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abbey
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Here we go again, despite the fact that it seems to have rained every day for the past year,

water bans are once again being enforced!

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/enviro ... ory=643389
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Intermiting rain today in Dublin. But the city council forbids the washing of your car:D

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abbey wrote: Here we go again, despite the fact that it seems to have rained every day for the past year,

water bans are once again being enforced!

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/enviro ... ory=643389


What :confused: I know we've had a bit of good weather but nothing to brag about.

God help us if we had a serious heatwave.
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LOL!! Just heard on the news that some folks in London are warned against flushing the lieu!! EEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! :wah:
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Raven wrote: LOL!! Just heard on the news that some folks in London are warned against flushing the lieu!! EEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! :wah:I've lived through 2 droughts here in California. Learned a lot. One tip

was for toilet flushing: "If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush

it down". You get used to it, especially when you're limited to 12 gallons

of water per person per day. Sounds like a lot, but that's for everything.

Used to get wet in the shower, turn the water off, then soap up and

turn the water back on to rinse. Navy shower, I think they called it.

Not letting the faucet just run when you brush your teeth.



I'm still careful with water, it's such a precious resource!
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we have been stage 3 water use for almost 3 weeks now due to flooding and our treatment plant not able to keep up with filteration. Yep no running water is a good thing. Big huge fines if caught using your outside hose. Imagine rain for 20+ days and idiots still think they need to water their grass and garden the first day the rain stops. What are they thinking??
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What you have to realize is that it takes 4-5 years of above average rainfall to counteract one year of drought. The subsurface aquifers need time to replenish. Very few areas of the globe get their water supplies from rivers - it's all underground water that people can't see that mandate these restrictions. And people say the government doesn't care about the environment - HAHAHA.
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