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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gary says, while discussing Mark's suggestion that the
Wanapum aquifer likely will be in crisis mode in 15-20 years:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>"Could be 50-75 years, could be 115-120 years?
Could be we really don't know <BR>for sure? Could be that Krauss, Carscallen,
and Steed have as firm a handle <BR>on the water situation as any of the MCA
candidates do."</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Not so, Gary. The GMA candidates are "ostriches"
with their collective heads in the sand. And they are very poor stewards
of the environment. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think if you follow the usage curves for when the
Wanapum got depleted once before, our current usage curves and increase in
number of wells going dry shows that we are going down the same path and
very likely going to be facing the "crisis" referenced by Mark in about 15-20
years (not the century or more that you speculate) -- unless we do
something to curb usage of the Wanapum. We had to do this once
before, more than 40 years ago, when we essentially stopped pumping the
Wanapum in the City of Moscow because the Wanapum was going dry. We
(City of Moscow) punched a well into the Grand Ronde aquifer and started pumping
it, instead, which allowed the Wanapum to re-charge. We started
drawing on the Wanapum again, more recently (80s?), and the usage is
tracking what went on in the first half to mid-20th century.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have several nearby friends within a mile of Moscow
whose wells have gone dry this year. It is fact, not a mirage or
doomsaying, and the failure of the GMA candidates to learn from history while
they watch it repeat itself is quite remarkable. I would suggest that it
shows just how foolhardy they are, and I really get a kick out of those GMA
PAC ads showing swimmers splashing around in lots of water, while their
candidates essentially say "use more and grow green lawns," and "don't
worry about frittering it away; since Pullman is, we should too."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>That race to consume, just like WSU's decision to throw 50
million gallons on a golf course, is environmentally irresponsible conduct of a
very high order. GMA candidates don't chastise Pullman for that; they
instead assert that we shouldn't bother to conserve and not have green lawns,
since they're not conserving across the border in Pullman and at
WSU. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'll take the more responsible attitude of the MCA
candidates. No surprise there, of course. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>We'll watch out for our water. We'll protect
property rights and value in doing so, while protecting neighborhoods and
encouraging development that creates real jobs that drive an economy, not just
retail and housing. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.moscowcivic.org/">http://www.moscowcivic.org/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And we will continue to do responsible things that are
good for the City of Moscow, like opposing the Naylor Farms strip mining
project, unlike the GMA. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bruce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "g. crabtree" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com"><FONT
face=Arial>jampot@roadrunner.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: "Joe Campbell" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:joekc@adelphia.net"><FONT
face=Arial>joekc@adelphia.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>>; <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>>; "Mark Solomon"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:msolomon@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial>msolomon@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:33 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Water
Concern?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>>I assume the
statement that includes "...regarding<BR>> the upper aquifer which if
continued to be pumped at current levels could be <BR>> in crisis as soon as
15-20 years from now." is couched that way to leave <BR>> room for the
obvious corollary?<BR>> <BR>> Could be 50-75 years, could be 115-120
years? Could be we really don't know <BR>> for sure? Could be that Krauss,
Carscallen, and Steed have as firm a handle <BR>> on the water situation as
any of the MCA candidates do.<BR>> <BR>> g<BR>> ----- Original Message
----- <BR>> From: "Mark Solomon" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:msolomon@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial>msolomon@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>><BR>> To: "Joe
Campbell" <</FONT><A href="mailto:joekc@adelphia.net"><FONT
face=Arial>joekc@adelphia.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>>; <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>><BR>> Sent:
Thursday, October 18, 2007 2:34 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Water
Concern?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>> I'd suggest the GMA candidates do some
homework and actually read<BR>>> some of the studies/reports on our
aquifer, particularly regarding<BR>>> the upper aquifer which if continued
to be pumped at current levels<BR>>> could be in crisis as soon as 15-20
years from now. That aquifer<BR>>> currently supplies 30% of Moscow's
water.<BR>>><BR>>> m.<BR>>><BR>>> At 11:51 AM -0700
10/18/07, Joe Campbell wrote:<BR>>>> >From the Johnson article
noted above:<BR>>>><BR>>>>"I think it's been used as a way to
stop growth in our town and I<BR>>>>don't think that's a great idea,"
Carscallen said of the water issue.<BR>>>><BR>>>>"We don't
have a water emergency. I think most of us can agree to<BR>>>>that,"
said Krauss. "We could have, at the least, 200 years of
water<BR>>>>left. ... But right now, folks, I'm just really tired of
seeing all<BR>>>>our yards just burned up, including the
cemetery."<BR>>>><BR>>>>"I know that there are people who
believe that we should be<BR>>>>showering with 5-gallon buckets, to
flush our toilets with when we<BR>>>>get through," said Steed. "And I
really don't want to live that way."<BR>>>><BR>>>>Carscallen,
Krauss and Ste! ed are all endorsed by the
GMA.<BR>>>><BR>>>>--<BR>>>>Joe
Campbell<BR>>><BR>>>
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