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Water.  Buzzword of the next century.  Oil is so passé.

Watching a client drain (mostly) and  then refill his swimming pool with a an unmetered water supply strikes me as the very heart (or at least the kidneys) of our wasteful ways.  No consideration goes into the costs of flushing tens of thousands of litres down the storm drain.  No consideration goes into the cost of refilling the pool with filtered potable tap water.

Students involved with McCourt’s environmental research course found that in 1999, Montreal had the highest water use per capita at 1,287 litres a day. This means that Montrealers use more than double the amount of water than residents of most other Canadian cities.  (Down the Drain)

When you let you citizenry waste anything for free they’ll more often than not, waste lots.

Throw a water meter inline and send them the bill and perhaps they will think twice.

• Every residence and commercial establishment on this island should have a water meter.

Here’s a little  story on the state of California’s building cycle and how water access is putting a hold on growth.  Finally.   (actually here are some excerpts since a reg only article)

As California faces one of its worst droughts in two decades, building projects are being curtailed for the first time under state law by the inability of developers to find long-term water supplies.

Water authorities and other government agencies scattered throughout the state, including here in sprawling Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, have begun denying, delaying or challenging authorization for dozens of housing tracts and other developments under a state law that requires a 20-year water supply as a condition for building.

California officials suggested that the actions were only the beginning, and they worry about the impact on a state that has grown into an economic powerhouse over the last several decades.

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