INC NEWS - Water resource in future, bigger picture, conserving water simply

[Melissa Rooney]

Thanks, Laura, for this great email to the INC
listserv.

Would the INC members be interested in adopting a
resolution requesting that council and BOCC slow
development until we are no longer in a drought,
and/or until the UDO can be ammended to incorporate
low-impact development methods and other methods that
will better ensure the environmental (and
infrastructural) accountability of developers?

I would be happy to work on such a resolution, but I
want to get a sense of the interest in the INC
membership first.

Thanks!
Melissa

Melissa Rooney
Fairfield Neighborhood
South Durham




--- Laura Drey <lkdrey2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> In addition to water conservation there are
> recommendations that fall into a
> bigger picture that I would urge city, county and
> state elected officials as
> well as staff members to follow that would help long
> term save water.  I am
> a believer of and proponent in smart growth, that is
> limiting development.
> I would go further and have developers cover at a
> minimum at least some of
> the cost for extending water lines and other related
> items for new
> residential areas, shopping centers, office
> complexes and industries. I
> whole heartedly support mandatory water conservation
> rules and would of
> preferred that such measures were put into place a
> long time ago.  I believe
> strongly in penalties and fees. I cannot address
> increases in fee structures
> or surcharges in water and tired rates since I am
> not familiar with them.
> 
> Conservation does not rest solely with residential
> users.  As I said
> previously industry and businesses need to be
> involved in conserving water
> as well. 
> 
> I bought a $6 gadget that can be added to an
> existing stem above the shower
> head that can turn the water on and off while taking
> a shower.  I do not
> support big box stores. (Among the local,
> independent plumbing supply stores
> are Wilkinson (off Hillsborough Rd, near Fifteenth
> St) and Hughes Supply (at
> Broadway and Rigsbee in downtown Durham.)
> 
> I listed what steps I take to save water( in
> Drought, lessons learned from
> (on December 14) because that was a question I was
> specifically asked by a
> reporter.  A second was had I grown tired of the
> drought being portrayed in
> the media.  No the drought needs to continue to be
> covered by the media.  I
> feel that pictures are a great way to show our water
> crisis. (She told me
> that she contacted me because she had read some of
> my suggestions about the
> drought on list serves.)
> 
> Please send the information on the drought to your
> neighborhood list serves
> and share the information with others you know.
> 
> I appreciate other peoples recommendations about
> steps that can be taken now
> regarding the drought.
> 
> Water is not a resource that we can take for
> granted.
> 
> Laura
> 
> P.S. For my other drought tips see Fire prevention;
> trees please; more
> drought tips; events (sent on
> December 11) and for a list that consolidates
> suggestions that includes how
> much water the recommendations save on water usage
> see Water Saving Tips
> (sent on October 15.)  If you would like me to send
> the email(s) on the
> drought to you again let me know.
> 
> 
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