[Vision2020] Is Moscow Ready for Reservoir?

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Mark Solomon and Diane French (& spouse Bill) have done an enormous community service by keeping us focused on the quantity and quality our water resources.  They have provided much knowledge and many activities to aid research, awareness, and education.

It should be clear to anyone who reads or watches news that there is a water crisis world-wide.  It is not to early to plan to accurately assess ours, to decide how much use is appropriate, to plan how to best enhance and preserve what we have, and to think of ways to protect it from others who will want it when their water resources dwindle.

In case you haven't noticed, the latest data indicate the at least one of the local aquifers is climate/precipitation dependent and is declining.  Because of recent global climate changes which produce el Nino like conditions (a new el Nino is now forming), the average amount of precipitation falling on the Palouse over the last few years is lower.  Connect the dots.  In case you need another dot, Google "permafrost thawing" to discover another factor which may further effect the amount of water falling on the Palouse.

Water quality is important too.  Some of the wells in the Genesee area are still too contaminated to be safely used due to farm chemicals and dry cleaning wastes.  About 2/3 of the wells in the farming areas of the mid-west are now unsafe to use for potable water due to farm chemical contamination.  At present, there is no economically feasible way to make water from these wells safely potable.

I am grateful to those who have taken the time and effort to help solve these problems.  I don't know if a reservoir for Moscow is a feasible alternative or not.  But as a professional problem solver, I know that all solutions must be carefully considered.  Thanks again to those that keep this issue in front of us, not only for their ideas but for the huge amount of time and effort they devote for our and our children's future.


Wayne A. Fox
1009 Karen Lane
PO Box 9421
Moscow, ID  83843

(208) 882-7975
waf at moscow.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ted Moffett 
To: Bruce and Jean Livingston 
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Is Moscow Ready for Reservoir?



Bruce et. al.

The intentions of this MCA meeting sound like speculation about whether a reservoir is a reasonable solution to the Palouse's future water needs...

I thought you did not engage in "speculation" on Vision2020?

Perhaps this post is just advertising a meeting where "speculation" will occur, so you are not engaging in those lowly thought provoking perhaps incorrect ideas that come under the heading of "speculation," on Vision2020.  

You are above that sort of hoi polloi plebian activity, after all...

Still respecting your commitment to human rights...

Ted Moffett

 
On 10/8/06, Bruce and Jean Livingston <jeanlivingston at turbonet.com> wrote: 
  Reminder: MCA meeting on whether Moscow should consider building a water reservoir.

  MCA General Public Meeting on Monday Oct. 9 at 1912 Building @ 7p.m.
  Water Solutions – Is Moscow Ready for a Reservoir? 
  Panelists:  
  Jerry Fairley, Professor of Hydrogeology, U of Idaho
  Dianne French, founder of Palouse Water Conservation Network
  Gary Riedner, Moscow City Supervisor
  Steve Robischon, Exec. Mgr. of Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee
  Mark Solomon, Palouse Water Conservation Network






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