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<div>Chris,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Reaching carrying capacity is scary stuff.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>m.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>At 9:09 AM -0800 4/26/06, Chris Storhok wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"
color="#000080">Mark,</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"
color="#000080">&nbsp;What I find interesting is that yesterday seven
bills were introduced in Congress that address the same water concerns
that Moscow has. &nbsp;Our nation's over consumptive ways have
caught up with us.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"
color="#000080">&nbsp;</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"
color="#000080">Chris</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"
color="#000080">&nbsp;</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>
<hr size="2"></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1"><b>From:</b>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<b> On Behalf Of</b> Mark
Solomon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> James Reynolds; Art Deco; Vision 2020<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Re: [Vision2020] Water: What is
missing</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>National average water use for a family
of 4 is @ 78 gallons per person per day. Same with customary but not
extraordinary conservation measures taken is 54 gallons per person per
day. I remember the numbers but not the cite right now.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Wayne hit it on the head: it takes
political leadership to address the issue. Aaron Ament, as the
Council's representative to PBAC, has taken a very active interest in
the issue. I look forward to his leadership at the City level on this
issue.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Mark</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>At 9:16 AM -0700 4/26/06, James Reynolds
wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I believe that we should do whatever
necessary to increase our water supply. When the Palouse was settled
and made into a wheat producing landscape many small ponds, wetlands
and such were drained off. These drained areas were perhaps the
recharge engines for our upper aquifer. How about reclaiming some
(many)&nbsp;of these areas for this? Federal, State, maybe even county
technical asistence (maybe some monetary)&nbsp;would be available to
start such a program and I expect our ever-growing urban farmer
population&nbsp;on their 40 acre tracts would be interested in having
a pond etc..<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Also I remember hearing about an artesian
well on Doc. Lucas's (Bless him)&nbsp;property south of moscow. That
site and potentially others might be developed to provide
catch/holding basins (his is in bedrock I think)&nbsp;for water that
might be sold to the city or on a smaller scale sold to neighbors for
irrigation.<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>The problem with the emphasis on
conservation is that it really does impact the quality of life for
many who looked forward to gardening their home&nbsp;lot and making it
a masterpiece of tranquility. contrary to some on the list, I see no
evil in wanting your grounds&nbsp;to be a preserve in which to sooth
ones soul.&nbsp;I also don't think we are doing anything about
increasing the water available to keep Moscow the beautiful green
place it is. We haven't even begun to work on the problem and already
it seems the consensus is to relegate&nbsp;Latah to a desert
environment. That is not what Latah county is by any measure, we just
have not worked hard enough&nbsp;in making it remain the paradise that
it is.<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Another thing...is there available a
chart/graph that shows how much water a family should use to be
considered unhoglike? It would be interesting to know how much water
we should expect to use for the things we do.<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>My toilets work fine and I surely don't
want to mess with something that critical when they are good now.<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&nbsp;<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>James&nbsp;<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>
<hr size="2"></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&gt; From: deco@moscow.com<br>
&gt; To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>
&gt; Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Water: What is missing<br>
&gt; Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:00:50 -0700<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;Nils&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;comment&nbsp;which<span
></span
>&nbsp;is&nbsp;really&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;heart&nbsp;of&nbsp;the<span
></span>&nbsp;matter:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
&quot;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;assertion&nbsp;in&nbsp;#1&nbsp;[A&nbsp;large<span
></span
>&nbsp;enough&nbsp;segment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;electora<span
></span>te&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
willing&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;educated&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;issue.<span
></span
>&nbsp;&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;many&nbsp;people&nbsp;who&nbsp;belie<span
></span>ve&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
that&nbsp;the&nbsp;water&nbsp;issue&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;that&nbsp;i<span
></span
>mportant&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;time.]&nbsp;is&nbsp;true,&nbsp;many&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
people&nbsp;don't&nbsp;believe&nbsp;its&nbsp;an&nbsp;issue,&nbsp;then<span
></span
>&nbsp;I&nbsp;doubt&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;items<span
></span>&nbsp;can&nbsp;<br>
&gt; follow.&quot;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Mark&nbsp;Solomon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bill&nbsp;and&nbsp;Diane&nbsp;French<span
></span>&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Palouse&nbsp;Water&nbsp;Conservation&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
Network&nbsp;(PWCN)&nbsp;have&nbsp;devoted&nbsp;substantial&nbsp;amou<span
></span>nts&nbsp;of&nbsp;time&nbsp;and&nbsp;effort&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
attempting&nbsp;to&nbsp;educate&nbsp;us&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;aqui<span
></span>fer&nbsp;and&nbsp;water&nbsp;<br>
&gt; usage/replenishment/conservation.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&gt;<br>
&gt;
[For&nbsp;example,&nbsp;a&nbsp;recent&nbsp;post&nbsp;by&nbsp;Mark<span
></span>&nbsp;Solomon&nbsp;(reposted&nbsp;below)&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;water&nbsp;usage&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;support<span
></span
>&nbsp;the&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;Super&nbsp;WalMart&nbsp;should&nbsp;be<span
></span>&nbsp;a&nbsp;<br>
&gt; real&nbsp;eye&nbsp;opener.]<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Although&nbsp;PBAC&nbsp;(Palouse&nbsp;Basin&nbsp;Aquifer&nbsp;Committ<span
></span>ee)&nbsp;continues&nbsp;important&nbsp;work&nbsp;on&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
the&nbsp;subject,&nbsp;they&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;former&nbsp;lead<span
></span
>er&nbsp;Larry&nbsp;Kirkland,&nbsp;lost&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
credibility&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;my&nbsp;opinion&nbsp;did&nbsp;a<span
></span
>&nbsp;great&nbsp;deal&nbsp;of&nbsp;damage&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;wate<span
></span>r&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
conservation&nbsp;effort&nbsp;by&nbsp;Kirkland's&nbsp;endorsement<span
></span>&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Naylor&nbsp;Farms&nbsp;proposal&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
and&nbsp;by&nbsp;their&nbsp;tepid&nbsp;response&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<span
></span
>WSU&nbsp;golf&nbsp;course&nbsp;proposal&nbsp;[and&nbsp;now&nbsp;a<span
></span>&nbsp;plan&nbsp;<br>
&gt; becoming&nbsp;reality.]<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Besides&nbsp;the&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;of&nbsp;Solomon&nbsp;and&nbsp;the<span
></span>&nbsp;Frenches,&nbsp;we&nbsp;need&nbsp;political&nbsp;leaders<br
>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&gt;
who&nbsp;not&nbsp;only&nbsp;talk&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;by&nbsp;give<span
></span>&nbsp;cheer-leader&nbsp;type&nbsp;speeches&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
subject,&nbsp;but&nbsp;ones&nbsp;who&nbsp;will&nbsp;dig&nbsp;in&nbsp;<span
></span
>to&nbsp;come&nbsp;up&nbsp;with,&nbsp;finance,&nbsp;and&nbsp;lead<span
></span>&nbsp;a&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
multi-prong&nbsp;program&nbsp;carefully&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;ed<span
></span>ucate&nbsp;the&nbsp;electorate&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
motivate&nbsp;them&nbsp;enough&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;willing&nbsp;to<span
></span
>&nbsp;conserve.&nbsp;&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;a&nbsp;small<span
></span>&nbsp;task&nbsp;as&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
you&nbsp;can&nbsp;see&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;responses&nbsp;on&nbsp;th<span
></span>is&nbsp;forum.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Mark's&nbsp;water&nbsp;budget&nbsp;concept&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;excel<span
></span>lent&nbsp;proposal.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&nbsp;needs&nbsp;courageous,&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
relentless&nbsp;political&nbsp;support.&nbsp;&nbsp;That&nbsp;support<span
></span
>&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;hard&nbsp;to&nbsp;come&nbsp;by&nbsp;without&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
a&nbsp;majority&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;electorate&nbsp;willing&nbsp;to<span
></span>&nbsp;make&nbsp;some&nbsp;major&nbsp;changes/sacrifices&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
both&nbsp;little&nbsp;and&nbsp;big&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;water&nbsp;<span
></span
>consumption&nbsp;habits.&nbsp;&nbsp;That's&nbsp;why&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot<span
></span>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
education,&nbsp;much&nbsp;of&nbsp;it&nbsp;repetitive&nbsp;but&nbsp;ta<span
></span>ntalizingly&nbsp;packaged&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
different,&nbsp;effective&nbsp;ways,&nbsp;needs&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;<span
></span>done&nbsp;and&nbsp;done&nbsp;well.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Wayne&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Fox<br>
&gt; 1009&nbsp;Karen&nbsp;Lane<br>
&gt; PO&nbsp;Box&nbsp;9421<br>
&gt; Moscow,&nbsp;ID&nbsp;&nbsp;83843<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; (208)&nbsp;882-7975<br>
&gt; waf@moscow.com<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
_____________________________________________________________________<span
></span>_____________<br>
&gt;
To&nbsp;add&nbsp;another&nbsp;piece&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;water&nbsp;<span
></span
>thread,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;issue&nbsp;of&nbsp;how<span
></span>&nbsp;we&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
support&nbsp;growth&nbsp;and&nbsp;development&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moscow<span
></span
>&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;at&nbsp;or&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
ability&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;aquifers&nbsp;to&nbsp;supply&nbsp;water<span
></span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;city.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;the&nbsp;deep&nbsp;Grande&nbsp;Ronde&nbsp;aquifer&nbsp;has<span
></span
>&nbsp;no&nbsp;identified&nbsp;recharge&nbsp;mechanism&nbsp;and&nbsp;<br
>
&gt; continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;fall&nbsp;1-2'/year.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;the&nbsp;upper&nbsp;Wanapum&nbsp;aquifer&nbsp;recharges<span
></span>&nbsp;seasonally&nbsp;(winter&nbsp;runoff)&nbsp;through&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
mechanisms&nbsp;not&nbsp;quite&nbsp;identified&nbsp;(the&nbsp;ongoing<span
></span>&nbsp;Latah&nbsp;County&nbsp;Hydrogeological&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
Characterization&nbsp;Project&nbsp;is&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;answ<span
></span>er&nbsp;that&nbsp;question)&nbsp;but&nbsp;the&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
current&nbsp;rate&nbsp;of&nbsp;withdrawal&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Wan<span
></span>apum&nbsp;exceeds&nbsp;the&nbsp;recharge.&nbsp;Historical&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
pumping&nbsp;records&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;that&nbsp;&nbsp;Wanapum&nbsp;<span
></span>well&nbsp;levels&nbsp;may&nbsp;drop&nbsp;precipitously&nbsp;<br
>
&gt; within&nbsp;15&nbsp;years.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;the&nbsp;City&nbsp;of&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;is&nbsp;signatory<span
></span
>&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;regional&nbsp;Palouse&nbsp;Basin&nbsp;Aquifer&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
Agreement&nbsp;which&nbsp;requires&nbsp;each&nbsp;pumping&nbsp;entity<span
></span>&nbsp;(Moscow,&nbsp;Pullman,&nbsp;UI,&nbsp;WSU)&nbsp;to&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
limit&nbsp;increases&nbsp;in&nbsp;pumping&nbsp;to&nbsp;1%&nbsp;annual<span
></span
>ly&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;not&nbsp;exceed&nbsp;a&nbsp;total&nbsp;cap<span
></span>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
125%&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;total&nbsp;volume&nbsp;pumped&nbsp;as&nbsp;<span
></span
>an&nbsp;average&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;years&nbsp;1982-1987&nbsp;for<span
></span>&nbsp;a&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
cap&nbsp;of&nbsp;875&nbsp;million&nbsp;gallons/year&nbsp;(MGY).&nbsp;<span
></span>It&nbsp;was&nbsp;hoped&nbsp;that&nbsp;limiting&nbsp;pumping&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
increases&nbsp;would&nbsp;allow&nbsp;the&nbsp;aquifer&nbsp;levels<span
></span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;stabilize.&nbsp;They&nbsp;were&nbsp;wrong.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;From&nbsp;1994&nbsp;to&nbsp;2003,&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;exceede<span
></span
>d&nbsp;its&nbsp;1%&nbsp;annual&nbsp;growth&nbsp;limit&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span
></span>from&nbsp;<br>
&gt; 1998-2003&nbsp;its&nbsp;875&nbsp;mgy&nbsp;cap.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;After&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;area&nbsp;conservation&nbsp;and<span
></span
>&nbsp;civic&nbsp;groups&nbsp;filed&nbsp;a&nbsp;petition&nbsp;with&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
the&nbsp;State&nbsp;asking&nbsp;for&nbsp;designation&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mos<span
></span>cow&nbsp;area&nbsp;aquifers&nbsp;as&nbsp;Critical&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
Groundwater&nbsp;Management&nbsp;Areas&nbsp;and&nbsp;Groundwater&nbsp;<span
></span>Management&nbsp;Areas&nbsp;the&nbsp;City&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
implemented&nbsp;mandatory&nbsp;landscape&nbsp;irrigation&nbsp;measur<span
></span>es&nbsp;that&nbsp;reduced&nbsp;the&nbsp;amount&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
of&nbsp;water&nbsp;pumped&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;City&nbsp;from&nbsp;9<span
></span
>19&nbsp;MGY&nbsp;in&nbsp;2003&nbsp;to&nbsp;819&nbsp;MGY&nbsp;in<span
></span>&nbsp;2005.&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
(Bravo!)&nbsp;2005&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;year&nbsp;since<span
></span
>&nbsp;the&nbsp;city&nbsp;signed&nbsp;the&nbsp;PBAC&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
that&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;in&nbsp;compliance&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<span
></span>agreement.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;City&nbsp;wells&nbsp;(with&nbsp;the&nbsp;excep<span
></span
>tion&nbsp;of&nbsp;Wells&nbsp;6&amp;8&nbsp;which&nbsp;have&nbsp;had&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
their&nbsp;pumping&nbsp;significantly&nbsp;decreased&nbsp;due&nbsp;to<span
></span>&nbsp;internal&nbsp;piping&nbsp;issues)&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;declining&nbsp;water&nbsp;levels&nbsp;<span
></span>despite&nbsp;the&nbsp;conservation&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
people&nbsp;and&nbsp;businesses&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;city.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Fact:&nbsp;the&nbsp;SuperWalmart&nbsp;developer,&nbsp;on&nbsp;page<span
></span
>&nbsp;6&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;application&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;rezon<span
></span>e&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Thompson&nbsp;property&nbsp;across&nbsp;from&nbsp;th<span
></span>e&nbsp;cemetery,&nbsp;forecasts&nbsp;full&nbsp;build&nbsp;out&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
at&nbsp;1.5&nbsp;million&nbsp;square&nbsp;foot&nbsp;of&nbsp;commercia<span
></span
>l&nbsp;space.&nbsp;The&nbsp;applicant&nbsp;predicts&nbsp;water&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
useage&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;full&nbsp;build&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;<span
></span
>over&nbsp;62&nbsp;MGY.&nbsp;&nbsp;Full&nbsp;build&nbsp;out&nbsp;woul<span
></span>d&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
increase&nbsp;water&nbsp;pumped&nbsp;by&nbsp;7.6%&nbsp;above&nbsp;cur<span
></span
>rent&nbsp;levels&nbsp;violating&nbsp;the&nbsp;1%&nbsp;annual&nbsp;</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&gt;
increase.&nbsp;Full&nbsp;build&nbsp;out&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;caus<span
></span
>e&nbsp;the&nbsp;City&nbsp;to&nbsp;exceed&nbsp;its&nbsp;absolute<span
></span>&nbsp;cap&nbsp;<br>
&gt; of&nbsp;875&nbsp;mgy.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Question:&nbsp;Is&nbsp;this&nbsp;how&nbsp;we&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;u<span
></span
>se&nbsp;the&nbsp;water&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;conserved?&nbsp;Do<span
></span>&nbsp;we&nbsp;want&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
to&nbsp;give&nbsp;all&nbsp;our&nbsp;water&nbsp;to&nbsp;Walmart?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
Answer:&nbsp;The&nbsp;City&nbsp;Council&nbsp;is&nbsp;holding&nbsp;a<span
></span
>&nbsp;public&nbsp;hearing&nbsp;on&nbsp;Walmart's&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
rezone&nbsp;5/1,&nbsp;7:00&nbsp;pm&nbsp;,&nbsp;Council&nbsp;Chambers<span
></span
>&nbsp;(unless&nbsp;they&nbsp;move&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;someplace&nbsp;<br
>
&gt;
where&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;likely<span
></span
>&nbsp;to&nbsp;attend&nbsp;can&nbsp;actually&nbsp;fit&nbsp;in&nbsp;th<span
></span>e&nbsp;<br>
&gt; room...)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Mark&nbsp;Solomon<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -----&nbsp;Original&nbsp;Message&nbsp;-----&nbsp;<br>
&gt;
From:&nbsp;&quot;Nils&nbsp;Peterson&quot;&nbsp;&lt;nils_peterson@wsu.<span
></span>edu&gt;<br>
&gt; To:&nbsp;&lt;vision2020@moscow.com&gt;<br>
&gt;
Sent:&nbsp;Tuesday,&nbsp;April&nbsp;25,&nbsp;2006&nbsp;10:13&nbsp;PM<br
>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>&gt;
Subject:&nbsp;[Vision2020]&nbsp;Water:&nbsp;What&nbsp;is&nbsp;missing<br
>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;list,&nbsp;and&nbsp;some<span
></span
>&nbsp;clear&nbsp;challenges.&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;assertion&nbsp;in<span
></span>&nbsp;#1&nbsp;is<br>
&gt;
&gt;&nbsp;true,&nbsp;many&nbsp;people&nbsp;don't&nbsp;believe&nbsp;it<span
></span
>s&nbsp;an&nbsp;issue,&nbsp;then&nbsp;I&nbsp;doubt&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest<span
></span>&nbsp;of&nbsp;the<br>
&gt; &gt;&nbsp;items&nbsp;can&nbsp;follow.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&nbsp;Is&nbsp;it&nbsp;possible&nbsp;that&nbsp;many&nbsp;think<span
></span
>&nbsp;a&nbsp;declining&nbsp;aquifer&nbsp;might&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;p<span
></span>roblem,&nbsp;but<br>
&gt;
&gt;&nbsp;they&nbsp;don't&nbsp;think&nbsp;they&nbsp;can&nbsp;affect<span
></span
>&nbsp;a&nbsp;solution,&nbsp;or&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;solution&nbsp;m<span
></span>ight&nbsp;be<br>
&gt;
&gt;&nbsp;financially&nbsp;costly&nbsp;to&nbsp;them,&nbsp;or&nbsp;tha<span
></span
>t&nbsp;a&nbsp;solution&nbsp;might&nbsp;have&nbsp;negative&nbsp;impac<span
></span>ts<br>
&gt;
&gt;&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;city&nbsp;(read,&nbsp;no&nbsp;growth).<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&nbsp;Art&nbsp;Deco&nbsp;writes:<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Nils&nbsp;asks:<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;&quot;What&nbsp;is&nbsp;missing&nbsp;to&nbsp;put&nbsp;t<span
></span>his&nbsp;into&nbsp;action?&quot;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Among&nbsp;other&nbsp;things&nbsp;that&nbsp;may&nbsp;or<span
></span
>&nbsp;may&nbsp;not&nbsp;be&nbsp;missing&nbsp;but&nbsp;whose&nbsp;exi<span
></span>stence&nbsp;is<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;vital:<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;large&nbsp;enough&nbsp;<span
></span
>segment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;electorate&nbsp;willing<span
></span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;educated<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;issue.&nbsp;&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;<span
></span
>many&nbsp;people&nbsp;who&nbsp;believe&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;water<span
></span>&nbsp;issue&nbsp;is<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;not&nbsp;that&nbsp;important&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;tim<span
></span>e.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enough&nbsp;informed,&nbsp;wi<span
></span
>lling&nbsp;and&nbsp;able&nbsp;persons&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;the&nbsp;<span
></span>one-on-one<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;education&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;probably<span
></span
>&nbsp;take;&nbsp;the&nbsp;funds&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;ta<span
></span>ke&nbsp;to<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;the&nbsp;materials&nbsp;for&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span
></span>to&nbsp;execute&nbsp;the&nbsp;education&nbsp;program.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;majority&nbsp;on&nbsp;<span
></span
>the&nbsp;Moscow&nbsp;City&nbsp;Council&nbsp;with&nbsp;enough&nbsp;co<span
></span>urage&nbsp;and&nbsp;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;stamina<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;to&nbsp;lead,&nbsp;to&nbsp;carefully&nbsp;plan,&nbsp;an<span
></span>d&nbsp;to&nbsp;enact&nbsp;the&nbsp;program.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;
&gt;&gt;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;competent&nbsp;enough<span
></span
>&nbsp;city&nbsp;manager&nbsp;and&nbsp;staff&nbsp;to&nbsp;successfull<span
></span>y&nbsp;implement<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;the&nbsp;program.<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;&nbsp;W.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;
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&gt;
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&gt;
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&gt;
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