08-22-2012, 12:48 AM
[quote jeremypeace]I know in a bad season the farmers can take all the water they want to keep there crops alive. [/quote]No, they own water shares. It's not a free-for-all.
[quote jeremypeace]I understand its how they make a living but watching some they use more water then they really need.[/quote]How do you determine they're using more than they need? Are you qualified to make that assessment?
[quote gstott]I definitely see a lot of waste. I wish too that they would enforce the no watering your lawn in the middle of the day rule.[/quote]I'm in lawn care, and so I feel your pain... BUT, this is too controlling. What about folks who have no automatic timers? What about folks who're terrified because a nighttime pipe break flooded their basement and cost them thousands (or, if covered by insurance, simply lost memoirs and irreplaceable items)? What about those areas where too many people water at night and there isn't sufficient water pressure as a result?
[quote gstott]I can't believe how many times I've seen people with their sprinklers going for hours during the heat of the day when it's 95 and windy. A huge portion of that water just evaporates.[/quote]I live in Hyde Park now, and we were just MANDATED to only water DURING the daytime, 6am - 6pm. Failure to comply will result in them shutting the headgates...
[quote gstott]I wish too that they would make the farmers stick to watering during the night too. [/quote]To establish most crops, 24 hour watering is necessary to cover the amount of acreage they have.
[quote gstott]It also irritates me when you see the farm equipment just watering the road. [/quote]
Be careful what you wish for. Those changes would require millions of dollars in irrigation improvements. And you better believe that if that was ever required, WE would be paying for it through additional federal subsidy programs...
[quote gstott]I called the southeast region office today. I wasn't able to talk to Dave, but the guy I talked to said that Dave told him he didn't anticipate having to do any salvages this year. I hope it stays that way.[/quote]Do you plan to pursue this any further?
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[quote jeremypeace]I understand its how they make a living but watching some they use more water then they really need.[/quote]How do you determine they're using more than they need? Are you qualified to make that assessment?
[quote gstott]I definitely see a lot of waste. I wish too that they would enforce the no watering your lawn in the middle of the day rule.[/quote]I'm in lawn care, and so I feel your pain... BUT, this is too controlling. What about folks who have no automatic timers? What about folks who're terrified because a nighttime pipe break flooded their basement and cost them thousands (or, if covered by insurance, simply lost memoirs and irreplaceable items)? What about those areas where too many people water at night and there isn't sufficient water pressure as a result?
[quote gstott]I can't believe how many times I've seen people with their sprinklers going for hours during the heat of the day when it's 95 and windy. A huge portion of that water just evaporates.[/quote]I live in Hyde Park now, and we were just MANDATED to only water DURING the daytime, 6am - 6pm. Failure to comply will result in them shutting the headgates...
[quote gstott]I wish too that they would make the farmers stick to watering during the night too. [/quote]To establish most crops, 24 hour watering is necessary to cover the amount of acreage they have.
[quote gstott]It also irritates me when you see the farm equipment just watering the road. [/quote]
Be careful what you wish for. Those changes would require millions of dollars in irrigation improvements. And you better believe that if that was ever required, WE would be paying for it through additional federal subsidy programs...
[quote gstott]I called the southeast region office today. I wasn't able to talk to Dave, but the guy I talked to said that Dave told him he didn't anticipate having to do any salvages this year. I hope it stays that way.[/quote]Do you plan to pursue this any further?
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