[Vision2020] Locate a reservoir was Re: name of this list & water

[Matt Decker]

Nils,

The absolute fact of the matter, is how much that lake Dano would cost. Heck 
I'm all for a resevoir that could sustain some depletion for our yards and 
still allow a fishing spot for our youth. Dan had mentioned we should keep 
people out, but I don't see why, if we are using this water for the sole 
purpose of yards. Lets make Moscow an escape from home with a great spot to 
fish and home of the arts. Well at least its a thought.

Granted we are talking a bunch of money but if I was for a 20 something 
million for our schools, then I am also for a 10-20 mill something for our 
town.

Cheers

MD

>From: Nils Peterson <nils_peterson at wsu.edu>
>To: "vision2020 at moscow.com" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Locate a reservoir was Re: name of this list & water
>Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:29:09 -0700
>
>Decker and Carscallen raised an interesting points about reservoirs,
>pressurized irrigation lines and additional waste treatment plants.
>
>Those ideas are worth discussing only if there is agreement that some
>different approach is needed to securing adequate water.
>
>I'm guessing that many on this list would agree that there is a water
>resource issue -- its more a matter of how urgent it seems for each person.
>
>Dan's point about cost is a good way to measure the urgency. "They all cost
>so dang much" if you think there are more urgent priorities, and the 
>options
>might seem affordable if you think a water shortage is a critical aspect
>controlling to Moscow's success.
>
>What if we were to estimate the cost of a sustainable Lake Carscallen and
>price the water it could provide, then raise water rates to that 
>replacement
>cost? If water rates were maintained pegged to the marginal cost of
>providing the next unit of water we would not operate in artificial
>economies.
>
>
>Dan said in part:
>After seeing the city of Troy get approval of their Conditional Use
>Permit to build a reservoir up Big Creek, thereby increasing their
>storage from 8 million to 240+million gallons, I've been trying to think
>of *where* Moscow could have such a reservoir.  Troy is a bit more
>conveniently located than Moscow, but there are options, albeit quite a
>distance away.  Anything would have to happen closer to Moscow Mountain,
>and almost anyplace logical is privately owned.  Troy got lucky in that
>they are able to locate their reservoir on University of Idaho ground.
>
>...
>
>As far as water for irrigation, why don't we build anohter waste water
>treatment plant on the eastern/southern side of Moscow and make that
>usable for irrigation of public areas, such as the cemetary, parks, etc.
>This would also take some of the pressure off our current plant,
>allowing it to work longer.
>
>I'm sure there's other ideas.  Too bad they all cost so dang much.
>
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