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    <author><![CDATA[gohot]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Ok why bother conserving, if we do, then we get hit with increased costs from the water company because they didnt sell enough water, screw it , Ill use as much as I need and not give it a thought. So theres coruption here, well your not doing on my back, we;ll all run out togather I say
        
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      <![CDATA[No, KCiampa, I'm not a developer; I simply advocate individual liberty and I happen to read a lot. Developers wouldn't be building if they didn't expect people to buy those homes in the future.
        
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      <![CDATA[LSL, are you a developer? I have spent time in third world countries.
        
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      <![CDATA[I believe Fountain Valley, Orange County has built the country's first municipal treatment plant that can convert waste water into tap water. Eventually North Carolina cities will most likely have to do the same.
        
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      <![CDATA[KCiampa, growth is good. If you've ever spent time in a third world country, or even a town in America's rust belt where populations are decreasing, it quickly becomes clear that the alternative to growth comes with much bigger problems (unemployment, stagnating wages, good teachers and other professionals fleeing for high-growth areas and better pay, just to name a few).
        
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      <![CDATA[What we are experiencing is not a drought, it is a water shortage. There is not enough water to support the population growth and development in the triangle.
        
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      <![CDATA[Kagrant mentions that our region has few natural fresh water sources, and says, basically, we're going to have to make due with what we can get from our current infrastructure from here on out. Michael Bacon, in a comment on a local blog (http://dependableerection.blogspot.com/2008/01/impressions-of-drought-forum.html) thinks we have plenty of untapped reservoirs within a 50-mile radius that will eventually come into play (they are man made, and I don't know if this distinction matters to the argument Kagrant makes, but water is water as far as I'm concerned):
        
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      <![CDATA[Fantastic article - I think we're all exasperated about how long it's taken for the officials to escalate our conservation efforts. I'm anxious to hear everyone's take on the newest pipe-dream fix of using the aquifer water wasted by PCS Phosphate's mining operation in Aurora.
        
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      <![CDATA[I have to say, reading things like this: "Recently, local mayors have tried to emphasize increasing conservation, seemingly to little avail.
        
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      <![CDATA[Cat:  This story is certainly helpful in calling attention to the issue and to showing how difficult it would be for any utility to deal with completely running out of water. Of course that was only a very small part of the meeting at Duke, where my candid remarks were made, and then used quite selectively by you to sensationalize the story a bit.
        
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      <![CDATA[Not in all cases, John D. Cliffside, Duke Energy's coal-fired power plant in the southwestern part of the state, uses water from the Broad River for the plant's cooling towers. It then discharges some water, which is much warmer and can impact aquatic life, back into the river.
        
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      <![CDATA[I agree that the water shortage is a serious problem that we need to work on, but in your response you mention power plants. Just to make sure we're not mixing apples and oranges, my understanding is that water usage at power plants in North Carolina has no impact on any city reservoirs.
        
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      <![CDATA[Thanks to both responders for their thoughtful comments. This piece was only a beginning in what is an enormously complex story.
        
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      <![CDATA[Excellent article. However, fresh water consumption is broken down as follows: 7% residential, 23% industrial use, and 70% agricultural, according to several web sources.
        
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      <![CDATA[Kudos to Cat Warren, Lisa Sorg and Bob Geary for sticking it  right-in-your-face regarding the current water shortage. With so-called drought conditions becoming the norm, I seriously question whether we should even be using the word "drought," which implies a once in a while kind of scenario, a temporary shortage, if you will.
        
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