[Vision2020] Water Concern?

[g. crabtree]

Conservation can never be a bad idea but using the water issue as a club to force other ideological visions on the community where they don't apply (big box ordinances for one example) is disingenuous. I don't believe that the GMA endorsed candidates are suggesting that we make a desperate attempt to suck the aquifer dry before their terms expire. To suggest otherwise is simply partisan politics at its worst.

g
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "'g. crabtree'" <jampot at roadrunner.com>; "'Joe Campbell'" <joekc at adelphia.net>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>; "'Mark Solomon'" <msolomon at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:29 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Water Concern?


>g -
> 
> You suggested that perhaps none of the city council candidates have a firm
> handle on the water situation.
> 
> If this is true, wouldn't it be better advised to err on the side of
> caution? 
> 
> Both Lamar and Ament cited PBAC as authorities on the figures they presented
> yesterday at the CofC Forum.  Krauss cited "something [he] read somewhere"
> and Steed simply wants to remove limitations and controls.
> 
> Your thoughts?
> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
> 
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of g. crabtree
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:33 PM
> To: Joe Campbell; vision2020 at moscow.com; Mark Solomon
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Water Concern?
> 
> I assume the statement that includes "...regarding
> the upper aquifer which if continued to be pumped at current levels could be
> 
> in crisis as soon as 15-20 years from now." is couched that way to leave 
> room for the obvious corollary?
> 
> Could be 50-75 years, could be 115-120 years? Could be we really don't know 
> for sure? Could be that Krauss, Carscallen, and Steed have as firm a handle 
> on the water situation as any of the MCA candidates do.
> 
> g
> 
> 
> 
>
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