Report: Sacramento Delta ‘No Longer a Delta’ | Aquatic | ReWild | KCET

http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/aquatic/report-sacramento-delta-no-longer-a-delta.html Well I haven’t posted here in a while but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been active. I have continued to work with wonderful people and permaculture. I saw this article the other day. I have been saying for a while that we have destroyed 97% of our freshwater wetlands. The remaining 3% is the area the article is talking about. Oh my. I am frustrated and literally angry at the water companies desire to sell more water. If water had cost more, and did cost more for the water gluttons of the world primarily the US we could solve our water issues. With the reasonable amount of 50 gallons per person per day as free with no base charge we would not hurt the poor! We could then develop a per capita multiple tier rate system with more than three silly levels that more accurately reflected the use of water over 50 gallons a day . We would not hurt the poorer segments of our society, and we could easily, EASily, EASILY make the water gluttons of the world pay for their water use. Why in the world should I, and all the other non golfers be forced to massively supplement the golf courses? We could ensure that our fat, lazy water companies fixed their infrastructure and we would not be devastating the environment as we are. I sadly believe that we as a society are simply too lazy in some respects. I love high tech, I love rockets, but saving water isn’t as sexy as watching a rocket ship launch. Bob http://www.PuraVidaAquatic.com