Water fight (Raleigh: schools, live, area)

[silverwing]

I posted about this some months back. It's getting nastier. I think part of it is just an emotional response to the swelling populations: why allow so much growth if it can't be supported by local resources? But it is an indication that there are other things to be concerned about aside from sprawl, traffic, and schools.

http://www.salisburypost.com/area/375530722462104.php (broken link)

http://www.salisburypost.com/area/331265124887257.php (broken link)

[TornadoAlley]

Interesting. How does an area that gets 14" of water a year run out of water?

[RaleighRob]

Originally Posted by TornadoAlley

Interesting. How does an area that gets 14" of water a year run out of water?

Easy...that 14 inches aren't spread out evenly through the year. July and August are usually very dry here (although this year was exception to the norm I think). Add that with very high usuage, fast growth, and a reservoir that's not as big as it needs to be....Voila! Water shortages.

[TornadoAlley]

Originally Posted by RaleighRob

Easy...that 14 inches aren't spread out evenly through the year. July and August are usually very dry here (although this year was exception to the norm I think). Add that with very high usuage, fast growth, and a reservoir that's not as big as it needs to be....Voila! Water shortages.

Here in the desert where I live, we would love to get that (we get 15% of that), and there is no shortage. The population here is 60k compared to the very small towns there of 8k still makes no sense.