Water shortages = drought?

Big Disney Fan · 06-13-2008, 12:34 AM

You think gas prices are awful? You haven't heard anything yet. Around here in Northern California, there have just been some water shortages and droughts, thanks to dry winters with very little rain and snow. And it's been warned that conditions of this type may be much worse if they persist into next year. Anyway, here's the article explaining such (from KCRA.com): http://www.kcra.com/water/index.html. Just read it and you should see what I'm talking about.

What are your thoughts?

ghoofie · 06-13-2008, 12:22 PM

I'm up here in the bay area too. I had a new lawn put in last fall. I'm not losing my lawn, again. We are an empty nest, only two, so we don't use all that much. But we are already conserving as much as we can. I'm shutting off water when shaving, stuff like that. I remember that during the last drought, we were allocated 300 gals. per day. We can manage that easily and still water the lawn.

adrianne · 06-13-2008, 01:38 PM

Hi, fellow Bay-Areans! Sonoma County here. I've been conservation-conscious as long as I can remember -- I was raised "waste not, want not". My yard is landscaped in plants that don't require much water (lavendar and other mediterranean plants, mostly). I shut off the water when I'm brushing my teeth etc, I adjust the load size in my washing machine to use the least amount of water needed, I sweep the sidewalks, not wash them down. My municipality's version of water rationing is to have us cut back a certain percentage from last year's usage. So I'm basically being penalized for having been conservation-conscious all along! Growl.

mousecrazy · 06-13-2008, 02:12 PM

Another Bay Area person here, Marin County to be exact... tight restrictions are going to get tighter. I remember the drought in the 80's. In my house shower water was then used to flush the toilet. Lawns were none existent. In Marin if you are caught watering your lawn, washing your car, rinsing your driveway you are fined substationally. They give you a window of 3 hours between 10pm and 1am to water lawns here and prefer you take your car to a wash station.

I guess quicker showers will be necessary...

Hey quick question, less water using the dishwasher or by hand?

Big Disney Fan · 06-13-2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousecrazy

Hey quick question, less water using the dishwasher or by hand?

Probably dishwasher.

adrianne · 06-13-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousecrazy

Hey quick question, less water using the dishwasher or by hand?

According to about.com:

Quote:

If you rent, you may have no choice about your dishwashing method. But if you have the freedom to choose between an efficient dishwasher or hand washing dishes, opt for the dishwasher. Load it to capacity to maximize water usage, don't use the pre-rinse cycle, and don't fully rinse under a running tap before loading. As with all appliances look for the Energy Star certification.

If you wash dishes by hand, fill sinks or dish tubs to wash and rinse instead of running the faucet. A study at the University of Bonn in Germany showed that manually washing dishes could waste almost 30 gallons for 12 place settings, whereas dishwashers will use up to half that much.

mousecrazy · 06-13-2008, 04:11 PM

Thanks for helping answer my question. I guess it is the dishwasher all the way for me then. Just the way I like it :)

ghoofie · 06-13-2008, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousecrazy

Hey quick question, less water using the dishwasher or by hand?

Also use paper plates, paper cups, and SPORKS !!

Then there is the what we followed for flushing during the 70's drought..(seriously):

If it's yellow...it's mellow. (we kept a can of lysol and sprayed).
If it's brown...flush it down.

We also saved water that was running while waiting for hot water to use for
flushing and watering plants.

I remember my neighbors hooking up their cloths washer drainage to a long garden hose
to use outdoors.

Big Disney Fan · 06-13-2008, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousecrazy

Thanks for helping answer my question. I guess it is the dishwasher all the way for me then. Just the way I like it :)

And it also saves you time and your life, too; does a job that you don't have to do.

AraBrokenDreamer · 06-13-2008, 05:43 PM

Here in Texas, droughts are the norm for the summer, so we all a re pretty much used to the way the conservation system works. My family's on well-water and we still do it, just because... it's a well. It's not infinite by any means, and besides, as one of my fellow VFrs said, 'waste not, want not' is the way a lot of us have been raised. Well, that and we've seen how quickly ice cubes can evaporate in the afternoon heat.

-Ara

PeoplemoverMatt · 06-13-2008, 06:26 PM

The local newspaper here published an article that we have at least 2 years of full water supply in reserve in case something happens to our NorCal water supply, or the connections to it. Good to be prepared.

-- PMM

tomserwin · 06-13-2008, 09:30 PM

Pshh...

You guys got nothin'!!! I live in Arizona. We have been in a drought for over a decade! We are currently using far more water than our enviorment can handle. We are growing at record rates and in a little while we won't be able to sustain ourselves. The only way we can keep up with demand is to buy water from other states.

06-13-2008, 12:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Big Disney Fan People who found this post helpful: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,920	Water shortages = drought? You think gas prices are awful? You haven't heard anything yet. Around here in Northern California, there have just been some water shortages and droughts, thanks to dry winters with very little rain and snow. And it's been warned that conditions of this type may be much worse if they persist into next year. Anyway, here's the article explaining such (from KCRA.com): http://www.kcra.com/water/index.html. Just read it and you should see what I'm talking about. What are your thoughts? __________________ "Walt Disney's . Each week, as you enter this timeless land, one of these many worlds will open to you: Frontierland, tall tales and true from the legendary past; Tomorrowland, promise of things to come; Adventureland, the wonder world of nature's own realm; Fantasyland, the happiest kingdom of them all." - Intro to the Disneyland TV show

06-13-2008, 12:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
ghoofie How do YOU spell Goofy? People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 569 Images: 16	I'm up here in the bay area too. I had a new lawn put in last fall. I'm not losing my lawn, again. We are an empty nest, only two, so we don't use all that much. But we are already conserving as much as we can. I'm shutting off water when shaving, stuff like that. I remember that during the last drought, we were allocated 300 gals. per day. We can manage that easily and still water the lawn. __________________ ghoofie's place Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: ghoofie returns to Disneyland !! 28 days 5 hours 55 minutes

06-13-2008, 01:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
adrianne Monorail Cat People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: you can pet a cat, you can pet a dog, but you can't Pet-a-luma. Posts: 1,831 Images: 15	Hi, fellow Bay-Areans! Sonoma County here. I've been conservation-conscious as long as I can remember -- I was raised "waste not, want not". My yard is landscaped in plants that don't require much water (lavendar and other mediterranean plants, mostly). I shut off the water when I'm brushing my teeth etc, I adjust the load size in my washing machine to use the least amount of water needed, I sweep the sidewalks, not wash them down. My municipality's version of water rationing is to have us cut back a certain percentage from last year's usage. So I'm basically being penalized for having been conservation-conscious all along! Growl. __________________ Remember that NOT getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck My Countdown Counting down to: VF Scavenger Hunt V 294 days 2 hours 55 minutes

06-13-2008, 02:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
mousecrazy I Eat Danger For BrkFast! Administrator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bay Area - Marin Posts: 1,561 Images: 32	Another Bay Area person here, Marin County to be exact... tight restrictions are going to get tighter. I remember the drought in the 80's. In my house shower water was then used to flush the toilet. Lawns were none existent. In Marin if you are caught watering your lawn, washing your car, rinsing your driveway you are fined substationally. They give you a window of 3 hours between 10pm and 1am to water lawns here and prefer you take your car to a wash station. I guess quicker showers will be necessary... Hey quick question, less water using the dishwasher or by hand? __________________ Mahalo nui loa "Rosa sat, so Martin could walk. Martin walked, so Obama could run. Obama is running, so our children can fly." - Ed Welch

06-13-2008, 04:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
mousecrazy I Eat Danger For BrkFast! Administrator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bay Area - Marin Posts: 1,561 Images: 32	Thanks for helping answer my question. I guess it is the dishwasher all the way for me then. Just the way I like it :) __________________ Mahalo nui loa "Rosa sat, so Martin could walk. Martin walked, so Obama could run. Obama is running, so our children can fly." - Ed Welch

06-13-2008, 05:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
AraBrokenDreamer People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sanctuary of Dreams Posts: 1,381 Images: 3	Here in Texas, droughts are the norm for the summer, so we all a re pretty much used to the way the conservation system works. My family's on well-water and we still do it, just because... it's a well. It's not infinite by any means, and besides, as one of my fellow VFrs said, 'waste not, want not' is the way a lot of us have been raised. Well, that and we've seen how quickly ice cubes can evaporate in the afternoon heat. -Ara __________________ Scripts are the soil of a film. The story is the seed, the actors are the water, and the crew are the sunlight, giving it the chance to bloom into a brilliant flower. "I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. " -Walt Disney

06-13-2008, 06:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,745 Images: 18	The local newspaper here published an article that we have at least 2 years of full water supply in reserve in case something happens to our NorCal water supply, or the connections to it. Good to be prepared. -- PMM __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4

06-13-2008, 09:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
tomserwin People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greegoil-Zbokk, Sector Two. Posts: 1,848 Images: 8	Pshh... You guys got nothin'!!! I live in Arizona. We have been in a drought for over a decade! We are currently using far more water than our enviorment can handle. We are growing at record rates and in a little while we won't be able to sustain ourselves. The only way we can keep up with demand is to buy water from other states. __________________ *It's not very far from Sulphur to Sugarcane.* My Countdown Counting down to: Next trip to Disneyland. At Disenyland, making full benefit of my Annual Pass.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Water park??	woodcrazy6	Disneyland Resort Rumors	14	10-23-2007 07:18 PM
Will there ever be a water show in DCA?	MVP	Disneyland Resort Rumors	47	01-28-2007 12:24 PM
Possible Water Park??	am1974	Disneyland Resort Rumors	35	11-16-2006 12:18 PM
grizzly run water	tony	Disney's California Adventure	8	07-08-2006 04:28 AM
water rides and the water level	tony	Disneyland Park®	10	07-08-2006 04:16 AM