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An Anonymous Coward writes in with this story from the Press Examiner:
In the state's latest drought-conservation measure, California regulators Wednesday adopted stricter low-flow standards for showerheads in a move designed to save billions of gallons of water annually.
Standards adopted today require that all showerheads sold not exceed 2.0 gallons per minute maximum flow rate as of July 2016.
The commission predicts that the new standards will save more than 2.4 billion gallons of water in the first year and 38 billion gallons after full stock turnover in 10 years. The California Energy Commission voted Wednesday to phase in shower-head efficiency standards, limiting them to just 1.8 gallons a minute after July 2018.
In related news, the San Diego Metropolitan Water District is thanking San Diegans for saving so much water during the shortage that they will need to raise water rates:
San Diego water customers could see their bills climb about 17 percent in the next year under a proposal that would raise rates.
A proposal that city utility officials presented Monday to the Independent Rates Oversight Committee called for overall rate increases of 9.8 percent on Jan. 1, 2016, and another 6.9 percent on July 1, 2016. The increases will cover costs including the increasing price of imported water, and lower sales expected as customers slash water use 16 percent.
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(Score: 2) by K_benzoate on Monday August 17 2015, @08:59AM
We'll all be wearing Stillsuits here in California before long.
Until then I've been taking Navy showers for the last few years. ~60 seconds to rinse off, water gets turned off. Then I soap up and scrub down. Then ~120 seconds to rinse. All with cold water because it's usually hot as hell, or I need to wake up anyway.
We are all on metered water here though, so there is incentive to reduce usage.
Climate change is real and primarily caused by human activity.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday August 17 2015, @12:15PM
I usually do a bird bath every other day or every day depending on how much physical activity I do. about 60 seconds to simply rinse off. No soap, just a wash cloth to wipe myself down. If I am going out or attending an event, I then take a full shower.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 17 2015, @12:28PM
You call that a Navy shower? Some Navy Chief would have you over the side, chipping paint for wasting that much water! It doesn't take any more than 15 seconds to get wet, you shut it off and lather up, then you get 30 seconds to rinse off. THREE MINUTES?!?!?! You wouldn't get another shower for a week!
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday August 17 2015, @04:48PM
I live in California.
Regarding baths - Some people who live in tiny apartments like I do have no bathtub, just a shower with enough room for standing.
Regarding low-flow showerheads -- Fuck that Anti-American bullshit. I'm not going to let greedy assholes deprive me on the one thing in my day I look forward to after work, a nice and hot high-pressure shower!
1. Unscrew your low-flow showerhead and pop out the flow restrictor. [showerstore.com] My flow-restrictor looks like this. [images-amazon.com]
2. Keep the flow-restrictor! If your Jew landlord suspects something funny he may give you notice of an upcoming "plumbing inspection" or other excuse to check your dwelling, and that's when you put the flow-restrictor back in the showerhead. Here they must give you 24 hours notice before entering the dwelling unless it's an emergency, so remove and replace the flow-restrictor as needed.
3. Enjoy nice, hot, high-pressure showers the way the building engineers intended when they designed your freedom-dwelling.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 17 2015, @07:01PM
I think this is why multi-showerhead showers are becoming so popular. "Can't exceed 2.5 gallons per showerhead? I'll just install two or three." Most new builds I see, the master bathroom has at least two, some had as many as five or six. Just wait for them to start limiting the number of heads.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Monday August 17 2015, @07:19PM
Or they will just start restricting water, so many gallons per person per day.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday August 17 2015, @07:41PM
That's still fine with me, all I need is one short but satisfying hot high-pressure shower plus a gallon or two for one shit and two tooth-brushings. But I won't let them take away my high-pressure shower.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 17 2015, @07:45PM
While the farmers piss the rest away growing almonds. God forbid we go without our precious almonds. Children will die of starvation, mass riots, marzipan shortages, etc.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday August 17 2015, @07:47PM
Ah, so that's why they are doing that multi-showerhead thing.
I wondered what couple would be crazy enough to consistently shower together, especially while people have to shave their ugly and nasty* parts.
* but strangely compelling