[Vision2020] aquifer protection update
Dick Schmidt
dickschmidt@moscow.com
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:09:40 -0800
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I would like to thank Bill London for his very detailed update on the =
water situation in the area and wish to applaud the Moscow Civic =
Association for taking action for us because the city council can't seem =
to realize we have a problem. I have printed off the very detailed =
information and have it to refer to later.
The Moscow City council have their heads in the sand. When the council =
called for voluntary water restrictions in June I couldn't believe their =
action because they were basically ignoring the problem. Where I came =
from, if a city council neglected action on something this serious they =
would be recalled. I saw 4 members recalled for something less serious. =
I can't also believe the council's actions in their reluctance to have =
follow up meetings with the Moscow Civic Association
About 35 years ago I was involved in Kellogg Foundation "New Horizons" =
3 year study program. At one of our sessions a Dr. Bill Cooper from =
Michigan State University told us that some day we would run out of =
water. This took place in Michigan where we were surrounded on 3 sides =
by large fresh water lakes. I thought, "this guy doesn't know what he =
was talking about".=20
Ground water tables have dropped in Michigan, the lakes are down 2 to 3 =
feet and several counties are having water problems there already. Water =
problems are prevalent all over the country and in some places water is =
available but it is polluted.
It appears that the only solution to the problem is to have the Idaho =
Department of Water Resources take over conservation measures for the =
Grande Ronde aquifer because the city council seems to think there is =
not a problem.
Dick Schmidt
Moscow
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would like to thank Bill London for =
his very=20
detailed update on the water situation in the area and wish to applaud =
the=20
Moscow Civic Association for taking action for us because the city =
council can't=20
seem to realize we have a problem.</FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> I have printed off the very detailed information and have =
it to=20
refer to later.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Moscow City council have their =
heads in the=20
sand. When the council called for <EM><U>voluntary</U></EM> water =
restrictions=20
in June I couldn't believe their action because they=20
were basically ignoring the problem. Where I came from, if a =
city=20
council neglected action on something this serious they would be =
recalled. I saw=20
4 members recalled for something less serious.</FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> I can't also believe the council's actions in their =
reluctance=20
to have follow up meetings with the Moscow Civic =
Association</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>About 35 years ago I was involved =
in Kellogg=20
Foundation "New Horizons" 3 year study program. At one of our sessions a =
Dr.=20
Bill Cooper from Michigan State University told us that some day we =
would run=20
out of water. This took place in Michigan where we were surrounded on 3 =
sides by=20
large fresh water lakes. I thought, "this guy doesn't know what he was =
talking=20
about". </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ground water tables have dropped in =
Michigan, the=20
lakes are down 2 to 3 feet and several counties are having water =
problems=20
there already. Water problems are prevalent all over the country and in =
some=20
places water is available but it is polluted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It appears that the only solution to =
the problem is=20
to have the Idaho Department of Water Resources take over conservation =
measures=20
for the Grande Ronde aquifer because the city council seems to think =
there is=20
not a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dick Schmidt</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Moscow</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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