fewer showers, fewer flushes...

plusaf — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:56:56 -0500

Two years ago, when I moved here, I wrote to the N&O’s Forum, asking why, with Falls Lake so low [yes, it was low then, too], nobody was discussing dredging it to increase its capacity.Now, it’s two years later, and had it been deepened and scoured out of tires, arrowheads and the like, it’s possible that today’s “remaining capacity” might be more like 180 days than 30 or 60.Well, that’s water over the… you know.The idea I’d like to bring to everyone’s attention now is that virtually every word that’s been used on TV or in print media has been about conservation. Conserve more, conserve more! We’re not conserving enough! We’re down 20% in consumption: that’s not enough! We’re down 40% in consumption: that’s not enough!And never heard is one little peep from anyone responsible for supplying our drinking water about anything anyone is doing to increase supply.In some sane world, when a commodity or natural resource becomes scarce, there are basically four ways to deal with it:

Learn to get by with less of it [today’s “plan”]
Raise the price to discourage over-use or waste [today’s “alternate plan”]
Move somewhere else where they don’t have the problem [not likely to be an acceptable solution for most of us who LIKE it here!]
Find more of it. [of which nobody speaks.]

Whether Solution Number Four involves desalination plants, interstate pipelines or cisterns in everyone’s back yard, it appalls me that the N&O and all of the other media outlets in this area seem to have given NO “air time” to any solutions other than the first three [actually, the first two.So, what’s wrong and why not? Enjoy http://www.plusaf.com/bluntconsulting/aquariusproject.htm for your consideration and amusement.

Alan Falk
Raleigh

plusaf
Northwest Raleigh
27613

How is the drought affecting you?

karen_mann — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:40:15 -0400

What are you doing to save water? Do you think you're doing enough? Are you worried about the drought?

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fewer showers, fewer flushes...

How is the drought affecting you?