Re: [LincolnTalk] Why are people in Weston still irrigating their lawns?
It seems to me that a natural counterpart to having a water ban would be to use water usage rates to control the amount of water people are using. Yes, I know about the tiers. But those rates are set for non-drought circumstances. Why not temporarily alter the rates in response to the drought? I fully support regulations, but regulations require people to enforce them, and so they have limitations (but are still important!). Usage rates go straight to the point. There's a lot to say on this subject, but I will stop here in the interest of keeping this short and hearing what others think ... --Debra On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 10:36 PM Sara Mattes wrote: > But Lincoln has always been under the “ watchful “ eye/ in the crosshairs > of DEP for our draw down. We were, at one time, under a consent decree. > Perhaps we still are. > > We need to be ever- vigilant and understand that to maintain our > independence from MWRA we need to strictly limit our consumption in times > like these. Those of us with no sprinkler / irrigation systems implore > those with to act responsibly and turn them off! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 31, 2022, at 6:31 PM, RAandBOB wrote: > > Many of our neighboring towns use water from the Quabbin Reservoir via > the MWRA. The towns that I know of off the top of my head are Weston, > Lexington, Framingham, and I think Waltham but I’m not sure.That section of > the state is not in drought and the Quabbin Reservoir can provide quite a > bit more water than is currently being used. So people who draw their water > from the MWRA are not yet being asked to conserve water. > > > Ruth Ann > (She, her, hers) > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
Re: [LincolnTalk] Why are people in Weston still irrigating their lawns?
Thanks, Sara. I agree. Its very important for us in Lincoln to take care of our water supply. Water will be increasingly precious with climate change, and we all have a role to play in conserving water in times of draught for both people and wildlife. Grass will come back after browning off. Watering grass does not replenish the water table. Lots of studies on this. Joan On Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 10:36 PM Sara Mattes wrote: > But Lincoln has always been under the “ watchful “ eye/ in the crosshairs > of DEP for our draw down. We were, at one time, under a consent decree. > Perhaps we still are. > > We need to be ever- vigilant and understand that to maintain our > independence from MWRA we need to strictly limit our consumption in times > like these. Those of us with no sprinkler / irrigation systems implore > those with to act responsibly and turn them off! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 31, 2022, at 6:31 PM, RAandBOB wrote: > > Many of our neighboring towns use water from the Quabbin Reservoir via > the MWRA. The towns that I know of off the top of my head are Weston, > Lexington, Framingham, and I think Waltham but I’m not sure.That section of > the state is not in drought and the Quabbin Reservoir can provide quite a > bit more water than is currently being used. So people who draw their water > from the MWRA are not yet being asked to conserve water. > > > Ruth Ann > (She, her, hers) > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
Re: [LincolnTalk] Why are people in Weston still irrigating their lawns?
But Lincoln has always been under the “ watchful “ eye/ in the crosshairs of DEP for our draw down. We were, at one time, under a consent decree. Perhaps we still are. We need to be ever- vigilant and understand that to maintain our independence from MWRA we need to strictly limit our consumption in times like these. Those of us with no sprinkler / irrigation systems implore those with to act responsibly and turn them off! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 31, 2022, at 6:31 PM, RAandBOB wrote: > > Many of our neighboring towns use water from the Quabbin Reservoir via the > MWRA. The towns that I know of off the top of my head are Weston, Lexington, > Framingham, and I think Waltham but I’m not sure.That section of the state is > not in drought and the Quabbin Reservoir can provide quite a bit more water > than is currently being used. So people who draw their water from the MWRA > are not yet being asked to conserve water. > > > Ruth Ann > (She, her, hers) > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
[LincolnTalk] Why are people in Weston still irrigating their lawns?
Many of our neighboring towns use water from the Quabbin Reservoir via the MWRA. The towns that I know of off the top of my head are Weston, Lexington, Framingham, and I think Waltham but I’m not sure.That section of the state is not in drought and the Quabbin Reservoir can provide quite a bit more water than is currently being used. So people who draw their water from the MWRA are not yet being asked to conserve water. Ruth Ann (She, her, hers)-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
