West Hays County
Saw a write-up in the Wimberley View newspaper yesterday. Seems there's a 6
month moratorium on new major water producers (water wells) in west Hays county. Affects any new businesses, schools, and churches, not single family dwellings. A permit is required now to drill any water well. Seems the aquifers in the area may not support any new major wells. That is more water may be going out than in them. TV weather said El Nina is losing it punch. Will result in less rainfall this spring and summer in central TX area. -- Dave |
West Hays County
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"Dioclese" NONE wrote: Saw a write-up in the Wimberley View newspaper yesterday. Seems there's a 6 month moratorium on new major water producers (water wells) in west Hays county. Affects any new businesses, schools, and churches, not single family dwellings. A permit is required now to drill any water well. Seems the aquifers in the area may not support any new major wells. That is more water may be going out than in them. TV weather said El Nina is losing it punch. Will result in less rainfall this spring and summer in central TX area. I'd support it. I live here. Water prices are so high, I cannot really afford to vegetable garden any more. :-( -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
West Hays County
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... In article , "Dioclese" NONE wrote: Saw a write-up in the Wimberley View newspaper yesterday. Seems there's a 6 month moratorium on new major water producers (water wells) in west Hays county. Affects any new businesses, schools, and churches, not single family dwellings. A permit is required now to drill any water well. Seems the aquifers in the area may not support any new major wells. That is more water may be going out than in them. TV weather said El Nina is losing it punch. Will result in less rainfall this spring and summer in central TX area. I'd support it. I live here. Water prices are so high, I cannot really afford to vegetable garden any more. :-( -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson So, tell me about water prices where you live. I pay for the electricity for the water well pump here, that's it. Very spartan with water use, however, due to its (water well) dubious rainfall recharge in the summer months and beyond. Live in west Hays county myself. -- Dave Parkinson's disease, not easy to define. Much less cure. |
West Hays County
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"Dioclese" NONE wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message ... In article , "Dioclese" NONE wrote: Saw a write-up in the Wimberley View newspaper yesterday. Seems there's a 6 month moratorium on new major water producers (water wells) in west Hays county. Affects any new businesses, schools, and churches, not single family dwellings. A permit is required now to drill any water well. Seems the aquifers in the area may not support any new major wells. That is more water may be going out than in them. TV weather said El Nina is losing it punch. Will result in less rainfall this spring and summer in central TX area. I'd support it. I live here. Water prices are so high, I cannot really afford to vegetable garden any more. :-( So, tell me about water prices where you live. I pay for the electricity for the water well pump here, that's it. Very spartan with water use, however, due to its (water well) dubious rainfall recharge in the summer months and beyond. Live in west Hays county myself. All I know is that with that and the damned "waste water" bill, it's too high... Both go up incrementally with usage. Last month, water for 4800 ran me $48.34. Not sure how the hell they are figuring waste water, but they charged me for 7000 at $67.68. And another $3.96 for "Drainage". It's asinine. I still don't see how I'm using that much water with a yard that is not being actively watered! And why is "drainage" higher than the total water use? I wish there was a way for me to recover gray water. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
West Hays County
"Omelet" wrote in message
... In article , "Dioclese" NONE wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message ... In article , "Dioclese" NONE wrote: Saw a write-up in the Wimberley View newspaper yesterday. Seems there's a 6 month moratorium on new major water producers (water wells) in west Hays county. Affects any new businesses, schools, and churches, not single family dwellings. A permit is required now to drill any water well. Seems the aquifers in the area may not support any new major wells. That is more water may be going out than in them. TV weather said El Nina is losing it punch. Will result in less rainfall this spring and summer in central TX area. I'd support it. I live here. Water prices are so high, I cannot really afford to vegetable garden any more. :-( So, tell me about water prices where you live. I pay for the electricity for the water well pump here, that's it. Very spartan with water use, however, due to its (water well) dubious rainfall recharge in the summer months and beyond. Live in west Hays county myself. All I know is that with that and the damned "waste water" bill, it's too high... Both go up incrementally with usage. Last month, water for 4800 ran me $48.34. Not sure how the hell they are figuring waste water, but they charged me for 7000 at $67.68. And another $3.96 for "Drainage". It's asinine. I still don't see how I'm using that much water with a yard that is not being actively watered! And why is "drainage" higher than the total water use? I wish there was a way for me to recover gray water. -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson Many years ago, I lived in east coast Virginia area. They had a similar charge for wastewater, but no "drainage" charge. Lived in an apartment. The wastewater in terms of gallons never exceeded the water I paid for in terms of gallons. It was usually about a third in terms of gallons for wastewater. Usual use was about 1200 gallons, and 400 gallons of wastewater. I'd watch that "drainage" charge if you have a full month of drought this summer. As, what could be draining? Sounds like they are estimating runoff from the house to the drainage system at the street. If the "drainage" charge is the same every month, its a service charge to pay for the hardware and manpower to maintain street drainage. Sounds like to me that you should also contact the water provider as to why the wastewater charge in terms of gallons exceeds the water in terms of gallons that you use per their water meter. -- Dave Parkinson's disease, not easy to define. Much less cure. |
West Hays County
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"Dioclese" NONE wrote: Many years ago, I lived in east coast Virginia area. They had a similar charge for wastewater, but no "drainage" charge. Lived in an apartment. The wastewater in terms of gallons never exceeded the water I paid for in terms of gallons. It was usually about a third in terms of gallons for wastewater. Usual use was about 1200 gallons, and 400 gallons of wastewater. I may have to go there in person and bitch about it. It does not make sense. I'd watch that "drainage" charge if you have a full month of drought this summer. As, what could be draining? Sounds like they are estimating runoff from the house to the drainage system at the street. If the "drainage" charge is the same every month, its a service charge to pay for the hardware and manpower to maintain street drainage. Why should I pay for rainwater drainage? Sounds like to me that you should also contact the water provider as to why the wastewater charge in terms of gallons exceeds the water in terms of gallons that you use per their water meter. Indeed. Might be a computer glitch. If so, the city owes me some money back! -- -- Peace! Om "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch." -- Jack Nicholson |
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