suburbs? (Tualatin: houses, subdivisions, live)

[sorupaa]

theres alot of man made ponds in the suburbs, does that mean they get free water? water grows on trees here

[hamellr]

Not sure what you're asking about... water is more plentiful (and cheaper,) here then places like Arizona.

But you need to keep in mind that a lot of the "man made ponds," collect a lot of water from nearby creeks or run off ground water. Many parts of the Tualatin Valley are "reclaimed" swamp land and wetlands.

[sorupaa]

i was thinking of oregon city where there arnt any creeks but water for houses, they have them in new areas ,sherwood might have them

[pdxMIKEpdx]

Still not sure what you're talking about?
Are you asking if people that live next to ponds get to use the water free for irrigation?

[sorupaa]

i think its a good idea since cali takes are watter from the clackamas river

[hamellr]

And this folks, is why you should not use the Internet when under the influence.

[doggiemama]

Originally Posted by hamellr

And this folks, is why you should not use the Internet when under the influence.

Heh heh

[sorupaa]

look at jon mc loughlin elementary in oc theres 2 by there

there fenced off and have a drain pipe

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maybe its for irragation

[pdxMIKEpdx]

i think its a good idea since cali takes are watter from the clackamas river

That's why I go down there on Saturday afternoons and pee right above the intake pipe.

[SETabor]

Most of the ponds are detention ponds for surface water runoff. New subdivisions are required to have them so that the local sewer system doesn't get a huge influx of water as they were built with a smaller development footprint in mind. More paving and houses => more runoff.