fountains of water I feel coming out of walls in supply pipes why
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Water and Aesthetics
Decorative water fountains are common architectural features in the Southwest, found in public plazas, malls, in front of government and office buildings and industrial plants, and in and outside private residences. Fountains come in all shapes and sizes, their waters variously displayed, from a slight trickle to a cascading flow to a gushing geyser.
Those of us conditioned by the ubiquitous precepts of water conservation may feel slightly squeamish about these water spectacles. We have been taught that not all water uses are equal, some are of more value than others. Drinking obviously is an essential water use but washing sidewalks and driveways is not. Within a hierarchy of water uses, from essential to frivolous, how should water used within a decorative fountain be classified?
The question has interesting implications. At first glance a water resource issue has been raised. Decorative fountains are water users. In arid Arizona, the water conservation precepts by which we live stress a strict accounting of water use. Fountains therefore are a valid topic for discussion to determine if their use is suitable and proper in a desert environment. Fountains often have attracted criticism as examples of wasting water.
Fountains raise another issue beyond water supply and demandÈthe aesthetic use of water. A fountain is designed and installed to create a pleasing and satisfying effect and to attract attention. Water in a decorative fountain is not used for drinking, watering landscape, cleansing, instream flow, preserving an endangered fish, or flushing, and is unavailable for use in any manufac-turing or agricultural process, or for settling Indian water disputes.
A discussion of decorative fountains involves other nontraditional water topics as well, such as historical and cultural considerations. Finally, a discussion of water fountains would not be complete until the inevitable question is addressed: What is the relationship between this mainly nonfunctional use of water and water resource management and public policy?
Decorative water fountains are common architectural features in the Southwest, found in public plazas, malls, in front of government and office buildings and industrial plants, and in and outside private residences. Fountains come in all shapes and sizes, their waters variously displayed, from a slight trickle to a cascading flow to a gushing geyser.
Those of us conditioned by the ubiquitous precepts of water conservation may feel slightly squeamish about these water spectacles. We have been taught that not all water uses are equal, some are of more value than others. Drinking obviously is an essential water use but washing sidewalks and driveways is not. Within a hierarchy of water uses, from essential to frivolous, how should water used within a decorative fountain be classified?
The question has interesting implications. At first glance a water resource issue has been raised. Decorative fountains are water users. In arid Arizona, the water conservation precepts by which we live stress a strict accounting of water use. Fountains therefore are a valid topic for discussion to determine if their use is suitable and proper in a desert environment. Fountains often have attracted criticism as examples of wasting water.
Fountains raise another issue beyond water supply and demandÈthe aesthetic use of water. A fountain is designed and installed to create a pleasing and satisfying effect and to attract attention. Water in a decorative fountain is not used for drinking, watering landscape, cleansing, instream flow, preserving an endangered fish, or flushing, and is unavailable for use in any manufac-turing or agricultural process, or for settling Indian water disputes.
A discussion of decorative fountains involves other nontraditional water topics as well, such as historical and cultural considerations. Finally, a discussion of water fountains would not be complete until the inevitable question is addressed: What is the relationship between this mainly nonfunctional use of water and water resource management and public policy?
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