Preparing for Lack of Water World

[The Heretic]

 

[oremike]

Well, rain arrives Friday afternoon.

I am trying to get as much firewood cut/split/stacked as I can before then. I am doing okay with the cutting and transporting it to my patio, but splitting/stacking is falling behind. I would like to get 4 cords done by Friday. Last year I ran out by January with two cords, but by the first week of October I was already using firewood to heat the house, whereas this year I won't be using the woodstove until the last week of October.

We'll see how cold it gets this winter.

I have 8 cords of wood and plan on burning 4 a year, some years less. I've got it all stacked and just need to tarp it. Generally I figure it'll rain from Halloween until the 4th of July. I know it doesn't rain steady for 8 months but it can and even when it's just cold and damp a fire in the wood stove feels pretty nice.

 

[ma96782]

MSN

Drying Mississippi River Threatens U.S. Supply Chain

Shipping and tourism businesses that rely on the river are seeking alternatives as barges are grounded and prices skyrocket as water levels haven’t been this low in more than three decades.

www.wsj.com

Aloha, Mark

 

[The Heretic]

I have 8 cords of wood and plan on burning 4 a year, some years less. I've got it all stacked and just need to tarp it. Generally I figure it'll rain from Halloween until the 4th of July. I know it doesn't rain steady for 8 months but it can and even when it's just cold and damp a fire in the wood stove feels pretty nice.

My back is starting to give me problems, the splitting/stacking part of the process is becoming a bottleneck, so I am going to stack any rounds not already unloaded in my shop. I should wind up with 3 cords in the covered patio and the rest in the shop - at least one or two more cords, depending on how much more cutting I get done before it is too muddy to go back there.

 

[ma96782]

Meanwhile, in China.

Aloha, Mark

 

[The Heretic]

NOAA winter outlook predicts another La Niña and no end to extreme drought

Winter is coming, and U.S. forecasters are predicting that the extreme drought affecting more than half of the country will continue, especially in the West.

news.yahoo.com

 

[ma96782]

China's water shortage will of course have worldwide repercussions.

Aloha, Mark

 

[terdog]

More and more people on this 3rd Rock from the Sun. Water is like dirt ... we aint makin more of it! But ... we keep makin more mouths that need it. Pretty simple math if you ask me.
i live in Elko NV. The house that we bought has 2 pretty good sized lawns. After seeing some $300+ water bills this summer, we are definitely covering at least the front yard with rock. I'd like to put fake grass in the backyard.
I have a rental house out in the boonies. Everyone out there is on a well. My well is pretty good (300 gals in 30 mins and it never dropped), but who knows how long that will last? I want to also cover those lawns with rock.

There truly is only so much to use. Where do we put our priority? Drinking, and food production are my votes.

 

[The Heretic]

More and more people on this 3rd Rock from the Sun. Water is like dirt ... we aint makin more of it! But ... we keep makin more mouths that need it. Pretty simple math if you ask me.

It would seem that most people would get that X+1 == less water per person, but every time I point that out it is like they have their head buried in the sand.

i live in Elko NV. The house that we bought has 2 pretty good sized lawns. After seeing some $300+ water bills this summer, we are definitely covering at least the front yard with rock. I'd like to put fake grass in the backyard.

Unfortunately, where I live, nothing is going to keep the grass from growing 9 months out of the year, and for 3 months that grass is going to be so dry it will be like dry pampas grass if a spark hits it.

Safety tip: remove cats before burning your pampas grass:

I have a rental house out in the boonies. Everyone out there is on a well. My well is pretty good (300 gals in 30 mins and it never dropped), but who knows how long that will last? I want to also cover those lawns with rock.

There truly is only so much to use. Where do we put our priority? Drinking, and food production are my votes.

 

[arakboss]

Rural California town is facing the end of its water supply by Dec. 1

Coalinga, which is typically allocated 10,000 acre-feet of water, has only been allocated about 2,000 this year, according to Pro-Tem Mayor Ray Singleton.

www.cnbc.com

 

[ma96782]

Rural California town is facing the end of its water supply by Dec. 1

Aloha, Mark

 

[USP_45_fan]

Hey gents,
As a Boat Guy, I just figured if TSHTF I would hop on a boat big enough to do what I needed. However, I saw this display at the International Boat Show yesterday and even though its intended use is for day-sailors intending to go out a bit longer, the fact that it is completely portable and works off 12-volts DC is pretty nifty. the photo I took (and attached0 is of theri demonstration. The watermaker itself is completely self-contained in the pelican case and they are running it off one of those battery power centers. I think you can see enough of the company name in the photo to look it up. They sell a companion battery also, but they did not have any on hand. capacity is "up to 14 Gal/Hr". All dependent on salinity, condition of water, condition of ceramic filter/membrane. It is an R-O style unit.

I had to shrink it down to attach. Just in case..

Portable Water Maker

Seawater pro portable lithium water maker makes 10 gallons of freshwater per hour and can run uninterrupted for 3 and a half hours. Completely water-resistant case weights only 45LBS and is carry-on size. The portable water maker can be battery-powered or plugged directly into an out or generator.

seawaterpro.com

 

[arakboss]

It's capitalism my friends, get used to it.

Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas | CNN

Around 80% of Arizona has no laws overseeing how much groundwater corporate megafarms are using, nor is there any way to track it.

www.cnn.com

 

[benchmark]

If one has been following the trends in the west concerning water, it may be alarming and prompt change in life plans and/or preps. (There is another thread on the topic, but I didn't want to derail someone else's. And this one is to focus on specific preparations, rather general discussion.)

• "Millions of drinking wells around the world may soon be at risk of running dry. Overpumping, drought and the steady influence of climate change are depleting groundwater resources all over the globe, according to new research. As much as 20% of the world's groundwater wells may be facing imminent failure, potentially depriving billions of people of fresh water." — Harvey, C. (2021, April 27). "Millions of groundwater wells could run dry. "Scientific American. Retrieved November 7, 2021, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-groundwater-wells-could-run-dry/.
• "The western United States is suffering from perhaps the most widespread and severe drought in recent history. As of early July, more than 98 percent of the American West was suffering from drought, with more than 80 percent in severe drought or worse. Extreme heat has struck several times since June, breaking records throughout the region and putting more than 20 million people under heat warnings from Canada to Mexico. Portland, Oregon broke a new record high of 115 degrees Fahrenheit; Seattle set a new record high of 108." — "Dying from the heat." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. (2021, July 16). Retrieved November 7, 2021, from https://thebulletin.org/2021/07/dying-from-the-heat/
• "Along the Oregon-California border in the Klamath Basin, taps are running dry. Federal officials decided not to divert water from a lake to farmers and ranchers after a year with little rain or snow. From Jefferson Public Radio, April Ehrlich reports that now businesses and homes are competing for precious little groundwater ..." — Ehrlich, A. (2021, August 27). Wells are running dry after farms and homes in Oregon compete for water. NPR. Retrieved November 7, 2021, from https://www.npr.org/2021/08/27/1031...hern-oregon-farms-and-homes-compete-for-water.
• "Aquifers provide us freshwater that makes up for surface water lost from drought-depleted lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. We are drawing down these hidden, mostly nonrenewable groundwater supplies at unsustainable rates in the western United States and in several dry regions globally, threatening our future." — Dimick, D. (2021, May 3). "If you think the water crisis can't get worse, wait until the aquifers are drained." National Geographic. Retrieved November 7, 2021, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...ter-california-drought-aquifers-hidden-crisis.

Queries:

• The trends in mind, what are you, or will you, do on an individual or family level to meet this challenge?
• What practical steps, preparations, and equipment acquisitions do you have in mind?
• Are there any books or other literature you have found helpful?
• If implemented or planning systems to capture, store, and purify large amounts of water, what is being used and how is it going? On the other hand, what didn't work?
• If a relocation from your present location is something you have planned or are contemplating, how much does the water situation factor in to the planning?
• With the possibility of migrations and social unrest due to the aforementioned, how do you plan on addressing said? How do you see it shaking out?

Thanks for sharing.

Buy a Berkey w/xtra filters. Have a water reserve, 350 gallons. Replace annually or preserve with chemicals for longer duration. What else can you do?!

 

[The Heretic]

Houston issues boil water notice for 2.2 million customers

The city of Houston is under a boil water notice after a Sunday morning power outage at one of its water treatment plants. Houston ISD schools will be closed on Monday.

www.click2houston.com

 

[ma96782]

U.S. warns California cities to prepare for fourth year of drought

Federal water managers on Monday urged numerous California cities and industrial users to prepare for a fourth dry year, warning of possible "conservation actions" as drought conditions continue despite early rains. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said water storage is near historic lows in the...

www.yahoo.com

Aloha, Mark

 

[ma96782]

Officials fear 'complete doomsday scenario' for drought-stricken Colorado River

PAGE, Ariz. - The first sign of serious trouble for the drought-stricken American Southwest could be a whirlpool. It could happen if the surface of Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir along the Colorado River that's already a quarter of its former size, drops another 38 feet down the concrete face...

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Aloha, Mark

 

[ATCclears]

In Arizona, Home Builders Fight to Show There’s Enough Water for New Residents

Demand for new housing due to population shifts and shrinking water supplies from a decadeslong drought are increasingly coming into conflict.

www.wsj.com

 

[The Heretic]

In Arizona, Home Builders Fight to Show There’s Enough Water for New Residents

Demand for new housing due to population shifts and shrinking water supplies from a decadeslong drought are increasingly coming into conflict.

www.wsj.com

This is basically a requirement a number of places, including Oregon.

 

[Lazyfaire]

FYI - New NASA flight to measure water height

SWOT

www.nasa.gov