Have any of you ever been concerned about a water shortage in your area?

recently my water provider called our supply of water to be in a drought. And a few weeks later the state declared a state wide drought.

at about 1:15am in the morning i woke up thirsty and went to get a drink of water and notice the water font had very low water pressure. i checked the bathrooms to find low water pressure there too. I then went outside with my mother to find no water leaking..

I went back to bed very concerned about what was going on. Then at about 1:30am my mother comes in my room and tells me she is hearing a lot of water. We go outside and a large flow of water is gushing down the street gutters. I rush up the hill to find a semi open hydrant.

I called my water provider and minutes later they arrived and all the water from the hydrant was off by 1:45am water pressure returned, but my mind is still concerned.

Have you ever consider how much you take water for granted? Kind of like cheap gas, and oil.

i leave my shower running full blast hot all day every day so that when i return home from a long day's work, my place is like a sauna

we go through a drought every year. literally every year. that said we never have had a shortage. there are enough lakes, rivers, and aquifers in this area to supply water for everyone. they impose optional ration days (based on the last digit of your address) to help with relief but again we've never had a big problem

the other day i was thinking about this

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monte, what's going on man, you enjoying the weather?

Have any of you ever been concerned about a water shortage in your area?

recently my water provider called our supply of water to be in a drought. And a few weeks later the state declared a state wide drought.

at about 1:15am in the morning i woke up thirsty and went to get a drink of water and notice the water font had very low water pressure. i checked the bathrooms to find low water pressure there too. I then went outside with my mother to find no water leaking..

I went back to bed very concerned about what was going on. Then at about 1:30am my mother comes in my room and tells me she is hearing a lot of water. We go outside and a large flow of water is gushing down the street gutters. I rush up the hill to find a semi open hydrant.

I called my water provider and minutes later they arrived and all the water from the hydrant was off by 1:45am water pressure returned, but my mind is still concerned.

Have you ever consider how much you take water for granted? Kind of like cheap gas, and oil.

So why in the hell was the hydrant open? And why did that happen to coincide with the announcement of a drought? Also, do you have your water service provider on speed dial? And is it not kind of weird that they'd be available at 1:30 am?

Monte, is your water service provider God?

before i shower i always leave the water running so that they will heat up, so during that time i like to take a leak. by the time i'm done, the water is hot and dandy, AND i've given some fluids back to mother nature

wow, that sounds kinda hot

So where's the green screened water crisis video footage

i don't worry about water because i have diet dr pepper.... and if i need to bathe, i can go over the hill and down to the creek

So why in the hell was the hydrant open? And why did that happen to coincide with the announcement of a drought? Also, do you have your water service provider on speed dial? And is it not kind of weird that they'd be available at 1:30 am?

Monte, is your water service provider God?


East Bay Mud is my water provider. My mom had just paid the bill so she handed me the bill and on the back there was a emergency number.

I don't think it's too weird that they were available so quickly, because i believe we have a East Bay Mud employee who lives about a mile from my house with a company truck.

i did get my video camera out last night, but it was too late they got the water turned off. before i was able to tape.

I don't know why the hydrant was open

it is so hot

i wish i was aqua man

as long as aqua man wouldnt evaporate in this heat god that would fucking suck

Every time I go to Honduras, the water always gets shut down for 2-3 days ( I stay anywhere from a couple of week to a month). If that sort of thing happened here it would be the new crisis.

Na, i dont think about wasting water though.

Have any of you ever been concerned about a water shortage in your area?

I went back to bed very concerned about what was going on

my mind is still concerned.

<fuck you>

i cant imagine monte being serious about anything

he just seems like a living caricature

It's nice to know he went and woke mommy up because water pressure was low.

did i say that i woke her up?

also why aren't you being a good mod and taking care of the sp derailing thread policy.

monte, does mommy wipe you too?

monte, does mommy wipe you too?

this makes it easier if he has you on ignore

well monte?

I'm kinda surprised Monte hasn't stopped posting yet....

also why aren't you being a good mod and taking care of the sp derailing thread policy.

We can't read every thread on this board - and the uber lame ones on that piece of shit forum are the last to get read.

We can't read every thread on this board - and the uber lame ones on that piece of shit forum are the last to get read.

then why don't we get some real mods. instead of making a policy that never get enforced?

How about you show me a thread that's been derailed today?

how about i show u a thread that was derailed recently..

http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=159198&page=5

how about i show u a thread that was derailed recently..

http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=159198&page=5

Monte, aren't you derailing your own thread right now?

At least Monte is posting on here and not molesting children.

27 and living with his parents is kind of pathetic.

To answer the op - I live in Scotland, water is not a problem. It is raining just now.

I am concerned about Monte

Monte Concerns

Drink the bay water.

i did get my video camera out last night, but it was too late they got the water turned off. before i was able to tape.


tape what? you don't sound very concerned to me, johnny monster.

so why did you wake your mommy?

they were in the same bed.

He bit too hard when she was feeding him

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you're still suckling Monte?

I think that northern california would be doing alright in regards to water if we wernt sending a lot of it to southern california. split the state in two!!! no more water to southern california!!! find your own water, fuckers!!

lets all get eachother one of these

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let no water go to waste!

how about those body suits from Dune

I cant remember what they were called.............

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speaking of water

bardy sure has retained a lot lately

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I think that northern california would be doing alright in regards to water if we wernt sending a lot of it to southern california. split the state in two!!! no more water to southern california!!! find your own water, fuckers!!

If it wasn't for stealing water from far-off regions, there literally wouldn't <i>be</i> a southern California. Ever hear of Mulholland? Dirtiest thief of a politician ever who is a hero because he brought Southern California into Economic/residential viability with his antics... including deploying state and federal troops to shoot residents trying to defend their water from the 200 mile pipeline that remotely sucked their fields, orchards, and streams dry.

We get doughts here evey year and there are always watering restrictions. Yay for stupid hot Texas

Water is a serious thing guys, save water.

golden showers conserve an amazing amount of water

I think that northern california would be doing alright in regards to water if we wernt sending a lot of it to southern california. split the state in two!!! no more water to southern california!!! find your own water, fuckers!!

But Sacramento doesn't get it's water from the same source as Southern California. And LA's nothernmost watersource (Owens Valley) is geographically closer to LA than it is to Sacramento by about 100 miles. It is true LA stole this water but not from "Northern California." There's a weird mentality that everything north of Santa Barbara is 'northern' california.

Don't forget much of the Bay Area including San Francisco gets it water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, an enviornmental disaster, since we're on the topic of stealing water.

where the hell is all that water in the california aqueduct going?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Aqueduct

The California Aqueduct is a 444 mile (715 km)-long[1] aqueduct in the United States that carries water from Northern California to Southern California. A typical section has a concrete-lined channel 40 feet (12 m) wide at the base and an average water depth of about 30 feet (9 m). The widest section of the aqueduct is 110 feet (33.5 m) and the deepest is 32.8 feet (10 m).channel capacity is 13,100 ft³/s (371 m³/s) and the largest pumping plant capacity (Dos Amigos) is 15,450 ft³/s (437 m³/s).

The aqueduct begins at the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta at the Banks Pumping Plant which pumps from the Clifton Court Forebay. Water is pumped by the Banks Pumping Plant to the Bethany Reservoir. The reservoir serves as a forebay for the South Bay Aqueduct via the South Bay Pumping Plant. From the Bethany Reservoir the aqueduct flows by gravity approximately 60 miles (97 km) to the O'Neil Forebay at the San Luis Reservoir. From the O'Neil Forebay it flows approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the Dos Amigos Pumping Plant. After the Dos Amigos the aqueduct flows about 95 miles (153 km) to where the Coastal Branch splits from the "main line". The split is approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of Kettleman City. After the coastal branch, the line continues by gravity another 66 miles (106 km) to the Buena Vista Pumping Plant. From the Buena Vista it flows approximately 27 miles (43 km) to the Teerink Pumping Plant. After Teerlink it flows about 2.5 miles (4 km) to the Chrisman Pumping Plant. Chrisman is the last pumping plant before Edmonston Pumping Plant, which is 13 miles (21 km) from Chrisman. South of the plant the coastal branch splits off in a southwesterly direction to serve the central coast. At Edmonston Pumping Plant it is pumped 1,926 feet (600 m) over the Tehachapi Mountains.

Once it has crossed the Tehachapis the aqueduct divides into two branches; the West and the East Branch. The East Branch feeds Lake Perris and the San Gorgonio Pass area, while the West Branch heads towards Pyramid Lake and Castaic Lake in the Angeles National Forest to supply the western Los Angeles basin.

Water flows through the aqueduct in a series of abrupt rises and gradual falls. The water flows down a long segment, built at a slight grade, and arrives at a pumping station powered by Path 66 or Path 15. The pumping station raises the water, where it again gradually flows downhill to the next station. However, where there are substantial drops, the water's potential energy is recaptured by hydroelectric plants. The initial pumping station fed by the Sacramento River Delta raises the water 240 feet (73 m), while a series of pumps culminating at the Edmonston Pumping Plant raises the water 1,926 feet (600 m) to cross the Tehachapi Mountains. The Edmonston Pumping station requires so much power that several power lines off of Path 15 and Path 26 are needed to ensure proper operation of the pumps.

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) operates and maintains the California Aqueduct, including two pumped-storage hydroelectric plants, Castaic and Gianelli. Gianelli is located at the base of San Luis Dam, which forms San Luis Reservoir, the largest offstream reservoir in the United States. The Castaic Dam and Castaic Power Plant are located on the northern end of Castaic Lake.

oh looks like it goes into a power plant, that seems kind of pointless

oh I dont know this is all so boring to research

some places in LA area get water from us via the California Water Project or something

http://www.water-ed.org/watersources/community.asp?rid=9&cid=396

In 1960, California voters approved financing for construction of the initial features of the State Water Project (SWP). The project includes some 22 dams and reservoirs, a Delta pumping plant, a 444-mile-long aqueduct that carries water from the Delta through the San Joaquin Valley to southern California. The project begins at Oroville Dam on the Feather River and ends at Lake Perris near Riverside. At the Tehachapi Mountains, giant pumps lift the water from the California Aqueduct some 2,000 feet over the mountains and into southern California.

The SWP provides irrigation water to farms in the San Joaquin Valley, and is a major source of supply for cities in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and other parts of southern California. In addition, the SWP serves cities in Napa and Solano counties through the North Bay Aqueduct, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties through the Coastal Aqueduct and communities in Alameda and Santa Clara counties through the South Bay Aqueduct. The project is operated by the California Department of Water Resources.

so I was kind of just saying "southern california is taking Sacramento's water"

most boring string of posts ever

no wonder you have almost 20,000 posts

business week had an article last week called there will be water where they discussed this guy in texas i think that was buying up water sources like they were oil wells. basically the article said that there will be a shortage of water by 2030 or something, i can't remember specifically. Unfortunately, everything will cost more in the years to come

edit:

here it is

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_25/b4089040017753.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stori es

before i shower i always leave the water running so that they will heat up, so during that time i like to take a leak. by the time i'm done, the water is hot and dandy, AND i've given some fluids back to mother nature

wow, that sounds kinda hot

Get a bucket. Stick it under the shower when you run it, waiting for it to heat up.

Take the bucket out once it's at temperature and you get in. Use the water you collect for the garden of whatever. It's less wasteful.

Guys, I'm still concerned. Whats the status?

You aren't going to like what you hear. It's pretty concerning.

This topic doesn't concern me.

most boring string of posts ever

scrolling past your posts i thought it said 'most boring sitar player ever'

disappointing

East Bay Mud is my water provider. My mom had just paid the bill so she handed me the bill and on the back there was a emergency number.

I don't think it's too weird that they were available so quickly, because i believe we have a East Bay Mud employee who lives about a mile from my house with a company truck.

i did get my video camera out last night, but it was too late they got the water turned off. before i was able to tape.

I don't know why the hydrant was open

and the drought..?

here was a good thread

Fattening Ass fucking dominated this thread.

i'm concerned. i brush my teeth while in the shower to conserve water.

Thank you for your concern, Mooney.

I brush my teeth in the shower, as it is the most intelligent place to do so. The water conservation is a bonus.

for a second there i thought monte had gotten into the animal collective

golden showers conserve an amazing amount of water

yes but they cost GOLD.