[Vision2020] Gardeners WAS: RE: Say What?

[Craine Kit]

According to the code (below) irrigation via soaker hose and drip  
irrigation are allowed at any time, as is hand watering. All of those  
conserve water (and money). Also, a thick layer of mulch retains soil  
moisture. I have used nipples on 2-liter pop bottles and clay pots  
(with drainage hole blocked) to water individual plants.

Kit Craine

Sec. 17-5: Outdoor Irrigation Season and Hours. Outdoor Irrigation  
shall be allowed only between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.  
local time, during the Outdoor Irrigation Season unless modified by  
variance pursuant to this Chapter. Outdoor Irrigation shall be  
prohibited at all times not within the declared Outdoor Irrigation  
Season. Outdoor Irrigation by means of soaker hose(s), (water weeping  
types) or drip-irrigation systems may occur at any time during the  
Outdoor Irrigation Season specified herein. (Ord. 2004-27;  
05/17/2004; 2007-13, 11/19/2007)



On May 19, 2009, at 11:03 AM, bear at moscow.com wrote:

> 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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