[Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?

[Tom Hansen]

Bear stated:

"The only problems that I see would be the removal of the city council
controlling how and when you can water your lawn, so it sounds good to me."

That . . .

and the city asking stupid questions like . . . "Do you have a permit for
that tank, Mr. Jones? "

and the Enviromental Protection Agency asking stupid questions like . . .
"How often do you inspect your tank, Mr. Jones?"

And Avista Utilities . . . They like to bury cables and stuff in
neigborhoods lilke Vandalville.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho



> Bob,
>
> A  great idea, and just conjecturing, IF the well/pump house was put at
> the intersection of four (4) house lots and you and the other 3 home
> owners kicked in, it would reduce the initial estimated cost down to
> $2500, solving the high watering cost issue for all 4 home owners.
>
> Another thought, for what it's worth, would be to have a large, say 10 x
> 10 x 10 (1000 cubic feet of water if full) underground concrete cistern
> installed say 4 or 5 feet below ground level in the yard, fed from the
> rain gutters and down spouts off the house. It then provides free water
> for the yard and garden.
>
> The only problems that I see would be the removal of the city council
> controlling how and when you can water your lawn, so it sounds good to me.
> I recall the old Jeffersonian statement "the Best government is the
> government that governs the LEAST".
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Wayne (Also a troublemaker)
>
>
>
>> On the water subject.... anybody calculate just how expensive water is
>> around here? Not counting the $17.00 + flat charge, it's Currently
>> around
>> $1.80 per cubic foot (the mid rate for I figure average home owners)
>> additionally. At 7.481 gallons per cubic foot, that's about  $.24 cents
>> per
>> gallon. If you have a big garden to water, you could hit the higher rate
>> charge, making your costs go up to over $.43 per gallon. Even at 24
>> cents,
>> You could  spend about $1.00 flushing your toilet.
>>
>> After sharing this information on the web with fellow iris gardeners
>> around
>> the U.S., I know we pay a lot more than most folks. Some people told me
>> they
>> paid as little as $6.00 per year for water. Most pay far less than we
>> do.
>> Most folks were astounded by our water rates.
>>
>> So, are we allowed to drill our own wells? So what if it costs $10,000
>> to
>> do
>> so. Let's see... that will pay for itself in.... 10 years, what?
>>
>> Now, here's a proposal. Gardening should be promoted for many reasons:
>> it
>> beautifies the town, promoting cooler temperatures, cleaner air, better
>> health, etc. Since we are charged a sewer rate on water usage, gardeners
>> pay
>> more of that based on water that never goes down the sewers. Why not
>> allow
>> us to put in separate metering systems for gardening hose water so that
>> we
>> don't have to pay the sewer tax on that?
>>
>> Bob Dickow, troublemaker
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
>> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
>> On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:49 AM
>> To: Moscow Vision 2020
>> Subject: [Vision2020] Say What?
>>
>> "I wish to add my voice to the city of Moscow's recent request that
>> residents conserve water. In so doing, state Sen. Gary Schroeder and the
>> Moscow City Council will have more water to sell to a Boise company, so
>> that it can develop a mega-shopping center in a neighboring state."
>>
>> - Gerard Connelly, Troy ("Letters to the Editor" section of the
>> Moscow-Pullman Daily News for May 19, 2009)
>>
>> ----------------------
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>> change
>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>
>> - Unknown
>>
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