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Do you think it's ok for the state to name excessive users of water?

Do you think it's ok for the state to name excessive users of water?

  • Yes

    Votes: 34 61.8%

  • No

    Votes: 16 29.1%

  • Only if they also name excessive watchers of internet porn

    Votes: 5 9.1%
  • Total voters
    55
Technically speaking, the "Wet Prince" hasn't broken any laws: You're allowed to use as much water as you can pay for. In this case, the annual bill for that level of use comes out to roughly $90,000
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If they haven't broken any laws and are paying the bills I don't think their names should be made public. If its an issue change the laws or charge "surge" pricing for the water.
 
Public shaming will not work against the super rich.
I vote for tiered pricing that severely impacts high users.
 
edro said:
Public shaming will not work against the super rich.
I vote for tiered pricing that severely impacts high users.
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Yeah but that's the problem though, you aren't going to severely impact those high volume users...
 
Is it a fine ordered by court?

Our daily happenings are posted in the news paper's "Matter of Record" section. All DUI, Underage Consumption, Driving, bad checks, etc. But then again, small town, so it all fits in about 1/4 of a page.
 
When 80% of the water in CA goes to farmers drowning their fields in exceedingly wasteful and unnecessary ways, and Brown doesn't want to lift a fucking finger to ban this practice and restrict the use for farming--hell, the jerk actually wants to keep paying them to do this--then Brown can go fuck himself about trying to call out the 0.01%ers for individually using 0.004% of the water.
 
zinfamous said:
When 80% of the water in CA goes to farmers drowning their fields in exceedingly wasteful and unnecessary ways, and Brown doesn't want to lift a fucking finger to ban this practice and restrict the use for farming--hell, the jerk actually wants to keep paying them to do this--then Brown can go fuck himself about trying to call out the 0.01%ers for individually using 0.004% of the water.
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I'm waiting for that whole bubble to pop. Desalinization would work in theory, but this lack of cheap, clean energy is going to be the death of us.
 
Here's what the city I'm from in CA did when people went over their allotted usage during the severe droughts the last few years: Turned their fucking water off.
 
Craig234 said:
That would tell thieves which houses TO rob. Thieves love stealing guns.
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As if the NRA and Gadsden stickers on my Tacoma weren't enough of a give away. :smiley;

Just got off the phone with a friend of mine who lives in San Fran and we were talking guns. He says, "Out here, the locals would think you were a gun nutter prepper white supremacist type. In S.C., X number of firearms is normal for one guy." lol
 
vi edit said:
I used to live outside Iowa City, IA. The local paper would annually publish concealed carry permit owners.
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IIRC there's laws in CA that prevent excessive pricing of energy, water, etc. As I understand it true "surge" pricing is illegal. Yes, we have tiered consumption rates but obviously if you're truly affluent it's all lost in the noise.
 
It sounds like what they need is some large scale desalinization plants.

I understand that they might not be allowed to "overcharge" for water, but, they should be able to charge the actual cost related to obtaining the water.

If there isn't enough fresh water available, then mine the oceans for water, and charge higher prices to fund it. Seems the only logical option.

Relying on the good nature of wealthy people to reduce their water usage for the benefit of all is stupid and pointless.
 
I wanted to say that as long as you're paying your bills, whatever, but then I remembered there were rich people out there that can pour money down the drain and still be rich.

We need to invest in desalination tech... Solve that and we'll never have water problems again -- well, that or infinite energy since desalination is expensive, in part, due to the energy required.
 
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