[Vision2020] Re: Name of this list & re: Water
J Ford
privatejf32 at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 22 10:28:37 PDT 2006
Does anyone have the stats on where the water level is for this year? We
have had an unusal year for rain from what I understand and I'm just
wondering if this is going to be considered a draught year or not?
J :]
>From: bill bonte <bbonte at moscow.com>
>To: Janesta Carcich <janestacarcich at yahoo.com>
>CC: Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>, privatejf32 at hotmail.com,
>vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Name of this list & re: Water
>Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:20:05 -0700
>
>This is exactly what happened in the SF Bay area about 20 years ago.
>
>There was a severe and prolonged drought. Even-odd lawn watering days
>were instituted. Washing of cars was
>prohibited. Restaurants did not serve water except on request. These
>measures and others dramatically reduced water usage.
>
>What happened? The water utilities and private water suppliers were hurt
>financially. They petitioned the PUC for
>higher rates and were granted a substantial increase. People who
>conserved saw their bills increase anyway.
>The next time there was a drought people did not cooperate with requests
>for conservation.
>
>
>On Apr 22, 2006, at 9:13 AM, Janesta Carcich wrote:
>
>>Matt,
>>
>>Last year,, I don't recall one family on my block
>>watering their lawn. Every home had dead grass in the
>>front yards.
>>
>>For the economists out there, a question... If no one
>>watered their lawn to save money and water, what
>>effect would it have on the city coffers, as well as
>>the regular water bills? Would the bills go even
>>higher to make up for the loss of revenue?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Janesta
>>--- Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>J,
>>>
>>>Actually, many Moscow citizens do use a "draught
>>>resistant" grass for steep
>>>slopes or other purposes. What I have noticed is
>>>that many more families
>>>like the bluegrasses or ryes. Most of them have
>>>children, and realize that
>>>the "draught resistant" doesn't serve as a very good
>>>"lawn grass". However,
>>>if you look around many families are using
>>>xeriscaping (use of drought
>>>resistant plants, and automatic sprinklers/and or
>>>drip) in order to help
>>>conserve water.
>>>
>>>Great topic
>>>
>>>Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>>>>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Name of this list &
>>>re: Water
>>>>Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:56:23 -0700
>>>>
>>>>Whatever happened to looking at "draught resistant"
>>>grasses or "irish
>>>>mosses" that don't require that much water? They
>>>use it CA and AZ all the
>>>>time with a lot success.
>>>>
>>>>J :]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: Melynda Huskey <melynda at moscow.com>
>>>>>To: Bill London <london at moscow.com>
>>>>>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Name of this list &
>>>re: Water
>>>>>Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:30:13 -0700
>>>>>
>>>>>Bill London wrote:
>>>>>>And therefore, I see no need to water the lawn at
>>>the Moscow Cemetery. I
>>>>>>have been to all the public cemeteries in Latah
>>>County. Only a few are
>>>>>>irrigated. I do not think the beauty or
>>>reverence of the cemeteries are
>>>>>>determined by irrigation. I think this Council's
>>>special deal on cheap
>>>>>>water for the cemetery is foolish. The cemetery
>>>district officials
>>>>>>should
>>>>>>not have made that request.
>>>>>>
>>>>>I disagree with Bill and Ralph; while the dead may
>>>not know, and almost
>>>>>certainly don't care, if the grass is green above
>>>them, I think it's a
>>>>>civic duty to maintain cemeteries as green,
>>>pleasant, and peaceful spots,
>>>>>with grass and tall, shady trees.
>>>>>
>>>>>The older part of Moscow's cemetery is a lovely
>>>place to walk and indulge
>>>>>in Wordworthian intimations of immortality; there
>>>are some very fine
>>>>>examples of funerary art in the older gravestones,
>>>too. The newer part,
>>>>>with its ugly flat plaques and spindly trees
>>>spaced far, far apart, is
>>>>>infinitely less appealing.
>>>>>
>>>>>If I were ever to win the lottery (which I won't,
>>>because I won't play),
>>>>>I'd endow the cemetery district with a million
>>>dollars on the condition
>>>>>that they allow interesting headstones, tombs, and
>>>mausoleums again.
>>>>>
>>>>>The golf course I couldn't care less about, but
>>>let the former citizens of
>>>>>Moscow have a verdant resting place.
>>>>>
>>>>>Melynda Huskey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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>>
>>“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it
>>injures the hated.”
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>>~ Coretta Scott King ~
>>1927-2006
>>
>>
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>>support***
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