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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now to the house whisper and

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<v Speaker 1>the host of home on KFI. It's Dean Sharp. So Dean,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that water prices have gone up, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of our water bills have gone up, but our water

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<v Speaker 1>usage is way the heck down.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, right, I know I'm a story on this

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<v Speaker 2>last week, but I just thought this is worth celebrating,

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<v Speaker 2>This is worth giving everybody in southern California a serious

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<v Speaker 2>round of applause on because you know, it's a big thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you remember, do you remember when we're gonna find

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<v Speaker 2>you if you water your lawn on the wrong day

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<v Speaker 2>and you got to tear out your lawn and we're

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<v Speaker 2>all gonna die and there's nothing left. And now per person,

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<v Speaker 2>water usage in southern California has dropped to its lowest

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<v Speaker 2>in thirty five years. So you know, well done, Southern Californians.

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<v Speaker 2>Well done.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So why is it just because people are more aware?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it because water prices are higher? Or do we

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<v Speaker 1>have more efficient.

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<v Speaker 2>I think essentially, well, I mean the water district gives

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<v Speaker 2>is patting themselves on the back for finally getting on

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<v Speaker 2>the ball and reclaiming more rain water, Like, what's happening

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<v Speaker 2>today reclaiming more of that water. But the largest bulk

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<v Speaker 2>of it, in my opinion, comes from a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>simple things. Finally, people have just taken the advice switched

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<v Speaker 2>over their mass air based sprinkler systems to drip irrigation.

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<v Speaker 2>And there a lot of people, a lot a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people have installed these bridge valves and recirculation pumps

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<v Speaker 2>in their home. What's that, Well, this is the simple thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You and I have talked about it before. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>idea that this one little device placed at the furthest

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<v Speaker 2>sink away from your water heater allows hot water to

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<v Speaker 2>be drawn through the house further without wasting it, so

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<v Speaker 2>that when you turn on that faucet or you turn

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<v Speaker 2>on that shower in the morning, you're not waiting three

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<v Speaker 2>minutes to get in for the hot water to show up.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's a small thing experientially that we've talked about

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<v Speaker 2>for years now, but so many homeowners have done this

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<v Speaker 2>because the fact of the matter is waiting that two

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<v Speaker 2>or three minutes for the hot water to show up,

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<v Speaker 2>that's two or three minutes of water going down the

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<v Speaker 2>drain and that is singlely responsible for hundreds of billions

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<v Speaker 2>of gallons of water being wasted in southern California, and

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<v Speaker 2>that simply is not happening the same way anymore. Combined

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<v Speaker 2>that with people irrigating their property differently, and we're in

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<v Speaker 2>a good place.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that. I think it's because the low flow toilets.

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<v Speaker 2>Low flow toilets now flow toilets have been around for

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<v Speaker 2>a long time, but yeah, incrementally, brick by brick, we

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<v Speaker 2>have just stepped away from heavy water usage. And now again,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think everybody deserves a round of applause. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>which does not is not to say, is not to

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<v Speaker 2>say there it is. It's not to say we should

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<v Speaker 2>all just turn all the taps on and walk away.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just I think it's become our lifestyle now and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a it's no big deal anymore. And and

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<v Speaker 2>that's great. That's where we were hoping to get to.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, we don't, we have almost no time, but I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to just touch base really quick. We got that

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<v Speaker 1>report from NASA and JPL this week that the Palace

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<v Speaker 1>Verde is shifting and during a month last fall it

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<v Speaker 1>was like four inches a week. You're saying that it's

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<v Speaker 1>up to twelve inches per week in some areas. Do

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<v Speaker 1>those guys have any hope of saving their homes or

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<v Speaker 1>are they just is it inevitable that they're eventually they're

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<v Speaker 1>all just going to crumble.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they don't, and they really don't. This this, actually,

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<v Speaker 2>the Portuguese End landslide, has actually been happening since late

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen fifties. It has been shifting and moving, and now

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<v Speaker 2>recent there are last couple of heavy rains through the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of bad winters has set it off. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a deep slip zone. It is happening way way

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<v Speaker 2>down below them. Part of the reason it's moving is

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<v Speaker 2>because of the homes and the weight and the road

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<v Speaker 2>systems that have been built on top of it. And

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<v Speaker 2>it is a massive, massive amount of soil that is

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<v Speaker 2>now shifting. There's no reinforcing it, there's no retaining walls

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<v Speaker 2>that are going to stop it. And now it's moving,

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<v Speaker 2>as you said, you know, up to certain areas twelve

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<v Speaker 2>inches a week. That is simply not going to be stopped.

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<v Speaker 2>So those hundreds of homes that have already been affected,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm afraid that they are just going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>find a way of walking away from those very very

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<v Speaker 2>likely the majority of that area is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>allocated as open space on the peninsula.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, Dean, what are you gonna be talking about

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<v Speaker 1>on the show this weekend?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we've got a very special show on Sunday whose

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<v Speaker 2>topic I am not revealing yet, But Saturday morning, tomorrow morning,

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<v Speaker 2>we're taking calls and we're discussing more of these design

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<v Speaker 2>oddities from around southern California.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that sounds fun. Okay, six to eight tomorrow morning

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<v Speaker 1>right here on KFI, and then nine to noon with

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<v Speaker 1>a secret guest on Sunday. It's the house Whisper and

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<v Speaker 1>the host of Home on KFI, Dean Sharp. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Sam.