[Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?

[Matt Decker]

Bear,

 

        I might be mistaken but isn't Les Mcdonald in charge of our watering season? Regardless sounds like a good idea to me.

 

   Matt
 
> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:03:51 -0700
> From: bear at moscow.com
> To: dickow at turbonet.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?
> 
> 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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