off nozzle.
Runoff when irrigating with potable water.
Using hoses with no shutoff nozzles to wash cars.
Using potable water in decorative water features that do not recirculate the water. The regulations prohibit the operations of outdoor water features (ex: water fountains) without recirculating systems (you can still have fountains if the same water is reused; you can’t have fountains if you constantly need to refill it).
Give the gardening a break if it rains. Irrigating turf or decorative landscapes during rainfall or 48 hours after a downpour is prohibited.

What's Required for Business

Restaurants and other food service establishments can only serve water to customers on request. Speak up if you’re thirsty.
Hotels and Motels must provide guests with the option of not having towels and linens laundered daily. Less loads of laundry mean less water waste.

What Water Suppliers Must Do

Impose restrictions on outdoor irrigation.
Notify customers about leaks that are within the customer's control.
Report on water use monthly.
Report on compliance and enforcement.

Jerry Brown is also proposing a $10,000 fine for residents and businesses that waste the most water as California tries to meet mandatory conservation targets during the drought.

(source | source 2 | source 3 | water supplier regulations | city water supplier’s conservation list)

#emergency regulations #water regulations #california #drought #jerry brown #california water boards #save water #signal boost #gardening #water #water conservation

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entergalacticlove

California will run out of water very soon.

According to NASA’s new report, California only has enough water to get it through the next year. People are under strict water-saving measures; farmers are struggling to keep their crops alive. Yet, Nestlé is bottling water from at least ten natural springs throughout California, including from some of the most drought-stricken areas of the state, and selling it for profit. In places like Sacramento, it’s paying less than $0.14 per gallon. This is bananas.