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I figured the council would vote to raise the water rates. There really is no way around it. But after watching the meeting it got me thinking. I often see city parks water sprinklers on, when they don’t need to be and it started to get me to think about conservation and such.
What if water rates were on a sliding scale for residential customers? The more water you conserve the smaller your water rate would be. I know there are some homeowners who abuse water usage on there lawns, etc. I think they should have to pay a higher rate. I think it would promote conservation and would actually raise more money for the Lewis & Clark water project. Federal money would be nice, but it isn’t a guarantee, so we need to be thinking of creative ways to pay for it.
Sodapop and I pay about $14.00 a month now for sewer and water.
My Aunt Bertha and I agree that we should also have to pay less for sewer and water as we conserve by using a coffee can to “do our duty,” storing it under the sink until our conservation-minded “Friday flushing moment,” and we only drink water from the Sioux River because city and state officials have deemed it full of healthy nutrients. We hope you all conserve as best you can, either using our methods of doing so, or by following President Bush’s FANTASTICLY INNOVATIVE conservation plans.