California: Govenor orders historic 25 percent mandatory water use reduction

[JSt0rm]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-Get-ready-to-pay-more-at-the-6197359.php



California folks, prepare to pay more for your water. The more you conserve, the less you use, the less you pay to the water companies, the MORE they will charge you to cover the loss. You just can't win...

We will subsidize cheap food for everyone else :wub:D:

This is probably going to back fire.

 

[brycejones]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-Get-ready-to-pay-more-at-the-6197359.php
California folks, prepare to pay more for your water. The more you conserve, the less you use, the less you pay to the water companies, the MORE they will charge you to cover the loss. You just can't win...

The way this should be handled is for the costs associated with maintaining the system be separated and billed separately from the actual cost of the water instead of building the infrastructure cost into the price of the water.

 

[JSt0rm]

ok I just wrote my state congress critter, senator and congressman.

 

[NoStateofMind]

The Governor owns all the water in California? I bet he's rich!

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-Get-ready-to-pay-more-at-the-6197359.php



California folks, prepare to pay more for your water. The more you conserve, the less you use, the less you pay to the water companies, the MORE they will charge you to cover the loss. You just can't win...

Yep. It happens all the time. Users are told to reduce their use...revenues fall, prices go up. Like the story says, MOST of the cost is in the infrastructure...that cost remains pretty stable regardless of use. The actual water cost is pretty small.

 

[norseamd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUjYzrjHn4