It was just a matter of time
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Rael
Supper's Ready
I was expecting the same for Calvert, but so far on google:
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But it is probably imminent,
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Your search - water restrictions for Calvert County - did not match any documents.
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But it is probably imminent,
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kbeachcat123
Jack Russells RULE!
General Lee said:
Will the helocopters be next?
kwillia
n/a
Why do some people need to be TOLD BY THEIR GOVERNMENT to be smart with their water usage during a drought...
I'm having visions of certain Calvert people running out to quickly water their lawn, washing their driveway and double flushing as we speak in order to get as much usage in as they can before their county gets officially restricted...
I'm having visions of certain Calvert people running out to quickly water their lawn, washing their driveway and double flushing as we speak in order to get as much usage in as they can before their county gets officially restricted...kbeachcat123
Jack Russells RULE!
kwillia said:Why do some people need to be TOLD BY THEIR GOVERNMENT to be smart with their water usage during a drought...
My neighbors (Calvert County) have already washed ALL 4 of their cars. They only use 2 on a regular basis. Irregardless of any sort of water restriction, I think this is a blatent misuse of natural resources.
kbeachcat123 said:
The laws are quite specific on the use of water during restriction periods. WHy not report them if you see them? In reality how many people will be out actually washing cars? Especially four at a time?
Dont make genralizations. Think about how much water a restaurant uses, probably a lot more than on a daily basis than someone washing a few cars.
AndyMarquisLIVE
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All the rain missed us AGAIN yesterdayGeneral Lee said:
It sprinkled very lightly for a couple minutes.
Was just a couple miles north in PG. It's rained once in the last three weeks.
desertrat
0_0
I'm going to ask a maybe stupid question. What the heck does no rain have to do with a water shortage when the county is drawing from a hundreds of years old aquifer rather than a reservoir? I can see them restricting lawn watering which would become more "necessary" in a drought, but washing a car or driveway?
AndyMarquisLIVE
New Member
desertrat said:
I don't think water restrictions are appropriate in a lot of cases.
Now, is SMC going to tell businesses to limit the amount of water they use?
According to MetCom officials, these restrictions are being imposed as a result of recent and continued drought conditions and drastic increases in water usage in these communities.
No, say it ain't so. It rains once a month so people are actually watering their own lawns?
OrneryPest
lower life form
T'ain't me who's doing all that. I don't water my lawn because grass is useless anyhow. I get my car washed only once a year by our church youth group when they have their annual car wash. I sweep my driveway, not wash it. I've quit bothering to water my garden this year because it's pretty much Kissed Old Rose anyhow. However, I do continue to shower regularly. The Au Naturel Aroma doesn't appeal to my wife.kwillia said:Why do some people need to be TOLD BY THEIR GOVERNMENT to be smart with their water usage during a drought...
Charles
New Member
Because people instinctively wash all 4 of their cars and double flush, it will exceed the pumping capacity of the systems. I don't remember these restrictions ever applying to individual wells. There are other locations where wells are affected by rainfall but that isn't here.desertrat said:
awpitt
Main Streeter
If Calvert hasn't set restrictions, there's nothing to report.CAPPY2609 said:The laws are quite specific on the use of water during restriction periods. WHy not report them if you see them? In reality how many people will be out actually washing cars? Especially four at a time?
Dont make genralizations. Think about how much water a restaurant uses, probably a lot more than on a daily basis than someone washing a few cars.
kwillia
n/a
IMO, it's because people only become aware of the fact that water is indeed a limited resource during drought periods. In actuality, limiting the amount of water being used should be in the back of everybody's mind year round. No matter whether we get our water from a public supply or private well... we all depend on and drain the same aquafiers.desertrat said:
awpitt
Main Streeter
No, because your well draws from the same aquifer as those around you. In fact, there is a cone of depression in the main aquifer that serves the PAX/LP/California area. A cone of depression is sort of the opposite of a water surge that would be associated with a hurricane and makes the aquifer’s water level lower below the populated area than it is in other areas.cattitude said:
