[Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?

[Matt Decker]

Bob,

 

I believe you are mistaken on this topic. Water in moscow is charged per 100 cubic feet. One hundred cubic feet costs $1.50, up to 700 cubic feet. After that the rate is $1.80 up to 2000 cubic ft, which after that point it is over 3 bucks. 

 

We should all look for ways to conserve though.

 

Hope that helps,

Matt
 
> From: dickow at turbonet.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 10:24:42 -0700
> Subject: [Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?
> 
> 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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