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| Catch22: Why Saving Water Might Be A Horrible Idea By: James Clark Lake Meredith lost nearly 21 inches of depth in one month. But hell will freeze (or flood) before Lubbock goes to Stage Two water restrictions. Why? It is estimated that if Lake Meredith loses 21 more feet of depth it will become completely unusable as a water source because the pumps can’t reach that low. Just in the last 31 days Meredith lost almost 21 inches of depth. “Well, it’s depressing, I have to say, and worrisome to say the least,” says Ken Satterwhite is General Manger for CRMWA or the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. Will It Fail Before The Water Well Expansion Is Ready? Currently the Roberts County water wells can supply Lubbock and 10 other cities with about half their need. So, the rush is on to expand the well field and related pipeline. News Radio 1420 asks Satterwhite: will the lake go dry before the well water project is expanded?
The well water project is expected to be finished by late 2009. That is a long way off when you consider that the lake lost nearly 21 inches in only one month. “Y’know it’s hard to imagine that we won’t be able to get anything out of the lake at all. It’s also hard to imagine that we got to the point where we’re at right now,” says Satterwhite. Do Not Save Too Much Water So the city will sound the warning any day now, right? We’ll go to from State One to Stage Two water restrictions, right? Nope. Not in a million years. Let’s talk to Assistant City Manger Tom Adams News Radio 1420 asks, “Is there any thought of going to stage two or higher?” Adams answers, “Not at this time. One of the challenges we do face as we begin a new water project like Lake Alan Henry is that we do have to sell water to be able to fund the new project.” Huh? You mean conserving water might be a bad thing? Adams says, “The goal right now is to maintain a balance between conservation and between the ability of the city to raise money for the new project.” So to pay for Lake Alan Henry the city needs you to suck millions of dollars worth of water out of Lake Meredith. The LAH pipeline is projected to be ready by 2012. The measurements we referenced in this story for Lake Meredith do not include last night’s rainstorm. Hopefully that will provide some relief. Story Posted: Wed Jun 18 06:30:00 CDT 2008 Created: Wed Jun 18 04:59:19 CDT 2008 BACK TO HOME/NEWS Top Story • Lubbock tax bill going up Lubbock News & Lbk County • Tech fans face parking challenges • Seat belts required in school buses • Apartment fire injures one Weather • Thursday Forecast Business • AM Business Notebook Around Texas • Cornyn Comments On Obama's Iraq War Remarks • Fire Warning For Hunters As Dove Season Kicks Off • Boy Dies Of Rare Infection From Water • Austin Headlines • Dallas Headlines • Houston Headlines • San Antonio Headlines Swap Shop • Swap Shop Update This Day In History • Today Marks Formal End Of World War Two • Today In History Birthdays • Today's Birthdays Entertainment • Tonight's TV Off Beat News Of The Day • Middle School Student Arrested Over Facebook Threats Health Beat • New North American Lutheran Church Launched • New Study Doesn't Bode Well For Abbott Diet Drug Religion Today • New North American Lutheran Church Launched • Al-Qaeda Leader Calls For Killing Christians Sports • Sports Shorts |
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