{"id":80,"date":"2008-05-27T12:17:27","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T20:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dianafoss.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/80\/"},"modified":"2009-05-05T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2009-05-05T23:14:59","slug":"80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dianafoss.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/80\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce, reuse, recycle II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assemblymember Paul Krekorian, D-Burbank, is currently carrying AB 2153<\/a>, which would require new development to mitigate new water use.<\/p>\n

\nKrekorian’s measure would require developers to prove their projects have no net gain in water use or pay into a fund to finance conservation projects elsewhere, such as fixing leaky pipes, cleaning up groundwater and recycling.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The measure contains some exemptions: Projects that replace existing building would be exempt if they use less water. Affordable housing would not be subject to the law.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the bill requires that at least 40 percent builder-financed conservation would have to be achieved in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Needless to say, builders and developers are against it.<\/p>\n

\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Accounting for every drop of water goes too far,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Assemblyman Doug La Malfa, R-Willows, who worries that making developers responsible for even more conservation will \u00e2\u20ac\u0153be used as an excuse\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to abandon planning for new reservoirs for the entire state.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Los Angeles has already announced<\/a> that it plans to accommodate future population growth with aggressive conservation and recycling programs.<\/p>\n

We must do the same.<\/p>\n

ETA: In case you missed it, here<\/a> is an excellent half-hour video on water recycling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nAssemblymember Paul Krekorian, D-Burbank, is currently carrying AB 2153, which would require new development to mitigate new water use. Krekorian’s…\n<\/div>\n
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