On Wed, 01 May 2013 13:07:29 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 5/1/2013 12:14 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:24:28 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:

"Leon" wrote:
We do have have a system for capturing rain for future use, we call
it Lake
Houston. That lake probably handles half of the Houston Metro area.
That
said, our bayous direct the water to the bay and gulf within a few
hours
after the rain stops.
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That helps to solve the short term flooding problem but unfortunately
is doesn't address the longer term issue of rebuilding the aquifers
which have taken a beating in the SouthWest the last few years.

What does Houston have to do with the South West?



I was kinda wondering that myself. If the SW simply had the rain fall
each year that we do they would be looking for ways to get rid of the
water.

I think they problem in the SW is that you build large communities in
the arid desert

,plant the same plants (grass) you had back in New York,

and expect the water supply to hold up.


Not to mention the absurdities of the federal government's water
subsidies.