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Residents of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, who already struggle to find toilet paper and deodorant, are facing a new shortage -- drinking water.
The rationing of tap water amid a drought and a shortage of bottles because of currency controls are forcing people to form long lines at grocery stores and bottle shops as soon as deliveries are made. Truck drivers spend much of their day outside water dispatch centers as they try to meet demand.
I used to have to wait an hour to refill the truck, but now I have to wait six, said Carlos Miliani from his truck outside the Alpina dispatch center in eastern Caracas. More trucks are lining up here because of the shortage of plastic containers and the fact that plants that bottle mineral water have shut down. ...
State water utility Hidrocapital this month started rationing water in the capital. Some areas of the city receive water service only three days a week, with most neighborhoods going without water at least one day a week. When water does flow, few residents dare to drink it because of contamination. ...
Regulated prices for bottled water have not been raised since November 2011, industry association Anber said in a May 19 statement. Since then, consumer prices have risen 110 percent, according to central bank data, while the bolivar has lost 87 percent of its value on the black market, according to dolartoday.com, a website that tracks the value on the Colombian border.
Production costs have risen with labor and transport, Anber said. The cost of producing and distributing bottled water has more than doubled in the past two and a half years. ...
Annual inflation in Venezuela hit 59 percent in March after the government carried out the biggest devaluation since currency controls were instituted in 2003. The central bank hasnt provided data on product scarcity since January, when it said 28 percent of basic goods were out of stock at any given time.
Shortages of everything from car parts to flour have spurred almost four months of protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, leaving 42 people dead.
Maybe they should quit letting it run out to sea trying to save a non-native species."SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Amid severe drought conditions, California officials announced Friday they won't send any water from the state's vast reservoir system to local agencies beginning this spring, an unprecedented move that affects drinking water supplies for 25 million people and irrigation for 1 million acres of farmland.
"The announcement marks the first time in the 54-year history of the State Water Project that such an action has been taken, but it does not mean that every farm field will turn to dust and every city tap will run dry.
"The 29 agencies that draw from the state's water-delivery system have other sources, although those also have been hard-hit by the drought."
Maybe more fracking will help?
California Drought Prompts Unprecedented Water Conservation Efforts
Maybe so.Maybe they should quit letting it run out to sea trying to save a non-native species."SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Amid severe drought conditions, California officials announced Friday they won't send any water from the state's vast reservoir system to local agencies beginning this spring, an unprecedented move that affects drinking water supplies for 25 million people and irrigation for 1 million acres of farmland.
"The announcement marks the first time in the 54-year history of the State Water Project that such an action has been taken, but it does not mean that every farm field will turn to dust and every city tap will run dry.
"The 29 agencies that draw from the state's water-delivery system have other sources, although those also have been hard-hit by the drought."
Maybe more fracking will help?
California Drought Prompts Unprecedented Water Conservation Efforts
"In 2012, California's 80,500 farms and ranches received $42.6 billion for their output. California remained the number one state in cash farm receipts with 11.3 percent of the US total.Farms were sacrificed long ago......now their idiocy is catching up with them.
Chavez did it.So when our American towns' sewage systems fail, we can blame it on the American system.
So when our American towns' sewage systems fail, we can blame it on the American system.
So when our American towns' sewage systems fail, we can blame it on the American system.
Where are they failing
Do you have something specific in mind
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So when our American towns' sewage systems fail, we can blame it on the American system.
Where are they failing
Do you have something specific in mind
Sent from smartphone using my wits and Taptalk
American towns' systems fail all the time, so it must be the failure of the American system.
Guys, you look stupid every time with your generic statements that mean nothing.
One of the worst policies a government can implement is price controls, especially when the same incompetent government has created price inflation.
Residents of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, who already struggle to find toilet paper and deodorant, are facing a new shortage -- drinking water.
The rationing of tap water amid a drought and a shortage of bottles because of currency controls are forcing people to form long lines at grocery stores and bottle shops as soon as deliveries are made. Truck drivers spend much of their day outside water dispatch centers as they try to meet demand.
I used to have to wait an hour to refill the truck, but now I have to wait six, said Carlos Miliani from his truck outside the Alpina dispatch center in eastern Caracas. More trucks are lining up here because of the shortage of plastic containers and the fact that plants that bottle mineral water have shut down. ...
State water utility Hidrocapital this month started rationing water in the capital. Some areas of the city receive water service only three days a week, with most neighborhoods going without water at least one day a week. When water does flow, few residents dare to drink it because of contamination. ...
Regulated prices for bottled water have not been raised since November 2011, industry association Anber said in a May 19 statement. Since then, consumer prices have risen 110 percent, according to central bank data, while the bolivar has lost 87 percent of its value on the black market, according to dolartoday.com, a website that tracks the value on the Colombian border.
Production costs have risen with labor and transport, Anber said. The cost of producing and distributing bottled water has more than doubled in the past two and a half years. ...
Annual inflation in Venezuela hit 59 percent in March after the government carried out the biggest devaluation since currency controls were instituted in 2003. The central bank hasnt provided data on product scarcity since January, when it said 28 percent of basic goods were out of stock at any given time.
Shortages of everything from car parts to flour have spurred almost four months of protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, leaving 42 people dead.
Caracas Goes Thirsty as Taps Run Dry and Bottles Vanish - Bloomberg
