[Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?

[bear at moscow.com]

Tom,

I agree with you, but none of those problems is insurmountable.
I can't see that the city council has control over it, at least yet.

And the utilities should come out for free and mark where their
underground lines are.

The only REAL problem I can see is if you hit a BIG ROCK in your back yard.

They'll probably find funding to hire an outside counsel to look into it! LOL


Wayne



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> 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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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
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