[Vision2020] water development

[Donovan Arnold]

Mark,
   
  Conservation doesn't create new water. It simply conserves what we have. Your suggestions do not A) Supply us with more water or B) Solve the problem of having low quality, foul tasting, smelling water that ruins our clothes and plumbing. 
   
  The revenue of clay extraction over the course of 25-100 years would most likely cover the costs of building a water line 50 miles. We have a century or two solve this problem, isn't in crisis mode yet. Let industry develop a little first.
   
  Best,
   
  Donovan

Mark Solomon <msolomon at moscow.com> wrote:
  I don't know about Washington, but the Nez Perce Tribe might have 
something significant to say as those are waters covered under their 
settlement with the state. A more probable but still highly unlikely 
source would be the N. Fk of the Palouse above Laird Park. Unlikely 
because of the cost of a pipeline, diversion structure, pump station 
(to get around/over Moscow Mountain.

Conservation is still the cheapest source of "new water". As I've 
discussed here previously, new development could fund conservation 
implementation to offset a development's water demand. Simple 
balancing of the water checkbook.

m.

At 4:43 PM -0700 4/14/07, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:
>Thanks, Mark.
>
>I also wonder that if money were available for such a project, 
>setting aside any environmental concerns, Moscow would be able to 
>appropriate Clearwater River water. Wouldn't Washington users 
>downstream have superior claims that would make such a project 
>difficult?
>
>Sunil
>
>>From: Mark Solomon 
>>To: Donovan Arnold , Sunil 
>>Ramalingam , vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] water development
>>Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:01:11 -0700
>>
>>Sunil is referring to the study done by the Army Corps of Engineers 
>>sometime way back when that looked at the Palouse, Clearwater and 
>>Snake Rivers as possible water sources for Moscow. Even back then 
>>(1974 I think) the energy costs of pumping water uphill to Moscow 
>>were prohibitive. The only person I know who has an actual copy of 
>>the study is Joel Hamilton. There is likely one in the UI library.
>>
>>m.

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