tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post8935359264835382807..comments2024-03-20T22:55:32.772-07:00Comments on Valley Economy: Should there be regulation of economic activity in drought zones?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10344751623916759400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-62942206245225531492014-01-22T09:02:15.363-08:002014-01-22T09:02:15.363-08:00I'm from India, and whenever there's a dro...I'm from India, and whenever there's a drought or water shortage, which is every year, the government regulates water distribution. The result is always a slow down in the economy because things like agriculture and personal consumption are given priority. The idea that economic activity can't be effected by water shortages is a really strange concept to me. We can't endless pump water. Varun Bhaskarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205900310266653410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-75089002351192586392014-01-21T10:40:53.686-08:002014-01-21T10:40:53.686-08:00I drove through the outer edges of Roseville last ...I drove through the outer edges of Roseville last week, amazed by the sprawling house construction. Folsom is also playing that game. New construction, new water hookups, at a time when both cities that depend on CVP water from an extremely depleted Folsom Reservoir illustrates how home construction economic decisions also need to be in the list.David and Janet Carlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02481206568487224799noreply@blogger.com