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More in Water Rationing News….

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Amanda Rice

Santa Rosa (Marin County) will remain under a voluntary conservation order, asking residents to not water during the day, not wash down sidewalks and driveways and only use a hose with a shut-off valve to wash cars. If that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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And In Current Water Rationing News….

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Amanda Rice

This item found online at the Coastal Post, a Marin County publication. Perhaps Cambria could take this path instead of surcharges if our aquifers are in real danger of overdraft or saltwater intrusion. It would educate our community while conserving … Continue reading →

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Water Moratorium – A Look at Bolinas, CA

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Amanda Rice

Very recently, the Ecology Law Review posted a comment on the water moratorium that Bolinas imposed in 1971 and is still going strong after 37 years. The article lays out the history (legal and social) of the moratorium and offers … Continue reading →

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Water in the Media – Shortages and Solutions

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Amanda Rice

Two articles of note you might want to check out – the first an op-ed from LA Times, the other an article from Scientific American magazine. Something tells me many of you have already read the LA Times piece, but … Continue reading →

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Another 2 Cents on Water Pricing and Shortages

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Amanda Rice

Thank you to our friend over at WaterWired.com for this nugget of information: David Zetland, the ‘James Dean of Resource Economists’, who runs Aguanomics, has made quite a splash with his solution to California’s water shortage (and those of other … Continue reading →

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