Letter to editor on the topic rain water harvesting is the only hope
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To the editor:
Friday's editorial asked the important question, "What if mandatory rainwater harvesting isn't enough?"
The city is trying to cut water consumption by 20 percent to postpone the need for pumping water from Red Gap Ranch. One way to help achieve the cuts is to harvest rainwater and snowmelt for use in landscape irrigation. Unlike the Daily Sun assumption, rainwater harvesting is not meant to "solve" our water problem single-handedly. It is one component of many, including conservation through lower-water-use toilets, showers, etc., and landscaping using drought-tolerant plants. Higher rates for peak-season use may be another part of the solution.
Tuesday evening the City Council listened to the recommendations of the Rainwater Harvesting Stakeholder Group. The citizen panel has proposed mandating a rainwater harvesting system for new construction of businesses and multi-family housing unless the landscaping consists of only drought-tolerant plants. The system would collect and store snowmelt and rainwater for landscape watering. The point is to avoid using potable water for watering plants.
The editorial states that rainwater harvesting might not work. But its calculation assumed that water would be collected only in April, May and June. That is incorrect. Water would be collected throughout the year and stored in a cistern. Every inch of precipitation would yield over 62 gallons per 100 square feet of roof surface.
Yes, there is a cost for installing a rainwater harvesting system, but the benefit is free irrigation water and the conservation of our precious drinking water.
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