The downside...redshirtedgraduFebruary 26 2008, 16:53:59 UTC
It's good to hear that Atlanta won't go totally dry, but I really hope this doesn't mean that it'll be back to the status quo in Georgia. There need to be real, meaningful changes to the way (at least) Atlanta uses, conserves, and reuses water, as well as how they charge for it. There were some good changes happening (like rumors I heard of Dekalb implementing a tiered fee structure based on usage) that I hope continue.
Re: The downside...patchfireFebruary 26 2008, 17:04:44 UTC
Oh, I know. And of course there are issues where some people didn't change their usage appreciably even in the worst of it, so this will only further their sense of entitlement - "See, I was fine washing my car! I'll wash it twice a day again now!" or whatever.
'Course, Allatoona really only impacts Cobb and parts northwest of there. Lanier has a lot further to go, so it'll be interesting to see what they do as spring comes. I know the city of Atlanta has said it's not easy its bans at all... and the ajc had a story recently that only the toughest bans really had much of an impact. Probably because people who followed them are the people who don't water their lawns much anyway. I don't know.
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There need to be real, meaningful changes to the way (at least) Atlanta uses, conserves, and reuses water, as well as how they charge for it. There were some good changes happening (like rumors I heard of Dekalb implementing a tiered fee structure based on usage) that I hope continue.
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'Course, Allatoona really only impacts Cobb and parts northwest of there. Lanier has a lot further to go, so it'll be interesting to see what they do as spring comes. I know the city of Atlanta has said it's not easy its bans at all... and the ajc had a story recently that only the toughest bans really had much of an impact. Probably because people who followed them are the people who don't water their lawns much anyway. I don't know.
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