Do you buy bottled water?
Is it right that Nestle and big companies continue to bottle water in California where there has been a drought for 6 years?
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Booyeah · 41-45, M
Why wouldn't it be?
TwinklelilStar · F
Because it puts pressure on agriculture in California that produces more than half the nations fruit and nuts. Water is bottled that can be used by farmers for crops. It also causes spikes in water rates and the price of produce for consumers because of supply and demand.
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@TwinklelilStar: Drinking water is more important than luxury food. And if there's a lack of water for both the fault lies with the failure of State government to approve water purification plants on the coast.
TwinklelilStar · F
i dont think fruit is luxury food. Some nutrients is required for us to be healthy. I agree drinking water is more important than any food but it can be tap water or water brought in from other states.
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@TwinklelilStar: Fruit isn't a staple food. And tap water is wholly unreliable. Especially as a Californian; post-quake tap water is avoided. Bottled is the way to go.
Ynotisay · M
@Booyeah: Water purification? As in De-Sal? Well, there's a couple that have come online in CA and more in the works. But desal has huge limitations. It's super expensive to pump water in and put the brine back (which poses environmental concerns) and the areas around the pumps are hazardous for marine life. But the big one is that there are limits in terms of who can access the water. It can only serve areas near the coast so it's not an answer to Central CA ag needs.
As a Southern Californian I'd say this all comes down to one thing and that's drought. If it wasn't happening then desal and the rulings surrounding the Delta smelt would be a non-issue.
As a Southern Californian I'd say this all comes down to one thing and that's drought. If it wasn't happening then desal and the rulings surrounding the Delta smelt would be a non-issue.
Booyeah · 41-45, M
@Ynotisay: Marine life hazard is an emotional non-issue. And since the majority population lives on the coast, you're removing the drain on natural water sources that would otherwise go to agriculture.
Ynotisay · M
@Booyeah: An emotional non-issue? Outside of the brine, the intake hoses vacuum up the base layer of the marine food chain. I'm sure you know why that's problematic.
Think it's good to remember that CA ag takes between 60% and 80% of the state's water depending on who you believe and most all of Central CA's water comes from reservoirs and groundwater. That's obviously depleting. In SoCal most of our water is either local or from the Colorado River.
Desal is a last ditch effort. It's crazy expensive and a very risky business to be in. That's not because of the state. That's because of the market and nature.
Think it's good to remember that CA ag takes between 60% and 80% of the state's water depending on who you believe and most all of Central CA's water comes from reservoirs and groundwater. That's obviously depleting. In SoCal most of our water is either local or from the Colorado River.
Desal is a last ditch effort. It's crazy expensive and a very risky business to be in. That's not because of the state. That's because of the market and nature.