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Old 01-05-2020, 11:28 PM   #8109 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
California has 1200 new laws. So you better watch what you step in, unless you are hoarding water. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=california+55+gallons
Surely the 1,200 laws were the bare minimum necessary to impose on people, and such a short number will be easy to keep in mind so as to not accidentally be in violation. At least now they won't need any more laws since they covered every conceivable thing with the 1,200, so the politicians can go ahead and furlough for the next decade.

I'm not sure why "hot" climates showed more urban water usage per day. Sure, you might need to drink more water than cooler climates, but not a few dozen gallons more per day.

I'm in the suburbs, so presumably my water usage would be higher. My family of 4 consumes 64 gallons per day. That's almost 1/4 the amount allowed by the new law. Granted, I don't live in a hot climate, so I'm not drinking an extra 30 gallons.

Anyhow, tiered pricing is the correct market strategy to conserve a scarce resource. The first "block" of water use is at some low rate so that the poor can meet their basic needs. Then progressively higher pricing for each block more usage so that the wealthy can enjoy their extravagant landscaping while subsidizing water projects.
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