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ERMUSR OTHER BUSINESS 05-11-2010{ ~~ l,',~ ~ gage 1 a:~ :i. ~'` ~~~ roger, ~i~re l~avc :ha~i several large associatian~ cx;~ress ilaatthey arc planning %o aril` private ~,vells ~~ar ir~rigatian. ~t is cur concern that the aruount of ~~~ater waste will increase ~lrasticai i.y. ~u~Trently, these ass®ciatia~~s arc oi.~r ~iurrlber one consumers for water. if they are approved to drill. ~,vells i"or i~cigatior~, ho~~i will ti~eir draw ire measured? ~~hat happens ii they use more than allo~ved? ~~That is the ma~~ draw ('.,000,000 per year ar 10,000 per day)? ~J~ho monitors their system? ~oad/bad sprin.lcler heads? ~l~ltl"t n® inCently~ to save water, why would associations go the extra mile to conserve? blow with having to FFPay for jvater, -they know fi,~in;g issues saves them money, but what happens when they view their water as 6b.liee"`~ I:f one ass®ciation starts their own. private irrigation well, it's only a matter of tune before the majority go with privatc wells (at least far their extremely large association}, At this time, three different well sites arc being investigated and this is just a small portion of their Faster Association. The figures arc concerning, host of these irrigation users are well over 1,000,000 gallons per year as it is with city water use for irrigation. It's hard to imagine their impact with not having to pay rates and using water for watering grass, y~e have a t~ew SI~A~T Ligation Rebate program that has shown positive results. There are only more ideas for water conservation around the bend. Mater reducing sprinkler heads, reduced rates for ~I~AI~T irrigation etc,.. are a couple of the ideas to promote water conservation and customer savings. ~~hat are some options or strategies for protecting water use? The idea of having more and mare private wells drilled. is not ideal for our wellhead protection efforts. bore sites imply a higher potential for water source contaminatione And, sugg€°~tions woulC~. be greatly appreciated. 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SIl 112010 1Vlincl~ul of pat~t~~ial~y ca~ZStira,~hi~ ~tratel' sl~a~'ia~x~ tl~e nex~ fc~~-rf ~~s.,, . _ ...~ 1'Lt17Iic; ~gnc~. l~I'ivate sector entities are ~1LtI'~' i~1< ~a I111t1~1tC;Ttlle CaI'ISGC'LtO fot' people, fat'I~Zing, ra.az~.u~~ctul°ing allcl coI1sEI°uCtiall as well as the palitieal ira.pac;:, la's r~,~Ltsi: ~ I~~°a~}~{~I1i_rot' ~el'onrll~~ll~r a~ci.~acl_ aroas, ~y 2~ .1 ~ ar s©, ~~ states c I~cl sco~'es of e:i'cies ~~rill laa~Te trau~ial{~ meeting daily ~°resh~vatet' rlcecls. °osto~~I, haa'cll~r a cleser~:, is so clal•otaicall~r shalt of freshwater, i,t's E~Ltilcling ~~ SeG031C~ ti~raiCl' C~CSalillcitlall plclll~ ~VOr1 aS t11C f1I'St IS ~L1St St~.I'~:II'Ig pI"aclLlGtlall. Tl~e ~~rho"e ~~~~rkl is ~7c1:til~~ ~ hirsti~r in the faG{~ of gloh~~l populaEion gI'a~vth c1i1C~ I'1St~1b StaI1C~~Y'Cl5 of ~1Vtrla ~:~.~.1: ~JaOSt C~,Ct11itI1Cl lal' feed, Cars, ~3Gt%CI` l:IOLlsillg, C~~~:C. ~~1it11il~ a~3aLat ~Q ycat"s, China, II1.clia, SaL~th Africa c1I~ICl f31'azil will ~.c:GaL~nt~ l`ar c,•p°/a of thc~ ~varlcl's tivater Ltse, and unlike fossil :fL~els, Gvatel' l1aS n0 patel~ttal. SLl`~StLtLItC. inUCStI11{'I'It lI1 ~Vc1.tL'I' tecl~nala~~r ~~ICI iI'I11U~Tcl_'~lal3 p~1Lts CaI1SeI'vatlaYlc1I'e key 1;0 n1arC C~f1ClOnt LflS(; av 1~~.i~.tCl°. Sevel'al dII'I115 c1I'C b4ral'l~ingron a ~lc~l'1t;i.~00f S(71L1t1canS~ dater n~ana~en~etlt. IBM's PI'a~ect dig Green is creatil~g smal't grater grids wish sensors to I~lonital' consLtll~ptian allcl ~vatcl'shecls, It also keeps tabs an pipes and othel' infrastrLictLU'e to detect leafs ~.nd ~1vel't ~~-~tter n~Iain E~I'e~~lcs. AI~Iang firms wail{lllg an Sllndal' grid systems Sf1P, a Gea'nlan sok~twarc devclopet°, end Acllea, a sta~'t-up high-tech water m.anagamcnt ca~xlpany in Bethesda, ~rlct, An Is~'ael~l~ased start••Ltp, 'lyal~al~Ll, is rollilag out a system that it says will predict wl~cn a stTl~.ll leaf is aboLrE. to rulature pipes. And ItI•()n of Liberty l~alcc, '~asll., is developing a rl~eter to .let sLtlapliel•s jLtclgc cansLilllptian needs second lay secancl anc~. Illake consumel•s aware of hacv rnL~cll ~v~~te~' they're Llsilag anti its cost. Gettil°t ~ a ri ~ on water flaw is ~a~"~~Inaunt...~vater~varks leek life sieves. IIl Ill., n~aore than b0°/a of the wrltel° that leaves treatment plants never gets to faucets. ~lastewatet' tt'eatt~tant. The new ell~phasis is an recycling water' otl-site... a~t factories, office buildings, retail clevelopnlents, etc...ratlaer than at llLtge facilities l'ul`l by city and pt•ivate fit'n1s. Systetlls 1)G111g Clevelapecl by LL1)ienllaOlll'g's rpL~I'~I11at and lsracl's Ac1V41ise; will callvert neatly tU0% of a factot'y's wastewatcz° on-site, ~vl~ile slashing d:lle ene~'gy needed to purif~r and transport water l,y as nlurh as SO%. To prcvellt groLlndwater contamina.tial~l, Veolia Utlatcl' Solutions ~ '1'echlzalagies of l+ ranee is working an a ~vay to l't;move metals and acids from industrial. ~~-aste, ~GVitllirl ~l fe~v ye~lrs...extl'ZCtian of litl-Iiull~ fI•am w~~ste~vater far use in cap' i~attel°ies, Consel•vatian. ~ Iycll~aPaint Data Systellls 11c15 a S111a1`t irl°ivaiian schGl~lc fol° Santa CI~tI"ita, Calif. Sprinklel's in parks, meClians and sa all will apes°ate E~asecl an soil nlaistul"e l'eaclillgs, l'eclucing the city's tivater COnsul>rlptlOll by ~1 Q%. Archer Daniels NlidlZncl, Jol~z~ Deere and Cargill sire developing sin~ilat• systeia~,~ fol' faa•a~aa~-s, Meal~~vhile, 1Vlansanta, a leading seed praCILiCCI', is clevelaping craps t.l`Ii1t lleeCl less Vir~tf;l' than callvel'li:iol~Ial ones p1LlS cl'al~s that gI'a~v in I~rackish ~VatCl'. Another, Syngenta, is clevisill.g corn and «-hec~t strains that nand ~Llst sips of ~~rCItCI°. Ir''.ntre a~ I, cne~i~'s era also gushing the e~~veloloe an seawater das~ilizaation. Seawater. is slaw 7~/° of the warlcl's daily supply...the slaG~l'e twill gl'aw as costs clI"op. YaLII°s VeI°y tl'L1 , ..-~' d _x.tJ April 1G, ~OIQ `I`~lE If t,1NCrEP ~,VA ' IINGT _ N I+JUITOPS P.S. Want to lOal'l1 al~aLlt ('.lx1Cl' in business a ~ ~artulaitic,s in Chiba? ~rVe can help. Jain us far oLll- ~aa~lnil`lLlte interactive aLidia confcz'ence on Nlay 1.3. 12,cgistcl° either ly visi~:illg lcrrrl..eorrt/lccplir2~c;r' or bar calling SQO-775-7G5t1. Copyrigltl 2U10. 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