I went to a very interesting meeting yesterday at the Coachella Valley Water District. The CVWD is implementing the use of blended canal water from the Colorado River and reclaimed water to golf courses in the Coachella Valley for irrigation purposes. But now the state is trying to pass new laws putting strict regulations on the use of this blended water because it contains recycled water. The people that are going to be affected the most are the end users (golf courses). We will be forced to use the water by the CVWD but we will not be able to afford to use it because of the strict regulations they are trying to impose to it's use. Just to give you a quick example of the kind of ridiculous regulations they are proposing, if you have any (canal/recycled) water standing on your property from a sprinkler that stuck on or a water line break or just in an area that has poor drainage, you will not be allowed to let the public on the property until it has been contained, pumped into a safe container or has completely drained and dried. However, if it is more then a couple of gallon, it is considered hazardous waste and must be handled accordingly (by a hazardous waste company). There are quite a few of the ridiculous regulations that are now on the books that they want to make law. The CVWD and The Hi-Lo GCSA are working together to get this proposed new law abolished, or at least re-written to where it makes since.