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tehag
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Loreto water usage
Loreto is putting some water conservation moves on. They are passing out notices that some restrictions on water usage will start to be enforced, with
fines for abusers:
No garden watering except between 7pm and 6am.
Car washing from a bucket only, no hosing.
No street or sidewalk wetting for dust control.
Of the water pumped from San Juan Londó only about 15% ever reaches the wastewater treatment plant. They estimate that up to 60% of all Loreto water
is unaccountable. Overuse and misuse are now targets of the municipio.
The already in progress upgrading of the system to stop leakage has; along with much disruption, of course; raised water pressure throughout the town
appreciably.
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jerry
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does that mean to rinse you put water in a bucket and then throu it on your car?? :
jerry and judi
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bajabird
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My gardener will be out of work; no problem on the car, I like it dirty;
Flushing? Is that still allowed?
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oldhippie
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You can flush number 1 on odd days, number 2 on even days. If together, you must wait until the 12th to resume flushing.
Can't your gardener work at night?
Sorry, dirty cars are no longer allowed in authentic and sustainable Loreto. You will be fined.
BTW, who is going to enforce all of these you can do this but you can't do that rules to achieve authentic and sustainable living.
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Bruce R Leech
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you all must suffer so Loreto Bay can sell more houses
Bruce R Leech
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Don Alley
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Experts say the water table may not last.
Government rejects experts, does own study.
That study is completed but not made public.
Streets torn up to replace pipes. Water use rules adapted. Water meters ordered. Hmmm...Makes you wonder what the latest estimate is on the aquifer...
And at LB, will there be a late shift to water the landscaping? I'll bet they're exempt.
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Hook
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Jeez, beginning to look and sound like Alta California in Loreto.
Hey, can we ship Fabian Nunez and Villarigosa down there, too?
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backninedan
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No increase in pressure here in colonia zaragoza. In fact, it has decreased since the street (repairs) began.
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oldhippie
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Will the Loreto folks have to pay for their meters? I had to pay over $100 for mine here in TJ. But now I own one - oh goodie!
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rob
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GOVT STUDY INFO
re "Government rejects experts, does own study. That study is completed but not made public."
Last year we forced INEGI/RAN to disclose what they had labelled as "confidential private information" in a land dispute.
The Mexican Freedom of Information Act has real teeth!
So if you really want to know what is in the water study . . . it's there for your use.
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Osprey
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Rob, probably a good idea. I've just read some reports that say an average (there is no average) golf course uses the same amount of water as a town
of 6,000 people. I figured the new one planned for our town will equal about the same as we use now (2,600 people mas o menos). Wouldn't you like to
know what the Loreto golf courses will use? How about a nice water park for the neo-kids?
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oldhippie
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how much water does a golf course require?
UC Riverside Study - golf course water use = 615 acre feet per year in Tuscon
http://ucrturf.ucr.edu/topics/trends_in_golf_course_water_us...
1 acre foot = 325,851 gallons
http://www.western-water.com/Acre-Foot_formula.htm
therefore 615 * 325,851 = 200,398,365 gallons
so 200 million gallons a year in Tucson
however, with cactus fairways and greens, and sewer water traps, it could be much less in Loreto
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flyfishinPam
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Please elaborate on this
| Quote: | Originally posted by rob
re "Government rejects experts, does own study. That study is completed but not made public."
Last year we forced INEGI/RAN to disclose what they had labelled as "confidential private information" in a land dispute.
The Mexican Freedom of Information Act has real teeth!
So if you really want to know what is in the water study . . . it's there for your use. |
I know about the study and that its results are being with-held. So you're saying there's a way to see these results? Please give more information
so that I may investigate.
thanks
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Skeet/Loreto
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Pam: Nobody will have to worry about Water in Loreto if another Hurricaine Lisa Hits!! It has now been over 35 years, Might be this Year- I hope that
you are Prepared.
Skeet/Loreto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Pam: Nobody will have to worry about Water in Loreto if another Hurricaine Lisa Hits!! It has now been over 35 years, Might be this Year- I hope that
you are Prepared.
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Hey Skeeter,
Can take that two ways. You mean it will wipe us off the map, so no more reason for water worries "OR" it will dump enough water to last us for the
next 35 years. 
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oldhippie
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ffPam,
A recent development in Mexico that has won high praise from the world community is what is called "transparency". The Mex gov. under Fox instituted
new policies that require much of the gov processes be open for inspection in order to reduce corruption. I'm not sure how it works but if you can get
in contact with one of the Mexican environmental groups named in the recent San Diego Union article by Sandra Dibble or named in the Harvard study,
they would probably know how to pursue it.
Communicate with Sandra at the San Diego Union. She's interested in all that's happening and can utilize the resources of an almost major league
newspaper to get info. We've swapped a few emails.
[Edited on 6-7-2007 by oldhippie]
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oldhippie
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[Edited on 6-7-2007 by oldhippie]
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Skeet/Loreto
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Van; Prior to 1976 there was a 7 Year Drought in Loreto; The Ranchers Hired a "Cloud Seeding Operation" which lasted for about two years, then along
came "Lisa".
In La Paz alone there were 5,000 People swept into the Bay where they were Consumed by the Sharks{The Govt. reported only 500 People}.
Debris along with 80 Tons of Gravel was washed out 7 miles from the Beach of Loreto. Traffic could not get across the Arroyo to Saragosa for Days.
Donkeys and Coral Snakes were washed into a Pile of Debris 3 Feet Tall in front of the Hotel Oasis.
Can you imagine what would happen to the Arroyo at San Bruno as Well? And since they Bulldosed the two Arroyos together at Miramar, it is an Accident
waiting to Happen.
Good Luck to All if when it happens.
Skeet/Loreto
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vandenberg
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Skeet,
I'll dig my " THE END IS NEAR " sign out of the garage.
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surfer jim
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Maybe the town will post signs for the tourists which say ....."Don't drink the WATER".........
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