Read the following article: https://newsela.com/articles/drought-inequality/id/5869/
Connect what you read with what you already know about the California drought. Do you think Lake Mission Viejo should continue to refill their fresh water lake? Make sure to cite information from the article and respond to at least two other student entries.
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Ryan
12/4/2014 07:30:03 am
The California drought is very horrible. It makes the water go away and now people need to use less of it.Just as it says in the article "California is in the middle of a terrible drought. Many parts of the state need water. For some people, a 1.2 billion-gallon lake that is used only for fun is wasteful and wrong." Also I think Lake Mission Viejo should not continue to refill their lake because it is wasting water and people need water for better uses than for just having fun which is less important then using water for drinking and other uses.
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Alexandra
12/4/2014 08:20:20 am
I agree with you Ryan because the drought is making our land, 1. dry. 2.wastefull
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Ashley
12/4/2014 08:58:27 am
I agree with you Ryan because if California stays at this drought there will be no more water in the future.
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JAHDIEL
12/4/2014 09:12:58 am
Your right because having fun is less important than drinking water. You need to drink water to survive.
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Sofia
12/4/2014 09:19:19 am
I agree with you Ryan because if people are just going to have fun with water they should at least reuse it.
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Justine
12/4/2014 11:21:40 am
I agree with you Ryan because other people should be drinking that water instead of it being used for playing.
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lesly
12/4/2014 11:41:24 am
Ryan I agree with you because the drought is really horrible.
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Wolfvoelker6789
1/20/2015 09:32:09 am
I totally agree with you Ryan!! No more lake Viejo!!
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Tommy
12/4/2014 07:39:36 am
What I know about the drought is that you need to save water in order to have enough for other uses. I think Lake Mission Viejo should not refill the lake even if there is no drought. It uses to much water and it is to expensive to go there. The article said it was a big waste of water and if the drought got to big the lake would not be allowed to refill the Lake and that is a very good decision than just wasting water
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julian
12/4/2014 08:01:30 am
i agree tommy whats the point of just having water in a big lake if it has no real purpose
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Alexandra
12/4/2014 08:21:39 am
I agree with you tommy because Mission Veijo does use to much water.
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Natasha
12/4/2014 08:30:08 am
I agree with you, Tommy. Why should we have a big lake if it uses up so much water? Although, the lake is pretty. I can't blame everybody for wanting to keep it.
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Sofia
12/4/2014 09:21:38 am
I agree with you Tommy because if people are just going to use water for fun what is the point of even using it?
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Aidan A.
12/4/2014 09:40:57 am
I agree with you Tommy because The Lake Viejo Association should not be able to refill there lake.
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JORDEN
12/4/2014 09:48:17 am
I totally agree with you tommy that there is no reason to fill a lake even with a drout or not.
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julian
12/4/2014 07:58:37 am
what i know about the drought california is in is that the whole state may have to start conserving water. this means that we take showers instead of baths, dont leave the water on when you brush your teeth, and maybe start drinking less water. to help out, i think the mission should stop taking priority into refilling their lake. the mission could give their water to the goverment for more uses. but if i were the goverment, i would make a compromise. maybe i would say that they could fill up their lake again when the problem california has is resolved.
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Natasha
12/4/2014 08:27:36 am
I never thought about that, Julian. The goverment can comprimise it with Mission Viego, but I think that they choose not to because, like Sasha said,"Mission Viejo does use up so much water."
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alex
12/4/2014 09:31:16 am
I agree with you, especialy when you talked about the compromise you would do if you were govener. I think I would do the same thing. People are also not being able to water their plants as much.
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charlotte
12/4/2014 09:42:09 am
I agree that the drought has been making lots of problems, but what I don't agree with is that if you were government, you should say that once the California drought is over, they can continue refilling the lake because that lake is already wasting water for everyone not only California and if the drought ends, there would be no doubt that it would start up again because of all the water being wasted. What I'm trying to say is that the lake is already wasting water and if they continue filling the lake, then the same amount of water would be wasted.
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Justine
12/4/2014 11:24:53 am
I disagreed with you when you said that they should continue filling it after the drought is over because if they start filling it again, they will start another drought.
JORDEN
12/4/2014 09:42:50 am
I totally agree with you Julian that you want to make compromise and give more water to the goverment.Also I like when you wnet back to taking shorter showers turning the water off when you brush your teeth.
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lesly
12/4/2014 11:43:54 am
Julian I agree with you because the whole state might actually have to start conserving water.
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Connie
12/4/2014 12:52:37 pm
You are right. People could also use less water to wash cars and water plants.
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Alexandra
12/4/2014 08:18:43 am
I do not think lake Mission Veijo should refill their lake. California is in a serious drought. A drought is where we lose tons of gallons of water. California became very dry over the three years of the life threatening drought. Mission Veijo uses 1.2 billion gallons of water a year on their water supply. Imagine how much we could use that in a year. If this amount of water was used for over 45 years of mission Veijo existence, then they should just close that horrible lake. Only fun activities are allowed in that lake such as playing and taking a boat. These activities are not worth for a 1.2 billion gallon lake. Lake Mission Veijo should be closed for good because of our drought!!!!!!!!!
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Ashley
12/4/2014 09:01:03 am
I agree with you Sasha because if we don't fix this right now, in the future there will be no more water.
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Wolfvoelker6789
12/4/2014 09:06:41 am
I do agree ashley, but it would take a long time for water to completely disappear, so we have more time to react so if the lake isn't eliminated it won't destroy all the earths water.
Jahdiel
12/4/2014 09:02:08 am
I agree with you Alexandra because 45 years refilling a lake with 1.2 million gallons of water is crazy!!!!
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Natasha
12/4/2014 08:22:53 am
No, because they are using up a lot of water. I never knew that this lake was a man made feature. My grandma used to live down by that lake and own a boat. Her friend lives by the lake right now. I wonder if they know this. In the article it says that " For the last few years, California has been very dry." If the lake assotiation members know this, then why are they wasting so much water? We also need to really start conserving water.
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BENICIO
12/4/2014 08:56:39 am
You're right Natasha because why doesn't the association use less water or possibly close down that lake.
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charlotte
12/4/2014 09:27:55 am
Natasha, I agree completely, that there is no point to them continuing to waste water if they already know that California has been in a drought for years and still is.
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Arlon
12/4/2014 09:37:57 am
I agree with you Natasha 100% because in California,some places don't even have water and they only use that lake for fun and only a few people use it.
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Wolf
12/4/2014 08:44:28 am
I think that people should not continue refilling the lake because all human beings need water to live, and water is needed for other reasons to like bathing, watering plants, ect. And humans could go through suffering and perhaps death, if they don't drink water. Also everyone needs to conserve water when there is a drought like the one that we are in now.
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BENICIO
12/4/2014 08:52:58 am
I agree with you you Wolf because water can be used in better ways than just fun time.
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wolfvoelker6789
12/4/2014 08:58:57 am
I admit Ben, I have had fun, a lot of fun, playing in water! But I think water can be used for better purposes! :) :) :) :( :( :( :l :l :l
jacob
12/4/2014 09:09:35 am
yeah wolf we would need it for a bath and water and shower.
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Arlon
12/4/2014 09:35:30 am
I agree with you Wolf because they refill the lake with 1.2 billion gallons of water and they only use it for playing and only few people can use it!
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leilah
12/4/2014 10:31:17 am
i agree with you wolf.people need water for many resons.Especially for watering plants.people need to water plants to get fruits andve getables
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Wolfvoelker6789
1/20/2015 09:30:20 am
All of you can you please use proper grammar! It really drives me crazy when people are all over the place with periods and stuff like that!
Benicio
12/4/2014 08:47:39 am
I already knew about the drought and how terrible it is but I didn't know that this lake had something to do with it. It took a lot of water to fill this lake and it takes a lot of fresh water to refill it. I know that people want to have fun but other other people disagree including me. Other people want water to live not to have fun. Water can be used in many ways and both of these ways are two of the ways. Sometimes water has better purposes than one purpose. We need water and lakes need water but survival is more important.
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charlotte
12/4/2014 09:22:18 am
I agree that water has many purposes in life and that lakes for fun is only one purpose. I also agree that usually, water is better to be used for survival and not always for fun.
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Alex
12/4/2014 09:34:13 am
i agree with you Ben. Survival is more important than having fun.
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lesly
12/4/2014 12:29:48 pm
I agree with you Ben because I also did not know about that lake being involved with the drought and that survival is REALLY important. It is also not fair that in some parts in California people have to wait in a long line to get a gallon of water while other people around the state are having fun playing in the water.
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Ashley
12/4/2014 08:54:55 am
The thing I know about the California drought is that California and Mission Viejo Lake both use a lot of water even though there is a drought. Another thing that I know about the California drought is that the Californians started to use a lot of water before the drought had even started. I don't think that the lake should be refilled with water 1. California is in a drought. 2. California is dry. That is why the lake shouldn't be refilled.
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Ryan
12/4/2014 10:18:44 am
Ashley agree with you California is in a serious drought and also that Mission Viejo Lake also uses a lot of water.
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sarah
12/4/2014 10:37:15 am
I agree because you said the lake should not be refilled with water.
Jahdiel
12/4/2014 08:56:14 am
I can connect that people have been asked to use less water. There is a building next to our school that has grass really dry! I do not think that the lake should keep refilling it. It is not fair that other states in California do not have that much water. In the text it says that the people of California should use less water,the people of the lake should follow the rules!
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Aidan A.
12/4/2014 09:38:15 am
I agree with you Jay because the school does not have a lot of plants and I think it need more water. Instead of going to The Lake Viejo it should go to schools and communities.
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Ryan
12/4/2014 10:15:18 am
I agree with you Jahadiel it is not fair for others to waste water when people also need it for there self.
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sarah
12/4/2014 10:34:11 am
I agree. But, the building next door is drying the grass out on for a different reason. They are going to put Native plants like cactus.
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Jacob
12/4/2014 09:07:07 am
No i don't think they should continue because we need water because California is in a drought. Water is more important then having fun in the boat. And it just makes people use less water and less shower but i want to take bath but i cant because of the drought. And it cost 200 dollars who would want to buy that for just a bout ride. AND THEY USE 1.2 BILLION OF WATER A YEAR !!!!!! Why doesn't they give us water and we will have a bath. We are in a serious drought and why not give us water i don't like them refilling with water.
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Sofia
12/4/2014 09:15:38 am
I think that they should not keep refilling the lake because in some neighborhoods, every single lawn is dry or some people don't even have grass. If the big lake gets refilled every single year, there will be barely any water left in California or the United States of America. If the lake is there, it should at least be for everyone. It would not be fair if only people who live in the neighborhood and are in a special club get to swim and boat. In the text, it said that the club was $200 a month. I think that most people don't go because the club is too expensive. They should not be able to refill the lake every month because that is just wasting water from the United States.
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$leilah$
12/4/2014 10:23:41 am
i agree with you because why do u need to pay to see nature.they are wasting so much water and dont they know we have been in a serious drought for 3 years !$
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Nola :P
12/4/2014 12:05:31 pm
I agree with you Sofia if they use to much water for the lakes there will be barley any water left in California.
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charlotte
12/4/2014 09:16:56 am
I do not find it necessary for Lake Mission Veijo to continue refilling their lake with fresh water especially because that 1.2 million gallons of water that they use for a fun lake could be helping thousands of Californians survive this terrible drought. I definitely agree with what Max Gomberg said. "when there's not enough water, tough things have to happen.'' the people who enjoy this lake need to understand that California is in great need of water. There are certainly other fun lakes that they can enjoy that don't waist so much water. Once again, I find it extremely unnecessary for them to continue refilling their lake with fresh water that could be helping not only Californians, but people all over the world.
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Alex
12/4/2014 09:25:11 am
The lake in Mission Viego is wateful.It has to be filled with the amount of water that is more than 1.2 billion notmal people can drink a day because a normal person drinks less than a gallon of water each day. The water could be put to better uses such as giving water to people who need it. Instead of pumping water into the lake we could pump water into dams which did not get as much water as it needs to keep everyone hydrated. Also plants are suffering because people who need water for themselves cannot water their plants. It is not smart to have water to play with but not to drink.
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Arlon
12/4/2014 09:32:04 am
I think lake Mission Viejo should not continue to refill the lake because it uses 1.2 billion gallons of water which can be used to give to areas where there isn't water at all.Anyway,all that the lake is used for is fun and games for only a few people that can pay for the membership which is $200 a year!In the last part of the final paragraph,it says "If you want lakes,move to Minnesota."
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JORDEN
12/4/2014 09:34:09 am
I think that Lake Mission Viejo shouldnt be filled with 1.2 billion gallons of water every year because it is very wasteful to California cities that are in a drout.I think Lake Mission Viejo shouldnt be used for boating but should be used for helping our cities that are in a drout.Soon those cities will have to pay lots more for water.I think if people want to boat and swim they should visit actuall lakes like Big Bear Lake.People in the paragraph say that Lake Mission Viejo is a huge waste of water.The Lake has been created around 1970 so that is a long time they have been filling it.I also think that if they want to fill it up they should wait till the drout is over.
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Aidan A.
12/4/2014 09:35:21 am
I think that Lake Viejo should not keep re filling they lake because California is in a big drought right now and if the drought gets worse people in California might now survive. The Lake Viejo Association are using water for nothing and also people don't even care that California is in a drought. Some people might think ''Hey the California drought is nothing we don't need water just to swim in it and place a giant boat on it and sail around''. The Lake Viejo Association is putting billions of water in a lake and most of that water could be in our mouth or in a shower not in a lake. There are a lot of other lakes in Minnesota so just move there. People are spending over $200 just in get into the Association every year. People don't care about the California drought there too selfish and want to pay to swim or sail around. People just want to waste billions of water and make it useless. California did not have water and it's been dry for 3 years. People all around California need water also plants and animals. If one animal dies and that entire species might die and a food chain might get destroyed and a lot of animals will die. So I think that the Lake Viejo should not get refilled anymore.
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Elena
12/4/2014 09:56:09 am
I agree with you aidan because the water we did have we need to let the animals the plants and the humans live. The drought is important for us to save.They are using it for wastefull things.
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I did not find it necessary that the people filled the lake when the water was low because we are in a drought and some people from California don't have any water. They are forced to get water from other places. And another thing is that "If things get bad enough, the association may not have a choice. It may no longer be allowed to refill the lake." When there’s not enough water tough choices have to be made. And if it costs $200 to go for a boat ride it is not even worth having a boat ride session, and if they use 1.2 billons of water a year, it is not worth having a lake! Mission Viego uses up way to much water.
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leilah
12/4/2014 10:15:32 am
Ii think they shouldnt keep refiling the lakes because some lawns are totaly dry and people need to take showers .But i am not saying people need to be nasty and not shower but people would be better off taking shorter ones.Another thing is why are people paying to see nature.I disagree with the man that said if you want a lake go to minassota.
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sarah ;)
12/4/2014 10:26:53 am
I can connect what I read and what I know a lot. I know that people want to take long, relaxing, calm, showers. But, the lake is probably taking up half of the water California needs. As the article said," they say its water could be put to better use. It could be used to help fill bathtubs and drinking glasses in places that have almost no water at all". I do not think the lake should continue being refilled. It's take half of the water California should be using . Like I said, we could be take long showers and letting the water run while we brush our teeth. I also think this because the lake is not for all people. That's not fair. And what governor Jerry Brown said is not fair either. We should be able to use as much water as we want without making the drought worse. We have rights too. What I'm trying to say is that the lake is taking half of the water we could use for daily necessities. It is taking up 1.2 billion gallons of the water!
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Nola :P
12/4/2014 11:53:39 am
i agree with you Sarah,i don't think that the lake should continue to be refilled
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Minerva :P
12/4/2014 01:36:58 pm
I agree, Sarah, the lake is a waste. If you want lakes and NATURAL freshwater spaces go to Minnesota or Oregon. Don't MAKE lakes or ponds in a dry area, visit NATURAL ones in wet areas.
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gael
12/4/2014 11:13:10 am
I don't think the lake should refill their water because the drought is getting worse each day and its our job to conserve the water. Towns are getting dry and people are in thirst and we need to fill people's shower and bath also their thirst.
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Justine
12/4/2014 11:18:23 am
I know that the drought is very serious. people are making it worse by using more water than they really need. I think that Lake Mission Viego should not get refilled every year because people only use it for boating. There are other places that need that water for more important things like drinking and bathing. The article says,"If things get bad enough, the association may not have a choice. It may no longer be allowed to refill the lake." This is because the lake doesn't need to be there. People of the association are just using it for their own enjoyment. The article also says, "Nearby, his 4-year-old daughter, Dayleen, was splashing in the water. ''She’s a fish. I’d have to take her down to the beach, and that’s a pain.” People that are in the drought, like me, also have to go to beaches instead of going to nearby lakes. It is also a pain to us. That is why I think that they should not refill the lake so often.
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(#BRIAN#)
12/4/2014 11:18:39 am
I don't think the lake should refill the water because California is in a very bad drouth. So I think we should try yo save water by not watering the lake. That lake watering thing used 1.2 billion water when we were in a bad drouth.
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Gavin :)
12/4/2014 11:23:17 am
I can connect because the California drought dosen't help California and it gives us less water to live.the drought is very very horrid for California.Also in the article it said that that the drought is taking up 1.2 billion gallons of water.We should be taking much shorter showers or else we wont have enough water to drink or use.We also should use less water so we stop the drought
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lesly
12/4/2014 11:38:36 am
What I already know about the California drought is that we really REALLY don't have water.What the text says that in the last 3 years that California has been really dry. I think that people who are in charge of the lake should not keep refilling it up. If he water is gone it's gone. No more re filling the lake. Or even get all of the water out during this time and give it to who ever keeps track of the amount of water we get so then we get more water to drink.But that does no mean that we can still waste water. Plus the lake does use a lot of water.It uses 1.2 billion gallons of water.That is a lot of water.
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Nola :P
12/4/2014 11:46:50 am
I think that refilling the lake over, and over isn’t necessary. I know that California has a big problem. The problem is that California is in a huge drought, but in Lake Mission Viejo they’re using 1.2 BILLION GALLONS of water a year! They may think that swimming in that large lake is fun and games, but it’s really wasteful and bad for environment. If they don’t stop wasting water, California will be in big trouble with the drought. Ways to conserve water are taking shorter showers, watering lawns less, or collecting water when it rains to water lawns later. California has to start conserving water more and more because not only is the drought bad for the environment but it will kill animals.
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Jaya {*___*}
12/4/2014 12:08:11 pm
I think that refilling Lake MIssion Viejo over and over again is a waste. There are people out there who really need water to survive and the lake is taking that away. We all don't need a big lake to be happy there is so much more that we can do. There are people that have dry lawns and there grass and plants dry up because of the lake. Everyone needs water, even animals and pets. Not everyone needs a big expensive lake to survive, we need the water from it that the lake is taking away from us. Anyways, we have to be in the area and join an association to even get in, and to add on we need to pay over $200.00 a year! A lot of us don't have enough money to even get in ad view it for fun. I feel that the lake is completely useless to the people that don't have enough money to see it. If course it is ONLY useful to the people that can pay the fee of $200 .00 A YEAR! We should at least try to help the drought and not take other people's water. It will be hard for them, but as the text says "some needs have to be out ahead of others."
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Connie
12/4/2014 12:38:28 pm
I agree with you. It is wasteful that people keep refilling water into Lake Mission Viejo especially during the drought. 1.2 billion gallons of water could be used for many people, plants, and animals' survival.
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Ryan
12/4/2014 01:11:42 pm
Jaya I agree with you because lake mission viejo is wasting water over and over again by refilling their lake.
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Connie
12/4/2014 12:24:43 pm
I knew that many migrating animals died, because they didn't have enough water during the California drought on their journey. In the passage, Max Gomberg said, "Some needs have to be put ahead of others." It turned out that drinking water is more crucial than refilling water into the lake. So I think people shouldn't refill fresh water into Lake Mission Viejo during the drought.
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Minerva
12/4/2014 01:31:40 pm
I think that Lake Mission Viejo should stop using up all the water. What really drives me to this conclusion is that they use billions of gallons of DRINKABLE water. People can go swim in natural lakes in wetter places like Oregon or go to natural hot springs in the desert like Borrego Springs. But it is unnecessary to use up 1.2 billion gallons of DRINKABLE water. I agree with Everts: If you want lakes go to a wet place like Minnesota or Oregon.
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Celeste
12/11/2014 12:55:07 pm
I already know that the drought in California is really serius and that's proboblay why Mrs. Chenu is giving us so many Newslas about the drought. I now know that some people aren't using water wisley and I get why (reason: it's nice to have your own private lake to splash around in and sail your toy boat) but people need to be aware that the drought is a big ploblem and needs to be treated seriously. People are using millions of gallons of DRINKABLE water just to refill the lake every year, when that DRINKABLE water could be being used in practiclly empty glasses in other parts of California the drought has hit the most instead of being used as a private lake.
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