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Today's Poll!Water districts weathering drought with help from customers
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Watering restrictions enacted by two public water districts serving Jefferson City have helped the districts deal with the high demand for water during the drought, and they continue to remain in effect.
In early July, the districts issued voluntary restrictions on unnecessary water usage, including watering lawns.
“There have been enough people who are cooperating and that have cut back on their water that we are holding our own,” said David Kempf, manager of Water District No. 1.
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pbg2012 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Every day as I drive on McCarty Street, I see grass which outlines state employee parking lots being watered. Seems to me during this drought, an example could be set by choosing not to water these areas and conserve as much as possible. I understand for appearances, certain watering is necessary, but who cares what the grass looks like around a parking lot.
JCLifer 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Governor's Mansion lawn is watered every morning too. Even more crazy is a few weeks ago the inmates sprayed green dye on some of the brown spots to "touch up" the Governor's yard. However, the yard is all spotted with this crazy green dye that doesn't quite match the real grass.
Silverado_Phil 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Maybe the water is on to keep the employees from walking in the grass....LOL
JMO 10 months, 2 weeks ago
As a state employee, I agree. My own lawn needed mowing when the drought hit. We decided not to, which is the only thing that saved it. Where it's too tall it's green, where it's not it's brown. I haven't used a sprinkler or a lawnmower once since June. I suppose I don't have a problem watering the capital lawn, but they spend more attention on it than necessary in the middle of a drought. No one cares if the grass around the parking lots die unless they think it won't come back next spring.
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