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Our Voice Help CU to conserve water
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If you have absolutely no interest in the Green Movement ... if you do not accept global warming ... if you've grown tired of hearing about sustainability issues every place, you should still read on.
You should support a new City Utilities conservation effort.
Why? Money is being wasted, simple as that.
CU is pushing a way to limit the waste of treated, drinkable water.
The idea is to dissuade people from watering lawns so often. The voluntary program, (called "Even or Odd?") encourages customers with addresses ending in an even number to do the watering on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Those with addresses ending in an odd numbers should water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
On Mondays? Everyone should simply take a break.
If enough people participate, the utility believes it should be able to postpone for years the construction of a new $80 million water treatment plant.
CU's analysis shows the need for treated water growing year after year in its service area, with a new plant projected to be necessary to handle peak water demands by 2016.
If customers simply agree to the alternate watering schedule, CU believes the new plant could be put off for five full years.
CU estimates the potential reduction in peak demand to be five million gallons daily.
CU is testing the impact of this voluntary effort for the next two years, hoping to assess whether to make it mandatory.
The assessment will also help the utility as it figures out a timetable for planning, designing and justifying the need for a new plant, which would require voter approval.
The utility deserves credit for pushing the conservation program. CU also is wise to acknowledge the need for a new plant at such an early stage.
Utility officials stress they are not trying to threaten on either front. Rather, officials are hoping to appeal to the environmental altruism that might be prevalent among customers -- and to their common sense.
CU's Cara Shaefer, director of energy management and conservation, said the simple fact is that folks are overwatering their lawns. CU says grasses only need 1 to 1.5 inches of water each week, and that can easily be met under the odd-even program.
The utility also stresses that lawns can be trained to need less water.
So try this program, please -- especially if you're a profligate waterer, or if you have an in-ground water or sprinkler system.
CU is speaking out now to push the odd-even program in part because owners of such systems often have them de-winterized this time of year and at the same time can have them programmed to follow the odd-even schedule.
For additional watering tips visit CU's Web site, www.cityutilities.net
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