Bills must rise to pay for water security and avoid emergency supply handouts, infrastructure chief warns

Harry Le Hermit

Harry Le Hermit

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The country will face "collecting [water] in bottles or large canisters from emergency supplies" without a crackdown on use and leaks now, Sir John Armitt, chair of government advisory group the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), told Sky News.
https://news.sky.com/story/bills-mu...ture-chief-warns-12662751?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
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Somehow the phrase... "water, water everywhere... but not a drop to drink", comes to mind. (That is not intended as humorous, but rather sad, in this situation.)
 

I received notice last week that our local water plant is seeking a 30% rate increase. The PUC (Public Utilities Commission) is going to be holding hearings on this matter. From what I have read from the propaganda letter that the water company sent to each customer I have decided not to attend the hearing, but will send a letter of dissatisfaction based on their whims in their letter.

The water at our Florida home could use some vast improvements. It tastes terrible and hard. I had a water softener installed, so we could get some suds in the washing machine. We were using almost twice as much down there as we do at our northern home. I also had a really nice water purifier and dispenser installed.
 

There is an abundance of water in this area but water quality is suffering due to contamination from algae and invasive species being brought into local lakes by ‘dirty’ pleasure craft that are moved from one body of water to another.

Some local residents are requesting that state operated boat launch sites be closed to help reduce the impact.
 
I'm in California and I don't see people trying to save water much at all.

We don't have foot water controls at work and people leave the water running while they wash their hands or run and run water to rinse some cup they had some smoothie from home in or something.

I work on conserving water but I don't think most do.
 
Then you consider businesses like restaurants and care homes and hospitals where nobody will turn the lights off or they leave water running while they take their meal breaks.
 
I kill two birds with one stone, cut back on electric and water use. Saves me money and is good for the environment.
 
As the climate continues to warm, and the droughts continue to worsen, fresh clean water is going to become the "new gold" in many parts of the world. Here, in the U.S., the entire SW is at risk of some major problems in the future.
 
Don M. said:
As the climate continues to warm, and the droughts continue to worsen, fresh clean water is going to become the "new gold" in many parts of the world. Here, in the U.S., the entire SW is at risk of some major problems in the future.
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I so agree with this, @Don M. I think that access to water is going to drive a lot of population shifts in the near future.
 
Don M. said:
As the climate continues to warm, and the droughts continue to worsen, fresh clean water is going to become the "new gold" in many parts of the world. Here, in the U.S., the entire SW is at risk of some major problems in the future.
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Accuweather posted pictures of the horrendous drop in reservoirs - truly frightening. I have serious doubts about the safety of drinking water, too. With all the chemicals and drugs that get flushed, I wonder if there will come a point when it can't be made safe. /-; Perhaps I will look into the best purification systems for the home, just in case.
 

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