Opinion: Adding needed homes won’t unduly burden water systems
The availability of potable water is not a reason to oppose development in drought-threatened California. The view that water should limit development is one of the false claims made by Not-In-My-Back-Yard organizations that want to stop the future. The NIMBY mantra that new development poses risks to the environment, that we will run out of water, is wrong. Less than 5 percent of annual water supply is used inside residences. There are many NIMBY organizations making these false claims, some with longstanding national stature.
-Written by Jim Larimer, a resident of Miramar.