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Sub Rosa blog: Pasadena’s waterfall – Raymond Basin in jeopardy

Posted by: Maven on March 15, 2010 at 6:22 am

From the Pasadena Sub Rosa blog:

“In the early 1900s, the Raymond Basin, a huge underground water reservoir that made the development of early Pasadena possible, was overtapped and on the verge of being depleted.

Is Pasadena about to repeat the past, and this time will the precious resources of the basin fall below a safe level in the name of “emergency water conservation?”

Possibly so.

Allow us to explain why, oddly, doing something “green” such as mandating water conservation will have negative environmental impacts that need mitigating.

All across California cities are facing water-conservation restrictions. In response, Pasadena has adopted a New Comprehensive Water Conservation Plan and is about to adopt both new water policing and increased water-rate ordinances in June. But there is a flaw in Pasadena’s proposed plan that could lead to its fall – it is environmentally unsustainable.

We believe that if residents seriously cut back on irrigation in their yards, there will be a profound effect on the Raymond Basin’s replenishment. Simply put, not enough water will seep down from our landscaping, and well-intentioned efforts to “conserve” will backfire. … “

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March 15, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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