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From: Lance-Research
Date: 13 Aug 2002
Time: 02:40:28
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The drought http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0602/00000006.htm ---- http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0602/00000008.htm ----- http://www.parthe.net/_cwg0602/0000000f.htm ----- in America and in Colorado has caused an incredible problem with dried out and dying brush, which is causing the state’s largest fire in the history of CO. As many of you know we had predicted a bad fire season this year and have tried to get out the information about our Arson Watch Program; http://www.carwashguys.com/051402_1.shtml -------------- The Hayman fire is out of control and headed to Denver only 35 miles away. The firestorm has been noted by the Space Shuttle and Space Station. So far 50 homes destroyed in it’s path. So much for urban and suburb sprawl. Governor Bill Owens a guy I personally have respect for after literally preventing CO from economic disaster recently with the telecom bust, is quite upset and has called this unbelievable. He has been up for 43 hours with out sleep. This fire is 100 square miles 2/3 the size of the city of Denver. FEMA is doing a great job too. Thank god there is military support there in CO and one hell of a group of real time government leaders. Was this fire so great due to the Sierra Club not allowing clearing of old brush or roads, which could be used to fight. Fires take a lot of water, and water which CO needs to save the water. The prolonged drought has been 4-5 years so far. Rio Grande is only 14% of normal flow, plus there has not been proper thinning. I thought that the USA Today did an excellent article on the fire situation. As many of you know we have been studying this and alerting many government agencies such as the USDA Forestry Service and others to our solution to stop these fires ASAP. Here is some more information we have studied; http://www.carwashguys.com/fireseason.shtml ------ Last year was bad the year before worse and this year and it is still early appears it will trump both combined. It is only June remember, so far CA has been hit hard and NM is on battle alert to stop fires started by lightning storms ASAP, if not the cities of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Vegas NM and Rio Rancho would literally run out of water trying to stop a fire the size of CO current fire. It is time for all Car Wash Guys to have a team prayer for our customers and future customers in CO in their time of need. --------------------------------- If you think the US is having problems look at Mexico although they are getting some good and needed rain this week in the interior of the country, it has been quite a problem. This Hurricane season has been lighter than anytime in the last 100 years and is not delivering the rain it could. As the El Nino cuts of the amount of space that the hurricanes can operate in, it may create a few larger systems where tropical depressions combine. The earth's supply of freshwater for use by humans and natural ecosystems seems to be shrinking by the year. One-third of the world's population is living in "water stressed" regions in the World. As human population continues to grow, so does the demand for more water. It is estimated that by the year 2025 nearly one-half of the population will be living in "water stressed" regions or countries. The NASA Satellite which sends information on river basins around the world using sophisticated computer models and geographical information systems is locating the areas that are most stressed. Among the most stressed are China's Yellow River basin, Africa's Zambeze River basin, the Syr Darya and Amu Darya River basins leading to Russia's Aral Sea and the Colorado River basin. These are amongst the first serious problems. This research is also being used by the World Water Commission's, a government and privately funded organization, goal to seek global solutions to water problems. They of course are using this data to change policy and over exaggerate much of the problems, however at the current rates we will see significant and un fixable problems in these regions without control of the actual weather. We must look towards using the technology we have to control the weather and make it rain every Monday and Thursday night. Water managers are recognizing that our nations water supply must be treated cautiously. With a growing population, erratic dry spells, and widespread pollution of our aquatic environment, water consumption must be watched. The big problem is that people still see water as basically free and totally unlimited, which if you look at the Earth it would appear that way judging by the size of the oceans. Things are being done to reserve our supply, in the US we certainly take for granted the fresh water supply. Some communities are using surplus water and gray water to replenish underground reservoirs like in Tucson AZ, where water naturally accumulates but is at lower than normal levels. Scientists are looking at new technologies to maximize such stores. Other ideas range from setting up commercial markets for water rights to forming huge snow piles. Although these ideas are great locally, and it provides local awareness it will do little good. And there are a couple of Canadian companies that use small ships to go and capture floating icebergs for fresh water. California water planners face a problem they never thought they'd encounter: global warming is hitting the High Sierra snowpack. And just how the planners cope with it could affect every city-dweller, every farmer and every water-using industry in the state for years to come and every car wash. Scientists are in broad agreement that the world's climate is steadily warming and even Prsidnet Bush and his staff have conceded that we should be looking at these issues with more scrutiny-- whether due to "greenhouse gas" emissions from industry and automobilesor to natural variability. http://www.sepp.org/weekwas/2000/Nov4.htm ----- There is evidence that it is already altering the annual ebb and flow of the California state's water supplies, of course realizing that liars figure and figures lie. It's a matter of "more rain, less snow," and this is El Nino wuhich will fill up CA reservoirs when they do not need the water and the snow pack that comes and fills things up in the Spring will not come, then La Nina comes and we have another drought in CA, it is not going to help us. This happened in 1984 too. California's water supply largely depends on the winter snowpack in the high mountains that must feed the state's lowlands the rest of the year. A major change is already evident in the decreasing depths of the mountain snows that pile up each winter, in the unseasonal winter rainfalls that drench the mountains instead of snow, and in the speed of the snowmelt during spring. Total precipitation over California hasn't changed significantly on average over the years, but seasonal variations between rain and snow show that a significant warming trend is under way. But the population increase has, for instance look at the LA suburbs, Sacramento, Central Valley of Silicon Valley Refugees, San Diego and San Gabriel Valley, lots of lawns to water and mow. Even in the desert cities more homes, golf courses and lawns, with the increasing middle class which is not paying attention to where stuff like water really comes from. The annual surveys of mountain snow depths and water levels of California's major rivers show that before the 1960s runoff in the late spring and early summer amounted to a good 40 percent of the total runoff each year. Since the mid-1970s in LA, San Diego, Sacramento and the Bay Area, runoff during the late spring and early summer has dropped to barely 30 percent of the annual total, he said. Tracking California's changing climate record for many years. We are finding data that adds to powerful evidence that the warming trend is real. However there maybe other explanations as well. Some which may be unbelievable. The problem of managing the state's water resources more rationally in view of the changing climate is urgent now. We need detailed studies to decide what to do. Studies are a lot cheaper than floods. However I doubt anyone can disagree with the thought of weather control research to solve the water problem for people. Officials of the California Department of Water Resources are starting to look at the effects of climate change as they develop the 2003 California Water Plan that state law requires the department to produce every five years. As I traveled last month from Reno NV to CA Sacramento are I looked at the Sierra summit and there's no snowpack at all up there, while the major reservoirs downstream are full, places like Folsom Lake, the warming trend problem is just beginning, but it's certainly focusing the water authorities attention. The warming trend poses at least three increasing dangers: -- Severe lowland flooding as rains in the winter replace mountain snowfalls; -- Rising sea levels that reach into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and threaten century-old levees that must protect the rich croplands; -- The intrusion of salt into Delta waterways that disturbs both fisheries and the natural delta ecology on which farmlands depend. The Department of Water Resources hedges against these changes by developing a two year state water plan. I have read this and find it full of farm subsidies and bad data and guess by experts similar to the crisis management team brought in for Y2K which never happened, although these are real, right now issues we need to look at the past for answers more than trying to predict the new future trends.The last such document in 1998 included forecasts for the state's water supply and demand over the coming 20 years, and provided recommendations for dam building, flood control, water management and conservation measures. Now, the department of water planning is gearing up to draft the plan for 2003. The City of Los Angeles water planning dept and other and other experts will offer the department's 60-member advisory committee the latest evidence that the warming problem could grow steadily worse. The Water Department has a 60-member advisory committee made up of "stakeholders" -- the people most affected by water policies like agricultural water districts, urban water departments, food processing industries and public utilities. All provide input for the state's water planners. The committee meets every two months or so for the next two years until the final plan is released. ------- http://www.sepp.org/weekwas/2000/Nov4.htm ------ http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/ ------- http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/dir-general_informationR2/OWE_Contact_Info_R2.html ------- http://wwwowe.water.ca.gov/default.html ------- The future will be all about sustainability and we must watch that this term is not misused in the future for political gain or Liberal Political gain, which will upset the balance. Wash guys realize the need to understand the water supply and where and why it is needed. We have been through droughts in the past and will in the future. Some people ask where did the Indians go who inhabited they villages and cities and temple and structures of the past? I believe they went in search of greener pastures and water. The problem of tomorrow is distribution flow. In a future project research we will study how man, by moving around large amounts of water can cause the Earth to wobble in it’s elliptical orbit. ---------------------------- Save Water, we will.------------------------ According to the Drought Monitor issued on April 11, 2002 most parts of Arizona is under drought. This shows most all parts of AZ as severe, and as we visited AZ all last week we saw the heat at 106 degrees. Also alarming at least to me is the problem of the underground water levels. Stream flow: As of April 8, 2002, the United States Geological Survey's daily steam flow maps show reduced flows over central Arizona, some very drastically reduced meaning most all water will be coming from the insightfully build AZ aqueduct project. Running through PHX, and Tucson. http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ I am not sure who else is reviewing this data, but it is now time to pay attention, AZ is in for a very hot summer and it is way to early to get comfortable about the upcoming El Nino rains, they are a ways off still. If you will take a look at 1998 also an El Nino year at; http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/arizona.htm you will see why I heed warnings that you are not out of the woods yet and AZ especially PHX suburbs grew astronomically and they will require more water needs as the heat comes for summer. And judging by the heat it is already there. Today we are here in Colorado and things are interesting too. Farmers have been complaining about the water too, http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/workoutside/agriculture/020404xagxdroughtwheat.html I always enjoy the weather.com site as it has significant data, almost as good as the NOAA. I met with a farmer out of Greely, CO who had a problem with near by Ft Collins wanting his water. In Pueblo I met a guy in Barnes and Noble Coffee shop who complained about the up river people and how it would affect them too. This is an interesting article on the Farmer’s plight all over CO. Today of course we are having severe weather and the last thing you really want thunder storms, hot weather and Tornado watches. Trinidad is on fire, so are other parts of the state, it is serious as I type this message out to you. I had a copy of an article I mentioned on my last trip through Denver “Dry conditions recall devastating 2000”, by Theo Stein, Denver Post, March 29, 2002 . You know how I hate that newspaper and their propaganda reporting, told the Business editor to FO once, what a anti-business newspaper. Anyways this story was right on the money and I guess they predicted today alright, I wish I were somewhere else, fires, Tornados and thunderstorms are not my favorite weather. In the Rocky Mountain News they were talking about the high temps in March causing irregular patterns in ice melt and with low snow pack the water supply is as bad this year as MT is facing as we discussed in Part II of the is VI report. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0%2C1299%2CDRMN_15_1043238%2C00.html ------------ By March 11, they were not saying very many good things about the drought, yet the people just keep buying houses and piling in. This will probably hurt our prospects of sales in Colorado Springs, Denver, and Loveland/Ft Collins/ Cheyenne areas too. As it stands it is being considered by the Governor a Drought Emergency : 11 counties in CO eligible for USDA emergency farm loans although this is only a start. If you will remember in October 31, 2001-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today named 11 counties in Colorado as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred earlier this year. Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties were named as primary disaster areas on October 25, 2001. Also eligible because they are contiguous, are Chaffee, Grand, Gunnison, Lake, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Routt, and Summit Counties. Here again the same counties are still having the problem. Back in August of 2001 in was 18 counties and those same counties look like it will reoccur. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today named 18 counties and possibly ready to add two more in Dec., then the rains came, but not hard enough. In Colorado as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by hail, high winds, winds, flash flooding, flooding, rain, freezing temperatures, and severe winter weather, that occurred from May 20 through June 21, 2001. For more information on the most recent activities in CO watch CNN fro a fire update and you can go to: http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/colorado.htm . Working on down the list let us look at Delaware, yes Delaware surrounded by water is also in a rather bad predicament. Salt water intrusion for farmers, wells running dry in some places, farmers pitted against city dwellers and it ain’t over. http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/delaware.htm Warnings were issued in Dec. and again in April and now again last week. Sure it is remaining but the average rainfall deficit still exists and it is a long summer indeed. ------------------------------- We have already discussed Fl and I understand they got some rain today, but it was sporadic at best and nothing significant enough to end an 8 year drought situation. http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/climate_center/ ------ http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/chap16fr.htm ---- http://drought.tbo.com/ -------- That’s it for this section on the real problems in America, they are not the terrorists, terrorists are wimps. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Drought, It’s real and it is getting worse before it gets better. Got a call today from a guy ion Tulsa OK, wanting to set up a truck wash, even though they are in a drought and have two trucks washes in OKC down the street on the I-44, toll highway. Above him in Kansas it is very serious indeed. Even though we know of two major storms in KS which called fro federal Disaster Funding. http://www.fema.gov/diz02/d1402n08.htm It is feast or famine in KS. Either they get pummeled by Tornados, winds or thunderstorms or they are in severe droughts, usually both and some simultaneously. In October of 2001-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture named 41 counties in Kansas as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought, severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, and excessive wind that occurred earlier this year. Atchison, Greeley, Hamilton, Jefferson, Jewell, Kearny, Kingman, Lane, Leavenworth, Logan, Morton, Scott, and Wichita Counties were named as primary disaster areas on October 25, 2001. Also eligible because they are contiguous, are Barber, Brown, Cloud, Doniphan, Douglas, Finney, Gove, Grant, Harper, Haskell, Jackson, Johnson, Mitchell, Ness, Osborne, Pratt, Reno, Republic, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Sherman, Smith, Stanton, Stevens, Sumner, Thomas, Wallace, and Wyandotte Counties. This is serious and the drought is causing the farmers aggregated problems. In the M states there is serious concerns too. Maine is in drought and 19 counties received farm loss funding. Maryland is also in serious shape, this article says it all http://www.sunspot.net/news/yahoo/bal-md.drought19mar19.story?coll=bal%2Dnewsaol%2Dheadlines --- In Mass. There are many sites to review, but the Governor in Mass said since Feb, there is a statewide drought and restrictions soon followed. http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ ------ Nebraska is serious and their farmers are hating it. They even started their own group to monitor it; http://carc.nrc.state.ne.us/carcunl/ ---- Nebraska is looking at a set of overlapping problems and what to do about it. http://carc.nrc.state.ne.us/carcunl/docs/eye.html . Nebraska along I-90 and about 500 miles worth is normally lush and green, but this year it is pretty much dry and tan, this is not good. The major crops in Nebraska are corn, wheat and cattle feed. Their major cities are along rivers and generally fine, but the rest of the state is in need of a little rain. We have previously discussed NM, MT, UT, NV, AZ, OR and CA. Let us go back to the North East in New Hampshire. New Hampshire does not strike people as a place where there should be a drought, it is green and not heavily populated and the snow runs off every year leaving plenty of water for those in need in reviers and streams as well as lots of underground at reletively low depths for wellsIn March of this year we saw real problems of here is some of our research back from Mar. we posted on this board; http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/drought/box.htm ---- In New Jersey in March it was no difference http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/2872661.htm --- http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/2842075.htm ---- http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/2794394.htm --- And PA and NJ are in the same boat. --------- In NY same exact problem and the mayor in March declared a drought in NYC ---- http://www.carwashguys.com/tour_hydrant.shtml ------ itself and placed on water restrictions. ---------- And what is happening south of there in North Carolina? http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/local/2882779.htm read for yourself. Remember a few years ago the flooding, well how do you like the opposite. I can remember the heaviest rain I have ever seen was in NC during a Hurricane many moons ago. Today we have the opposite problem and new residences causing many new problems, due to resources during this drought. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/weather/ These issues are considered to be hanging around for a while longer. As we have previously discussed about Oregon, lots of green when I went through there three weeks ago along I-5 and the coastal regions, but not too far off of the main highway you will see a different OR, one of bare streams and little tiny rivers. They are in desperate need of water. The Klamath River is in dispute with the Indians over who actually gets how much of it. Also along the damn, boaters for recreation are not allowed in the locks, to save water in the river. This may seem trivial at first, but do not forget the city needs it’s power too and the barges have to bring the wheat down stream. We are concerned in the Portland area about water for washing as any restrictions will hurt us. On the eastern side similar problems in PA, with boating, electricity and rivers. And among other things check this out ---- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/drought/pbz.htm --- This was indicated and this statement prevailed in March; "The Pennsylvania and Maryland departments of environment protection continue the drought watch for these areas due to long-term dry conditions. Over the past two months rainfall has been well below normal, and over the past six months precipitation has been slightly below normal in northwest Pennsylvania and well below normal in southwest Pennsylvania and Garrett county Maryland. The focus of a drought watch is on increased monitoring...awareness and preparation for response if conditions worsen. A request for voluntary water conservation is also made with an objective of reducing water usage by 5 to 10 percent." Although even with all this many manufacturing companies some of the largest users were allowed no restrictions, due to the commercial need and the economy which is also in a world of hurt since 9-11. ---------------- http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/2835818.htm ----------------- http://library.northernlight.com/doc ------------------ The water experts are asking these utility companies share the water including the Nuclear Power Plants, which obviously have to have the water to cool reactors. “Schuylkill County lines should be ready to distribute supplies better during droughts, engineer says, Gerry McClenahan, The Morning Call” in March 19, 2002. --------------------------- Even the prison system is fighting over water asking for more. Complaining that inmates might riot if they could take longer than three-minute showers. South Carolina has also been getting rain but hardly enough --------- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/drought/gsp.htm ---------- These small rain days hardly alleviate the drought issue that has been off and on for 8 years now and currently a major problem. Here is an old article from back in 1999, ---- http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sco/drought/release081199.html --------- http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sco/drought.html -------- http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sco/drought_info.html ---------------- It appears that South Carolina has their shit together. ---------------------------- Here is the Tennessee Drought Information, http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/tennessee.htm ----------- Tennessee had nearly every county collect on the USDA Farm subsidies 13 counties then 41 counties, every county. --------------------------- Anyone want to talk Texas? According to The National Weather Service things are hurting in Brownsville, McCallen, Harlingen, etc. ------- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/drought/bro.htm ----- Dry conditions continue across Deep South Texas despite some short-term relief... Spotty showers have been evident along the coastal sections. Rainfall amounts were very light. Rainfall totals for the month were below normal. Monthly rainfall ranged from 0.08 of an inch at falcon dam...to 1.02 inches at Harlingen. February was the 12th consecutive month of below normal rainfall at the Brownsville weather office. Deep South Texas was experiencing moderate drought conditions, now it is getting a little more serious. Up North of there in Corpus Cristi; http://www.carwashguys.com/tour_corpchristi.shtml -------- According to this article: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/drought/crp.htm -------- Dry weather prevailed across the region since early December. Rainfall amounts for the year to date in many locations remain below one-half inch. Sparse amounts of up to two inches have occurred in a few locations. During the last week coastal areas received about one-quarter of an inch of rain...but other locations saw much less. Any additional rainfall will be welcome to farmers...who continue with spring planting… and moderately wet conditions over eastern sections of south Texas… with limited rainfall during the last two weeks... Rivers and creeks continue to remain within their banks. As of march 4th...lake Corpus Christi was at 93.6 feet which is 97.1 percent of capacity. Choke canyon reservoir is at 199.7 feet, which is 39.2 percent of capacity. The combined system total now stands at 54.0 percent… as of march 2...a low to moderate fire danger exists over south Texas… over the central and western sections... Many locales continue to monitor water usage closely and have programs in place to encourage efficient use of water resources. The watering of lawns is discouraged between the hours of 10 am to 6 pm to reduce unnecessary emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by various weather disasters earlier this year… 47 counties, including: Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Glasscock, Hardeman, Hidalgo, Howard, Jim Hogg, Kent, Kleberg, Maverick, Starr, and Zapata Counties. Also eligible because they are contiguous, are Borden, Brooks, Cameron, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Fisher, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hall, Jim Wells, Kenedy, King, Kinney, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Motley, Nueces, Reagan, Scurry, Sterling, Stonewall, Upton, Uvalde, Webb, Wilbarger, Wilacy, Wheeler and Zavala Counties. As we continually review this data we are finding a common thread to the information that many water rights Billionaire Buyers know. There is more to this than you think. Also of interest is the Midland Odessa area. ----- http://www.aircraftwashguys.com/tour3.shtml ----- http://www.tractorwashguys.com/petroleum.shtml ----------- Moderate long-term drought continues across portions of southwest Texas west of a midland to Dryden line... No precipitation was reported across west Texas or southeast new Mexico during the week of March 5-11… Fire danger indicates the ease in which fires can start and continue... with the lack of moisture being one of the main factors. As of March 11... 10-hour fuel moistures were in the 1-2 percent range over all of southeast New Mexico...the upper trans Pecos...the Guadalupe and Davis mountains... and much of the big bend region. 10-hour fuel moistures were in the 3-4 percent range across the Permian basin and the extreme eastern big bend area. 100-hour fuel moistures were 5 percent or less area wide. The lack of recent precipitation... combined with the dry air... and warm temperatures have resulted in extreme fire danger over the entire area. Continued above normal temperatures and dry weather are forecast across west Texas and southeast New Mexico through this weekend. Also let us take a look at El Paso too, they are running dry as well, and their population base is significant and so is the Mexico side. There is going to be a water war for sure. --------- http://www.carwashguys.com/tour_elpaso.shtml ------- http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/texas.htm Here are some more links to our research pages we have been reviewing: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/ ------- http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/ ------ http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/ --------- http://www.nass.usda.gov/tx/index.htm ------- http://twri.tamu.edu/ ------- Here is the information on Utah, not too bad this year, but do not start counting chickens either. http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/utah.htm ----- Virginia is not pretty in March, Ground water storage was well below what is normally expected during this time of year. Public ground water supply systems are not severely affected at this time...however some private well problems are occurring… reservoirs across the region are below normal pool level. Lake Anna reservoir is only releasing one-half of its normal amounts. Reservoirs such as Kerr Lake are about 1 foot below and expected to decline further before the end of March. Voluntary water restrictions are still in effect in the Hampton roads area… periodic precipitation would need to continue into the spring season in order to eliminate drought concerns this spring and summer. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/drought/akq.htm ---- For more information go to: http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/impacts/us/virginia.htm ----- In Washington State they are saying a Giant Damn could solve their dilemmas. http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/2giadam2.html ---- I wonder if the environmentalists are going to like this? ----------- I guess we should be thankful we do not live in the Middle East if you think we have problems you should see theirs, they are running out of water and soon it may be contaminated by fallout? The Water supply is tightest in the Middle East. Of all the countries, only Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Emirates can afford the energy required for large scale desalination at present energy costs and with present technology. The water is supplied to agriculture at a subsidized price, because these countries want to develop agriculture. In the long run, all these countries will be rich enough to afford desalination if that turns out to be the most effective way to get the water. Israel is the country that has developed the most technology for irrigating crops as economically as possible. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Water and drought news Water is better served with proper technology; http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2002/08/05/daily11.html?f=et66 It seems when private enterprise gets busy to do a job it can usually always find new efficiencies and streamline government procedures. -------http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/business_services/environmental_services/2002/07/29/atlanta_story3.html?f=et151 Atlanta Water rules. Well it seems our expertise is always needed somewhere doesn’t it? The Georgia DEQ and Atlanta Water Quality people have most of our information but they are going to get a shit load more. Well it seems McCloud is following the lead of Tucson to use reclaim to fill up actuaries and ground water and while the jury is still out on this methodology http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/general/resrpt1996/mother_nature.html and http://www.azleg.state.az.us/iminute/senate/1211%20blue%20ribbon%20task%20force%20on%20effluent%20reuse.doc.htm and http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/capdev/p2/download/labweb.pdf , it maybe the only hope for some regions? What do you know about reclaimed water storage? Well more than most after reading this. http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2002/08/05/daily26.html?f=et70 . Pheonix area has an interesting trend here, although I say it is the weather increase in ambient average temperature along with the fear of the big city and future water resources and humidity where it was once a dry heat. http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2002/08/05/daily34.html?f=et73 You see sometimes figures lie to us, but when we talk with citizens we learn about real issues, since all issues are related to each other. Look here; http://ambient.2y.net/wingo/projects/water/e497/e497.pdf and here; http://www.usbr.gov/water/media/pdfs/report002.pdf and here; http://www.usbr.gov/water/media/pdfs/report002.pdf as you read each of these reports you tell me that the WashGuys are not right when we talk about the issues that affect the world, our team and the Washing Industry. ------------------------------------ I am told by Senator Burns of MT that the proposal for an Economic Stimulus/Drought Disaster Amendment has been introduced and Volunteer for America program as part of that. It was introduced by Senator Baucus who is also head of the finance committee on Jan. 24. he offered a drought disaster program amendment to the Economic Stimulus bill. Which Senator Burns duly co sponsored, thanks at least we have some Senators who have a clue. There will be set aside approximately $2.3 Billion in emergency disaster relief for producers affected by the drought in 2001-2002. Many of the provisions in the 1996 Farm Bill have expired now. Therefore, it was time for Congress to reauthorize this legislation. Late last year, there were rumors flying around that if we did not pass a Farm Bill before the end of 2001, the money would not be there to fund the programs. These were scare tactics, pure and simple. The President has assured the money would be there and has committed to making the Farm Bill one of his priorities. Was of course the Volunteer for America, President George W. Bush set forth a goal for all Americans to volunteer the equivalent of two years (4,000 hours) over their lifetimes. The President announced a major new citizen service initiative known as the "USA Freedom Corps." Why is this important to our drought study? It shows trade offs in politics, not that President Bush would not care about the drought after all both TX and FL are very concerned about it. But it kind of shows how things are done, bet you did not know that one. Senator bush is very Pro Burns anyway. --------------------- We had an idea to help awareness, of the drought and we have been emailing this to many organizations and government agencies. You are welcome to this information. We wrote a book on car wash fundraisers and you may find that chapter II helps since it deals with environmental issues of wash water run-off, but even more important Water conservation. -------- http://www.carwashguys.com/fundraisers/LAschools.html ---------- If we help the kids do these fundraiser we can wash with as little as 2.4 gallons per car. ------ I thought everyone might like to know that we at the Car Wash Guys http://www.carwashguy.com are also very concerned and working on real solutions to real problems. We have used this book as a way for kids to do fundraisers and to help conserve water. Otherwise there will not be any left. Every car that comes through the fundraiser can get a water conservation handout. These are just ideas to help. -------------------------- Why would we bother trying to help people and cities around the country with our, well here is the answer. If you study the locations of cities they are along rivers usually and there are many rivers which are running out of water, here are waters being used for massive water needs of people, these are also being hurt ecologically. Ecologically these are the endangered US rivers------- The American Rivers 20 Most Endangered Rivers in the United States; 1. Columbia River, Hanford Reach (Washington) 2. Missouri River (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri) 3. Pocomoke River (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) 4. Kern River (California) 5. Blackfoot River (Montana) 6. Colorado River Delta (Mexico: Baja California, Sonora) 7. Chattahoochee River (Georgia, Alabama, Florida) 8. Lower Snake River (Washington) 9. Apple River (Wisconsin, Illinois) 10. Pinto Creek (Arizona) 11. Wolf River (Wisconsin) 12. Potomac River (West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia) 13. Rogue/Illinois River System (including Elk Creek and Rough & Ready Creek) (Oregon) 14. Taku River (British Columbia, Alaska) 15. Crooked Creek (Arkansas) 16. Passaic River (New Jersey) 17. Mattaponi River (Virginia) 18. Walla Walla River (Oregon, Washington) 19. Uinta River (Utah) 20. Kansas River (Kansas) For full information on each stream visit http://www.amrivers.org and check the endangered rivers list. ----------------------------------------------- Last year after 9-11 Governor Tom Ridge of PA ended the drought in PA. Then took the job in Washington as Security Director. The drought was very necessary and very short from July 30 to September 30, but it was very real and very bad. Lifting drought emergency helped commerce resume in 54 counties on water use everywhere except Somerset County. The Governor continued to ask Pennsylvanians to conserve, help prevent future drought emergencies. He also called for Congress for farm aid, he stated that: ‘While the drought is over, the damage isn’t’ Pennsylvania was asked to cut 35% and they did. The farmers of PA lost 700 million and were able to get some aid, but not nearly enough. Tom was a proponent of the Farm Aid bill recently in the Senate as well. We know what farmers are going through. --------------http://www.tractorwashguys.com/agriculture.shtml ----------------------- Tom Ridge did an interesting thing after that he left 27 counties in a drought watch, After the Governor signed the proclamation today, he directed Department of Environmental Protection Secretary James M. Seif to move 27 counties into a drought warning and 39 counties into a watch. A drought watch is the first and least severe of the three drought declarations under the state's drought-operating plan. It calls for a voluntary 5 percent reduction of nonessential water use. A drought warning, the second stage of the three drought declarations, calls for a 10 percent voluntary reduction in water consumption. A drought emergency, the third and most severe stage, imposes mandatory restrictions on water use. Not a bad idea really. The question will be when El Nino and La Nina occur in the next two years. Today there is no problem, however there will be in a few months if the Watch Program is not met, things will get worse. The latest drought information including precipitation tables and water-conservation tips are available on the Pennsylvania homepage at http://www.state.pa.us or directly at http://www.dep.state.pa.us (choose Subjects/Water Management/Drought). San Antonio went from a Drought restriction level ! to a drought warning level one, same thing. San Marcos TX is having a war with Vivtoria TX on the same river asking them to conserve, but Vitoria needs the water not for drinking but for Dupont, their major employer, if the Dupont factory closes, we are having a problem. Austin TX is upriver and lots of water now, but the entire area is growing and water is going to be a problem there too. We may have two years of more problems which could put Austin in the same boat as Laredo and El Paso. See these web sites: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wtxrain.htm -------------- Oh indcidentally if anyone ever has the notion that I am making any of this up just because I do not put up a lik or tell you of my references, ditch that notion, this is the unclassified stuff in our research. ----------------------------- In South Carolina they have made a State wide operations manual and sample ordinance for all their cities and counties. Write to sco@water.dnr.state.sc.us for more information. If you would like to view the actual ordinance it is actually very comprehensive and may help evry one understand where the Car Wash Guys maybe in the future when dealing with droughts or drought ridden areas. ----http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sco/drought/drought_resp_ord.html ----------------------------- They have a drought phase list as the water levels go down, they include as definitions the following; ------------ Moderate Drought: when the Palmer Index reaches the -1.50 to -2.99 range and moderate drought conditions have been verified by best available information, and conditions indicate this situation is expected to persist. ------------------------- Severe Drought: when the Palmer Index reaches the -3.00 to -3.99 range and severe drought conditions have been verified by best available information. -----Extreme Drought: when the Palmer Index reaches or falls below -4.00 and extreme drought conditions are verified by best available information. -------- So now you wish to know what the Plamer index is right? Well here it is, but really you should know what it is already after all for human beings water is life right, well almost. http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/enigma/indices.htm Now wher do we really stand? And remembering the data changes when? Constantly, there is always rain somewhere, or some large watr user using it, or a fire requiring it or a hydro-electric plant needing it. Or a facotry using it, or a farmer watering. Or you think you need to run your jacuzzi or wash your car. It changes every day, this is serious. --------------- http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html ------------- Palmer Index: a measure of the severity of a drought, or a wet spell, in an area. Dry conditions with positive values, and normal conditions have a value of zero. ------------------- They discuss Essential water uses: water used specificaly for fire fighting, maintaining instream flow requirements, and to satisfy federal, state, of local public health and safety requirements. And non essential too. Non-essential water use categories, other than essential water use, may be curtailed during severe or extreme drought. Some examples of non-essential water uses follows: for Residential uses they feel these uses a problem: 1. Washing down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts, or other hard surface areas. 2. Washing down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection. 3. Flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street. 4. Washing any motor bike, motor vehicle, boat, trailer, airplane or other vehicle in public or private garages or elsewhere. 5. Maintaining fountains, reflection ponds, and decorative water bodies for aesthetic or scenic purposes, except where necessary to support aquatic life. 6. Filling or maintaining public or private swimming pools. 7. Sprinkling lawns, plants, trees, and other flora on private or public property, except as otherwise provided under the Ordinance. Now in South Carolina they also have what they consider non essential uses. Commercial and Industrial: 1. Serving water routinely in restaurants. 2. Increasing water levels in scenic and recreational ponds and lakes, except for the minimum amount required to support fish and wildlife. 3. Irrigating golf courses and any portion of its grounds, except as otherwise provided under this Ordinance. 4. Obtaining water from hydrants for construction purposes, fire drills, or for any purpose other than firefighting. 5. Serving customers who have been given a 10 day notice to repair one or more leaks and has failed to comply. 6. Expanding commercial nursery facilities, placing new irrigated agricultural land in production, or planting or landscaping when required by site design review process. In a moderate drought like Tom Ridges program they escalate the requirements; A. Moderate Drought Alert Phase: If conditions indicate that a moderate drought condition is present and is expected to persist, the SC Department of Natural Resources shall activate the Drought Information Center and notify municipal and county governments in the affected drought areas by certified mail. The Department will also issue press releases concerning the drought conditions to the news media. 1. Goal: (a) A fifteen percent voluntary water use reduction for agricultural, commercial, industrial, institutional, and electric power generation purposes. (b) A thirty percent voluntary water use reduction for residential customers. Here is what they will limit first; 3. Water-Use Restrictions: (a) Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock: * Implement conservation techniques, explore different water saving methods, and use alternative sources. (b) Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional: *Reduce aesthetic, domestic, landscaping, and water-based recreational activities such as swimming pools, water slides, and other related water activities. (c) Electric Power Generation (d) Residential: * Reduce water use to seventy-five gallons per person per day, and a maximum of 300 gallons per household per day. * Reduce domestic, landscaping, and water-based recreational activities such as swimming pools, water slides, and other related water activities. After this we get a more severe restriction and more escalation and mandatory information. At severe droughts they restrict people to 220 gallons a day for the family and a maximum of 55 gallons a day per person. They are not only dead serious about this but get ready for it, they are going to use this ordinance starting summer, if they do not get the rain levels up. ----------------------------- Back in June of 2000 we had a problem if you will recall. Drought was withering crops and causing dangerous fire-prone conditions across the nation. If substantial rain did not fall soon, farmers would face severe hardship. Guess what rain didn’t come. In San Antonio down to Mc Allen TX they have eight years of it. You even had Enron trading yes you guessed it Water Futures. The drought extended from South Carolina through Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Gulf Coast Louisiana, and Texas, and throughout the west as well. In Mississippi, corn farmers are praying for rain, remember they are in the Bible Belt, but let me tell you their were others praying for the Rain God too. Their corn was going into the pollination stages and they're worried about proper pollination. In many states, drought conditions had exacerbated wildfires, creating high-risk living conditions for residents. New wildfires started in states stretching from Arizona to Florida. Florida residents -- accustomed to hot, dry weather -- were surprised and alarmed. Big drought, what’s that, why, don’t worry we will have a Hurricane. Now we see that doesn’t help. Northern Florida's hay crop is already badly damaged this year again, forcing ranchers to buy hay from other states at higher prices. We learned in 2000 that in Georgia, almost 5,000 acres burned in the most recent Georgia fire. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Georgia has posted in 2000 the driest May this year since 1895. Well they expect this year to be worse. http://www2.state.ga.us/GEMA/ ---- Even FEMA recogniztes that not only can very dry states burn, so can very green states, states like OR, WI, GA, LA, CO, CA, KY, etc. ---------------------------- Wildfires in 2000 also burning in Michigan, where 40 homes in the northern part of the state were evacuated after a controlled burn on land spread to 400 acres. Another fire in southern Nevada had scorched more than 2,000 acres and many Homes. And, after one of the warmest winters on record, federal officials have declared drought conditions in New Mexico, Arizona, and Montana in 2000. New Mexico has already fought the huge Los Alamos fire and several others, remember? Well here we go again, this time they are ready. Urban and rural residents alike are being affected by the drought. In 2000 Atlanta, the state had imposed tough water restrictions for the first time in 12 years. Well it is still going on today. In Texas, the Rev. Chuck DeHaven, pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in New Braunfels, said that rural residents were traveling to cities and towns to get water because their wells had run dry in 2000, we remember this as Trey our franchisee who lives there told us of other stories. The drought hit parts of Texas just as other areas are completing recovery from severe flash flooding in October 1998 that killed 31 people and left thousands homeless throughout southwestern Texas. The ecumenical networks put into place after that disaster could help respond to drought, In 2000 Alabama state officials called out the National Guard to dispense drinking water in towns where wells are in danger of running dry In 2000, across the Southeast, crops were withering, and farmers sent cattle to slaughter because there is nothing for them to eat. In South Carolina, farmers had stopped planting cotton and soybeans. Peanut farmers in Georgia report they are losing their corn and peanut crops as well. Most scientists believed the drought of 2000 was a result of La Nina, the cooling phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that has produced warmer winters and drier-than-normal conditions in the Southeast. Well here it comes again, this time they are already down. In 2000 forecasters predicted that above-normal temperatures would continue in the South and the Midwest, and that severe drought conditions which would persist in much of the South. Forecasters also predicted the Midwest would also suffer, particularly Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana. These were among the states hardest hit by the eight-year "Dustbowl" drought in the 1930s -- the worst in U.S. history. Guess what they were right and guess what else, the same conditions now exist. The Southeast has been in drought conditions for nearly five to eight years, leaving some areas with rainfall deficits of more than 45-82 inches. So what does all this mean today? It means unless we figure out a way to make rain without flooding the regions we are in for some much bigger than problems before. It also means the The Car Wash Guys are filing for a logo and trademark “The Water Guys” Here are some stories we found recently; USDA Emergency Designation News Releases (March 16 - April 8, 2002). Eight Virginia counties eligible for USDA emergency farm loans: WASHINGTON, April 12, 2002 -- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today named eight counties in Virginia as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred last year. -----Veneman designates Montana as drought disaster area: BOZEMAN, Mont., March 28, 2002---- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today designated the entire State of Montana as a drought disaster area. This designation makes Montana farmers and ranchers immediately eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought this year. ------Sixteen Maine counties eligible for USDA emergency farm loans: WASHINGTON, March 13, 2002 -- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today named 16 counties in Maine as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred last year… Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington and York counties were named as primary disaster areas on March 11, 2002. Also eligible, because it is contiguous, is Franklin County. ---------Drought related News:------ El Nino May Be Blunted by N.Pacific Weather System, Rene Pastor, Reuters Limited and Yahoo! Inc., March 25,2002 ----------- Record warmth intensified drought, say experts: [According to the experts, record warmth between November 2001 and January 2002 is at least partly to blame for the moderate to extreme drought plaguing 15 states from Georgia to Maine and 14 states in the Plains and West.], Lucas J. Mire, weather.com, Yahoo Inc., March 18,2002 ------ Coming rains not enough to quench drought, Randolph E. Schmid, the Associated Press and weather.com, March 14, 2002 ------- Plains states torn limb from limb, Debbie Howlett, USA TODAY, March 5, 2002 ------- Drought Grips Much of Country, Associated Press and Northernlight Inc., March 02, 2002------- U.S. Drought outlook-------- The Drought Monitor issued on April 11, 2002 indicated that "... Forecasted weather features that may impact abnormally dry or drought areas during the next 5 days (April 11-15) include: 1) A stalled cold front across the southern Atlantic Coast states that may bring scattered showers to most of the Southeast; 2) A fast-moving Pacific storm system should produce unsettled weather from the Pacific Northwest eastward to the upper Midwest; 3) By the weekend, the Pacific storm system is forecast to slow, and combined with ample Gulf and Atlantic moisture, trigger scattered, mostly light showers across the eastern half of the Nation; 4) Unfortunately, it is predicted to remain dry and warm across the Southwest. The NWS 6-10 day (April 16-20) outlook calls for above-normal precipitation in the east-central United States, from northeastern Texas northward into western Great Lakes region, and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Below-normal precipitation is expected for the Far West, Southwest, Florida, and interior Alaska. The Aleutians, Southwest, and the eastern half of the country may experience seasonable to above-normal temperatures, with cooler than normal weather for the northwestern quarter of the Nation and eastern Alaska."----- These are just some of the stories we have collected and have been reviewing as well as the web sites and charts. Also several Emergency Declarations; Emergency declarations: ---Four California counties eligible for USDA emergency farm loans: WASHINGTON, March 11, 2002 -- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today named four counties in California as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by freezing temperatures that occurred last year… Tehama County was named as a primary disaster area on March 1, 2002. Also eligible, because they are contiguous, are Mendocino, Shasta and Trinity counties. ----- Twelve counties in California eligible for USDA emergency Farm loans: WASHINGTON, September 25, 2001-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture today named 12 counties in California as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by a severe weather earlier this year. -------- Seven counties in California eligible for USDA emergency Farm loans: WASHINGTON, June 26, 2001--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today named seven counties in California as eligible for USDA emergency (EM) farm loans due to losses caused by windstorms that occurred on March 3 and March 4, 2001. Butte County was named as a primary disaster area on June 25, 2001. Also eligible because they are contiguous, are Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba Counties. ---------------- Seven counties in California eligible for USDA emergency farm loans: WASHINGTON, June 14, 2001 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today named seven counties in California as eligible for USDA emergency farm loans due to losses caused by drought that occurred November 1, 2000. Modoc and Siskiyou Counties were named as primary disaster areas on June 14, 2001. Also eligible, because they are contiguous, are Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Shasta, and Trinity Counties.------------------------- WashGuys are ready to deliver water if we cannot wash cars, we are ready to help America and our franchisees. WashGuys Water Company, coming to a city near you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Regarding the drought and the developments and challenges ahead. Santa Fe NM as we previously stated is in a world of hurt and they are seriously figuring they will actually run out of water this year sometime. I doubt it, we are in El Nino coming up and the rainy season next year will fill it all up again. Over course we are talking Level three water restrictions and four by Sept. Oct. In other words Car Wash Guys maybe delivering water instead of washing cars. We had previously talked to a scientist from Los Alamos earlier this year a few months ago, who had pre warned us exactly how bad it is there. I wonder if that is why the Canyon DeShea Indians left the area? No water, could this be cyclical over 1000 years ago? --------------- Residents and businesses in Las Vegas, NM also, were asked last month to tighten their water taps even further. City officials declared Stage 2 restrictions -- comparable, Las Vegas NM water utility director said, to Santa Fe's Stage 3 drought restrictions -- to keep Las Vegas' water storage supply healthy during the coming, even more dry months. The city's water storage is at 85 percent of capacity. Evaporation could cut into that amount without more rainfall. They already saw the best of the spring runoff and some of the numbers are the same or lower than the drought of 2000, which sucked. Although they have been able to capitalize a little bit on our storage, I guess no one told them to put a giant pool cover over the water supply like they do on Strawberry fields in CA to prevent moisture from escaping. You know the scientists should know this about agriculture methods. The Stage 2 restrictions clamp down on outside water use, including a limit for residents and businesses to water only once a week before between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. or between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Those with even-numbered addresses may water on Monday; those with odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays. This means do not wash your car either or get a fine from the water police and don’t think they will not do it either. There will be no car washing at home, and commercial car washes have been restricted to operating only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Yes there are other restrictions such as; No private pools, spas or hot tubs can be filled with city-provided water; the indoor pools operated by the city and New Mexico Highlands University are exempt for now until level three. Water can be served only at the request of the customer at restaurants, big deal more awareness than anything. Ornamental fountains without re-circulating systems must be turned off; re-circulating fountains must be turned off during windy days., good idea I guess, there are quite a few water features in the town of Santa Fe for tourists. One car wash owner we talked to in Las Vegas, NM, said his self-serve car wash business is likely to suffer a loss of 50 percent in business because of the water use restrictions. The water flow is down, and there's nothing in the Gallinas River, it is basically nearly totally dry now. We looked at the river and you could not navagate any more that an inner tube down it, possibly a row boat if you did not mind getting stuck and getting out in knee deep water to push it over the sand bars and rocks once ever 200 yards or so. We see where the needs are for more than washing cars, however we can import the water and wash cars with it and not be restricted, we may do this and you can have anything washed by us http://www.ewashguy.com The commercial car wash in Las Vegas, NM called Water Works, which also has a location in Colorado Springs Downtown will also suffer even though it claims it reclaims about 90 percent of the water it uses. These restrictions implemented thus far under level two drought restrictions hope to conserve 500,000 to 800,000 gallons a day from the city's average daily use of 2.3 million gallons. Which is nearly equal to the total flow of the Gallinas River, which had a flow of 2.7 million gallons. The city next door is also battling for their share, and the water wars have begun with the Acequia Water Association. restrictions seriously. Neighbors call in reports about other neighbors, who get wash their cars in the drive way or run the lawn sprinklers. Comparing Las Vegas' Stage 2 restrictions with Santa Fe's Stage 3 level Las Vegas has it bad but Santa Fe is up Shit’s creek with no need for a paddle. Las Vegas' restrictions are tougher with fines, eventhough Santa Fe’s are more serious. Las Vegas city warns violators once, then fine them $125 for the second violation. Wah your car can cost you $125.00 if you do it yourself or $10.00 if the WashGuys do it. If you get a third violation the city turns off the user's taps. Ouch. http://www.water.com Http://www.conservewater.com Santa Fe fines begin at $20 for the first violation and could escalate to $200 beyond the fourth violation. Santa Fe's restrictions merely state: "Water service may be suspended for repeat violators." Las Vegas, NM' year-round rules of water conservation also have helped the population there brace for the worst and the worst is coming before it gets any better. Today an interesting article on MSN.com http://weather.nmsu.edu/drought/MUNGP2.htm ----- http://www.seo.state.nm.us/water-info/conservation/calendar.html -------- http://www.seo.state.nm.us/water-info/conservation/h2o-hottop15.html ------ Well I can tell you that we are challenged more than you think. Droughts are serious in many regions of the United States: Statewide water use restrictions went into effect last month in Georgia. Wheat farmers in Nebraska are predicting drastically reduced yields, and wildfires have scorched thousands of dry acres in Florida, California, Colorado and New Mexico. Farmers are currently suffering the worst drought conditions in GA’s states history, they will probably ask for damage assessment reports by county to get federal disaster aid. Is it that bad? Yes it is and it will get worse, unless they get a few hurricane type, tropical depressions moving through the state. The state has already imposed restrictions in the 15-county Atlanta metropolitan area that limit the days and hours when residents can water lawns or wash cars. Similar measures go into effect across the state next week. Again we are The Car Wash Guys and we are fully fucking into this and we will be on top of this issue and we will win it. South Shore in northeastern Kentucky have also been asked to cut back on lawn sprinklers and car washes. In Kentucky, 34 water Districts and Municipal water companies have water conservation measures already in place. Last month Kentucky's bluegrass region slipped into the severe drought category on the Palmer Drought Index, which is released weekly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.noaa.gov/ ----------- They are watching this closely http://www.strategic.noaa.gov/ ------- The central and eastern regions of Kentucky are not far behind. They will soon also be on the list. I predict a lot of systems are going to have to go on water conservation. A lot of people are going to have to stop washing cars and watering their lawns and that kind of thing in Kentucky. -------------------------- Farmers fear for crops, here is why we have given the aid we did. The water restrictions in Georgia are causing concern among peanut farmers that state officials will also limit their use of irrigation systems, just as their crops reach a stage where having adequate water is critical. Of course Jimmy Carter a peanut farmer has some clout too you know. Peanuts which are very important need moisture desperately, especially those (crops) that were planted early----------- In Nebraska, temperatures topping 100 degrees combined with gusty winds and little or no rain have taken a heavy toll on the wheat crop. And if you look a todays weather they are getting pummeled by thunderstorms. As a result, some farmers started two weeks early on their winter wheat harvests, which are predicted to yield only about half what they did last year. The summer wheat if not planet in time will be washed away in some areas. This might be the worst yield in 50 years. Iowa, average precipitation so far this year is only about half what it was this time last year, corn in southern and western Iowa is going to be an issue in plastics, food, and ethanol, in Texas, not even recent heavy rains that caused flooding in some parts of the state were enough to end its drought. The rain will help establish crops during the planting season, but there's not enough moisture to sustain them for long, if it were not for this weeks weather they would have had a near disaster on their hands. We have to thank the rain makers and scientists for their due diligence and techonolgy. Too bad about the Arkansas barge that could not see in the bad weather collapsing the bridge, we are really going to have to work on this cloud making experiment a little. Many Rivers and reservoirs run shallow, for instance in mountain states such as Montana are also feeling the pinch, we have a former employee there who is the premiere fly fishing instructor of the Yellow Stone Park area. The river are slow due to the light snowfall over the winter. Montana's snow pack is now all but gone from the mountains and the state needs above-normal rainfall to avoid drought. The forecast holds little promise of improvement. Southwest and central Montana face severe drought while south-central, north-central and southeast areas can expect moderate drought. The northwest is the only area of Montana not in a drought. The biggest fear is going to be summer fires. Streamflows measured by the U.S. Geological Survey http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ ---- http://mn.water.usgs.gov/wrd/stream.html ------ at eight key locations indicate the rivers carried only 79 percent of the normal water in May. Nine federal reservoirs in Montana hold only about 90 percent of the normal water for this time of year and only one is expected to fill this year. State-owned reservoirs on June 1 held only 88 percent of the water typical for that date. This is not as bad as it sounds however this is two month old data and levels which get no rain only go down as the melting snow was so light that most just soaked into the ground with little runoff. Not good. The state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said the dry conditions are a bad sign for wildfires. http://water.montana.edu/default.asp ----- http://www.dnrc.state.mt.us/ --------------------- http://www.stateforesters.org/SFlinks.html ------- Right now, they are all forecasting a real active fire season, Many other states -- including Florida, Colorado and New Mexico -- have already experienced active fire seasons this year because of the dry conditions. Colorado last week battled two wildfires that have burned thousands of acres and forced the evacuation of about 1,000 people from their homes. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/06/13/wildfires.01/index.html -------- http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/06/12/wildfires.01/ ----- Florida worst droughts in that state's history has lasted for four years, the region has seen below-normal rainfall levels, and 2000 ranked as Florida's driest year on record. The conditions have continued into 2001, and state emergency officials are worried about Florida's diminishing water supply. The rainy season does not begin for another still has not done enough. The population of Florida has more than tripled in the last 40 years. The record-high number of people is straining the record-low water supply, prompting widespread water restrictions over the last several months. Lawn watering and car washing are limited to one or two days a week in many counties, and even on those days, residents are permitted to water only during certain hours — generally nearly all of the state is affected by the drought, with central Florida experiencing the driest conditions. Storms that passed through the state last month have provided some short-term relief, but experts say that much more rainfall is needed. Part of the problem, ironically, is that flood-protection systems are designed to funnel rainwater into the Atlantic Ocean during a storm. This effective network of canals diverted about 2.6 billion gallons of rain into the ocean after a massive rainstorm hit the state on March 19, instead of allowing it to seep into the parched earth. Too many people living on a sand bar, it is just stupid and what will Janet Reno do to fix it? Nothing, maybe here abortion views may mean less people, but liberal programs cause more babies, oh hell it is a toos up, it doesn’t matter anyway. Florida is in deep do do and they know and now you know it. God help Mickey Mouse at Disney World. In a typical year, Florida's worst natural disasters are hurricanes, and most of the permanent disaster-preparedness tools in place are geared toward dealing with excess water not no water. State and federal emergency management officials are trying to revamp the agency that handles this; http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/010323floridadrought/ , Florida. Gov. Jeb Bush, met in Tallahassee on March 23 to work on a plan of action — response to the drought and set up the "Florida Drought Emergency Partnership" and guess what? They are already talking about worse case scenarios and whether or not they will need help from the federal government. And if so how much help. But before you bad mouth Florida, if this were a Hurricane type situation they definitely have their shit together, this is the opposite and very unexpected. Officials are considering a plan to bring in water desalination plants to supply drinking water. These portable systems, purchased through outside vendors, would be capable of turning the salt water that surrounds the state into drinkable water. And what about water to fight fires? There were over 1700 fires as of March 1, 2002 already in the year and the biggies have not hit yet, evry year they get their share. Farmers in FL are also hampered by the 4 yr. drought. The Florida Agricultural Statistics Service, http://www.nass.usda.gov/fl/ has more date for you if your are interested. the drought has cost the state's farmers and ranchers some $574 million in losses over the last four years including the raches owned by the Mormon Church in central FL, and they are highly politically connected. Last year, the federal government declared 23 counties to be agricultural disaster areas, can Fl get into the mix this year? Well they seem to have been able to get a bit of help with subsidies, but that ain’t going to be nearly enough. The lack of rain has been hardest on field crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, soybeans and hay. Timber growers report that 20 percent of newly planted pine trees are failing to take root because of the drought. Cattle farmers are dealing with poor pasture conditions, and the condition of cattle statewide is "poor to fair," the Agricultural Statistics Service web site says. Water levels in the Everglades are two feet below normal, hurting the many wildlife species that typically flourish in the swampy area. With fish and minnows dying, adult alligators will soon be forced to eat baby gators.. Apple snails, a primary food source for the endangered snail kite, are also dying off. You basic eco nightmare and food chain depletion. More info, Lance does not know what the hell he is talking about , sure here is the data for you; http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/ever101.htm --------------- http://www.responsibletravel.com/Copy/Copy100447.htm --------- http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/coopext/FLlifestyle.htm ------- http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/travel/1338537 -------- Officials are considering a plan to bring in water desalination plants to supply drinking water. These portable systems, purchased through outside vendors, would be capable of turning the salt water that surrounds the state into drinkable water. The best possible worlds would be each county with their own RSD Plant, however Tampa has completed their project even after nearly bankrupting the NJ Based entrepreneur who won the contract due to Sierra Club Law Suits, such BS, read the Business Side of Government by Smoot. http://www.tampabaywater.org/WEB/Htm/News/news-item28.htm ------ http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/water/water-recycling/archives/msg05163.html ------ http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/guide/desal.html ------------ http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:NkuysotnfdQC:www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/news82.pdf+desalination+plant+project+Tampa+FL+Business+Journal&hl=en&ie=UTF8 --------------------------------- So you think the drought is a minor problem? Not so, check out Maryland, they are in a bad situation too; www.gov.state.md.us Here is what they had to say: Copied from the web site and article in the Maryland Newspaper:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNOR GLENDENING ENACTS MANDATORY STATEWIDE WATER USAGE RESTRICTIONS TO ADDRESS DROUGHT ------ Measures to Take Effect Immediately and Include Ban on Open Burning------ ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 4, 1999) Seeking to conserve dwindling water supplies resulting from Maryland's worst drought since the 1930s, Governor Parris N. Glendening today placed mandatory restrictions on water usage throughout the State. After studying the recommendations of his Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee, Governor Glendening released an Executive Order which requires all Marylanders to limit their water use. The mandatory restrictions replace voluntary measures which the Governor had implemented last week, and take effect on a statewide basis immediately. "This drought has devastated Maryland's water supply, drying up rivers, streams, and reservoirs," said Governor Glendening. "We must act responsibly now to contain this problem before it gets out of hand. These restrictions are simple, common sense, mandatory steps that everyone must take to help us conserve water. If each person does his or her part, we can work through this problem." The full set of water restrictions, as well as restrictions on outside burning, are attached to this release. "The more responsible we are today, the easier it will be for everyone in the coming weeks," said Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. "We are calling upon Maryland's great tradition of shared sacrifice in times of trouble and asking our citizens to go beyond the restrictions to conserve water any way they can." -------- Last week, the Governor declared the first statewide drought emergency in Maryland's history. At the time, the Governor enacted voluntary restrictions, and appointed a Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee, chaired by Environmental Secretary Jane Nishida, to study the drought and make recommendations to him about implementing mandatory water conservation measures. ---- The Committee released its report on Tuesday, concluding that drought conditions were so dire that the Governor ought to enact mandatory measures immediately. After studying the report, the Governor released his Executive Order, which implemented the Committee's recommendations. --- "Moving from voluntary to mandatory restrictions was not an arbitrary decision," Governor Glendening said. "After reviewing the Committee's report, I have determined that this drought is so severe that we cannot solve this problem by voluntary restrictions alone." ----- The Governor's Executive Order requires that every Marylander conserve water by eliminating nearly all outdoor water use. The measures apply to all individuals, businesses, and governments in every jurisdiction. In addition, the measures apply to all citizens regardless of whether they use public water systems or wells. ------- The Executive Order authorizes local law enforcement authorities to penalize people who violate the restrictions. Penalties can range from a warning for the first offense to a maximum of a $1,000 fine. ------- "These are tough restrictions, but we will be reasonable and fair," the Governor said. "The Executive Order gives local authorities the discretion to grant exceptions for extreme hardship cases. And, we have set aside $250,000 in grants to help seniors and those with lower-incomes save water by buying water-conserving shower heads and repairing leaky faucets." ------ The Governor also announced that the State will provide comprehensive information on what people may or may not do to conserve water. For information regarding the drought, Marylanders can call the Department of Environment's toll-free hotline at 1-877-4- DROUGHT (1-877-437-6844), or check the Governor's web page at www.gov.state.md.us and click on drought information. ------------------------------------- Regarding the drought and the developments and challenges ahead. Santa Fe NM as we previously stated is in a world of hurt and they are seriously figuring they will actually run out of water this year sometime. I doubt it, we are in El Nino coming up and the rainy season next year will fill it all up again. Over course we are talking Level three water restrictions and four by Sept. Oct. In other words Car Wash Guys maybe delivering water instead of washing cars. We had previously talked to a scientist from Los Alamos earlier this year a few months ago, who had pre warned us exactly how bad it is there. I wonder if that is why the Canyon DeShea Indians left the area? No water, could this be cyclical over 1000 years ago? --------------- Residents and businesses in Las Vegas, NM also, were asked last month to tighten their water taps even further. City officials declared Stage 2 restrictions -- comparable, Las Vegas NM water utility director said, to Santa Fe's Stage 3 drought restrictions -- to keep Las Vegas' water storage supply healthy during the coming, even more dry months. The city's water storage is at 85 percent of capacity. Evaporation could cut into that amount without more rainfall. They already saw the best of the spring runoff and some of the numbers are the same or lower than the drought of 2000, which sucked. Although they have been able to capitalize a little bit on our storage, I guess no one told them to put a giant pool cover over the water supply like they do on Strawberry fields in CA to prevent moisture from escaping. You know the scientists should know this about agriculture methods. The Stage 2 restrictions clamp down on outside water use, including a limit for residents and businesses to water only once a week before between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. or between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Those with even-numbered addresses may water on Monday; those with odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays. This means do not wash your car either or get a fine from the water police and don’t think they will not do it either. There will be no car washing at home, and commercial car washes have been restricted to operating only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Yes there are other restrictions such as; No private pools, spas or hot tubs can be filled with city-provided water; the indoor pools operated by the city and New Mexico Highlands University are exempt for now until level three. Water can be served only at the request of the customer at restaurants, big deal more awareness than anything. Ornamental fountains without re-circulating systems must be turned off; re-circulating fountains must be turned off during windy days., good idea I guess, there are quite a few water features in the town of Santa Fe for tourists. One car wash owner we talked to in Las Vegas, NM, said his self-serve car wash business is likely to suffer a loss of 50 percent in business because of the water use restrictions. The water flow is down, and there's nothing in the Gallinas River, it is basically nearly totally dry now. We looked at the river and you could not navagate any more that an inner tube down it, possibly a row boat if you did not mind getting stuck and getting out in knee deep water to push it over the sand bars and rocks once ever 200 yards or so. We see where the needs are for more than washing cars, however we can import the water and wash cars with it and not be restricted, we may do this and you can have anything washed by us http://www.ewashguy.com The commercial car wash in Las Vegas, NM called Water Works, which also has a location in Colorado Springs Downtown will also suffer even though it claims it reclaims about 90 percent of the water it uses. These restrictions implemented thus far under level two drought restrictions hope to conserve 500,000 to 800,000 gallons a day from the city's average daily use of 2.3 million gallons. Which is nearly equal to the total flow of the Gallinas River, which had a flow of 2.7 million gallons. The city next door is also battling for their share, and the water wars have begun with the Acequia Water Association. restrictions seriously. Neighbors call in reports about other neighbors, who get wash their cars in the drive way or run the lawn sprinklers. Comparing Las Vegas' Stage 2 restrictions with Santa Fe's Stage 3 level Las Vegas has it bad but Santa Fe is up Shit’s creek with no need for a paddle. Las Vegas' restrictions are tougher with fines, eventhough Santa Fe’s are more serious. Las Vegas city warns violators once, then fine them $125 for the second violation. Wah your car can cost you $125.00 if you do it yourself or $10.00 if the WashGuys do it. If you get a third violation the city turns off the user's taps. Ouch. http://www.water.com Http://www.conservewater.com Santa Fe fines begin at $20 for the first violation and could escalate to $200 beyond the fourth violation. Santa Fe's restrictions merely state: "Water service may be suspended for repeat violators." Las Vegas, NM' year-round rules of water conservation also have helped the population there brace for the worst and the worst is coming before it gets any better. Today an interesting article on MSN.com http://weather.nmsu.edu/drought/MUNGP2.htm ----- http://www.seo.state.nm.us/water-info/conservation/calendar.html -------- http://www.seo.state.nm.us/water-info/conservation/h2o-hottop15.html ------ Well I can tell you that we are challenged more than you think. Droughts are serious in many regions of the United States: Statewide water use restrictions went into effect last month in Georgia. Wheat farmers in Nebraska are predicting drastically reduced yields, and wildfires have scorched thousands of dry acres in Florida, California, Colorado and New Mexico. Farmers are currently suffering the worst drought conditions in GA’s states history, they will probably ask for damage assessment reports by county to get federal disaster aid. Is it that bad? Yes it is and it will get worse, unless they get a few hurricane type, tropical depressions moving through the state. The state has already imposed restrictions in the 15-county Atlanta metropolitan area that limit the days and hours when residents can water lawns or wash cars. Similar measures go into effect across the state next week. Again we are The Car Wash Guys and we are fully fucking into this and we will be on top of this issue and we will win it. South Shore in northeastern Kentucky have also been asked to cut back on lawn sprinklers and car washes. In Kentucky, 34 water Districts and Municipal water companies have water conservation measures already in place. Last month Kentucky's bluegrass region slipped into the severe drought category on the Palmer Drought Index, which is released weekly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.noaa.gov/ ----------- They are watching this closely http://www.strategic.noaa.gov/ ------- The central and eastern regions of Kentucky are not far behind. They will soon also be on the list. I predict a lot of systems are going to have to go on water conservation. A lot of people are going to have to stop washing cars and watering their lawns and that kind of thing in Kentucky. -------------------------- Farmers fear for crops, here is why we have given the aid we did. The water restrictions in Georgia are causing concern among peanut farmers that state officials will also limit their use of irrigation systems, just as their crops reach a stage where having adequate water is critical. Of course Jimmy Carter a peanut farmer has some clout too you know. Peanuts which are very important need moisture desperately, especially those (crops) that were planted early----------- In Nebraska, temperatures topping 100 degrees combined with gusty winds and little or no rain have taken a heavy toll on the wheat crop. And if you look a todays weather they are getting pummeled by thunderstorms. As a result, some farmers started two weeks early on their winter wheat harvests, which are predicted to yield only about half what they did last year. The summer wheat if not planet in time will be washed away in some areas. This might be the worst yield in 50 years. Iowa, average precipitation so far this year is only about half what it was this time last year, corn in southern and western Iowa is going to be an issue in plastics, food, and ethanol, in Texas, not even recent heavy rains that caused flooding in some parts of the state were enough to end its drought. The rain will help establish crops during the planting season, but there's not enough moisture to sustain them for long, if it were not for this weeks weather they would have had a near disaster on their hands. We have to thank the rain makers and scientists for their due diligence and techonolgy. Too bad about the Arkansas barge that could not see in the bad weather collapsing the bridge, we are really going to have to work on this cloud making experiment a little. Many Rivers and reservoirs run shallow, for instance in mountain states such as Montana are also feeling the pinch, we have a former employee there who is the premiere fly fishing instructor of the Yellow Stone Park area. The river are slow due to the light snowfall over the winter. Montana's snow pack is now all but gone from the mountains and the state needs above-normal rainfall to avoid drought. The forecast holds little promise of improvement. Southwest and central Montana face severe drought while south-central, north-central and southeast areas can expect moderate drought. The northwest is the only area of Montana not in a drought. The biggest fear is going to be summer fires. Streamflows measured by the U.S. Geological Survey http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ ---- http://mn.water.usgs.gov/wrd/stream.html ------ at eight key locations indicate the rivers carried only 79 percent of the normal water in May. Nine federal reservoirs in Montana hold only about 90 percent of the normal water for this time of year and only one is expected to fill this year. State-owned reservoirs on June 1 held only 88 percent of the water typical for that date. This is not as bad as it sounds however this is two month old data and levels which get no rain only go down as the melting snow was so light that most just soaked into the ground with little runoff. Not good. The state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said the dry conditions are a bad sign for wildfires. http://water.montana.edu/default.asp ----- http://www.dnrc.state.mt.us/ --------------------- http://www.stateforesters.org/SFlinks.html ------- Right now, they are all forecasting a real active fire season, Many other states -- including Florida, Colorado and New Mexico -- have already experienced active fire seasons this year because of the dry conditions. Colorado last week battled two wildfires that have burned thousands of acres and forced the evacuation of about 1,000 people from their homes. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/06/13/wildfires.01/index.html -------- http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/06/12/wildfires.01/ ----- Florida worst droughts in that state's history has lasted for four years, the region has seen below-normal rainfall levels, and 2000 ranked as Florida's driest year on record. The conditions have continued into 2001, and state emergency officials are worried about Florida's diminishing water supply. The rainy season does not begin for another still has not done enough. The population of Florida has more than tripled in the last 40 years. The record-high number of people is straining the record-low water supply, prompting widespread water restrictions over the last several months. Lawn watering and car washing are limited to one or two days a week in many counties, and even on those days, residents are permitted to water only during certain hours — generally nearly all of the state is affected by the drought, with central Florida experiencing the driest conditions. Storms that passed through the state last month have provided some short-term relief, but experts say that much more rainfall is needed. Part of the problem, ironically, is that flood-protection systems are designed to funnel rainwater into the Atlantic Ocean during a storm. This effective network of canals diverted about 2.6 billion gallons of rain into the ocean after a massive rainstorm hit the state on March 19, instead of allowing it to seep into the parched earth. Too many people living on a sand bar, it is just stupid and what will Janet Reno do to fix it? Nothing, maybe here abortion views may mean less people, but liberal programs cause more babies, oh hell it is a toos up, it doesn’t matter anyway. Florida is in deep do do and they know and now you know it. God help Mickey Mouse at Disney World. In a typical year, Florida's worst natural disasters are hurricanes, and most of the permanent disaster-preparedness tools in place are geared toward dealing with excess water not no water. State and federal emergency management officials are trying to revamp the agency that handles this; http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/010323floridadrought/ , Florida. Gov. Jeb Bush, met in Tallahassee on March 23 to work on a plan of action — response to the drought and set up the "Florida Drought Emergency Partnership" and guess what? They are already talking about worse case scenarios and whether or not they will need help from the federal government. And if so how much help. But before you bad mouth Florida, if this were a Hurricane type situation they definitely have their shit together, this is the opposite and very unexpected. Officials are considering a plan to bring in water desalination plants to supply drinking water. These portable systems, purchased through outside vendors, would be capable of turning the salt water that surrounds the state into drinkable water. And what about water to fight fires? There were over 1700 fires as of March 1, 2002 already in the year and the biggies have not hit yet, evry year they get their share. Farmers in FL are also hampered by the 4 yr. drought. The Florida Agricultural Statistics Service, http://www.nass.usda.gov/fl/ has more date for you if your are interested. the drought has cost the state's farmers and ranchers some $574 million in losses over the last four years including the raches owned by the Mormon Church in central FL, and they are highly politically connected. Last year, the federal government declared 23 counties to be agricultural disaster areas, can Fl get into the mix this year? Well they seem to have been able to get a bit of help with subsidies, but that ain’t going to be nearly enough. The lack of rain has been hardest on field crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, soybeans and hay. Timber growers report that 20 percent of newly planted pine trees are failing to take root because of the drought. Cattle farmers are dealing with poor pasture conditions, and the condition of cattle statewide is "poor to fair," the Agricultural Statistics Service web site says. Water levels in the Everglades are two feet below normal, hurting the many wildlife species that typically flourish in the swampy area. With fish and minnows dying, adult alligators will soon be forced to eat baby gators.. Apple snails, a primary food source for the endangered snail kite, are also dying off. You basic eco nightmare and food chain depletion. More info, Lance does not know what the hell he is talking about , sure here is the data for you; http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/ever101.htm --------------- http://www.responsibletravel.com/Copy/Copy100447.htm --------- http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/coopext/FLlifestyle.htm ------- http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/travel/1338537 -------- Officials are considering a plan to bring in water desalination plants to supply drinking water. These portable systems, purchased through outside vendors, would be capable of turning the salt water that surrounds the state into drinkable water. The best possible worlds would be each county with their own RSD Plant, however Tampa has completed their project even after nearly bankrupting the NJ Based entrepreneur who won the contract due to Sierra Club Law Suits, such BS, read the Business Side of Government by Smoot. http://www.tampabaywater.org/WEB/Htm/News/news-item28.htm ------ http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/water/water-recycling/archives/msg05163.html ------ http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/about/guide/desal.html ------------ http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:NkuysotnfdQC:www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/news82.pdf+desalination+plant+project+Tampa+FL+Business+Journal&hl=en&ie=UTF8 --------------------------------- So you think the drought is a minor problem? Not so, check out Maryland, they are in a bad situation too; www.gov.state.md.us Here is what they had to say: Copied from the web site and article in the Maryland Newspaper:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today in the NY Times it talks about the Atlanta drought situation. There seems to be conditions out there that three diverse and expanding areas. Atlanta with it’s massive sprawl has seen a 40% increase in population base. Having recently been in Atlanta and traveling to the subs, we reviewed the markets in Roswell, Marietta, Smyrna, Duluth, Peach Tree, Decatur, Norcross, and Lawrenceville in Gwinnett County we noticed an unbelievable amount of middle class homes being built and taxing the infrastructures to the max. We are talking water, sewer, power, oh yes and the obvious one freeways, no room for anything. Also had an interesting conversation with a government department head which did mobile training for business on laws required by the State of GA. They said they had seven mobile classroom vans ready to be deployed and were expecting more light industry to move in to seek quality and educated labor of the rural flight to the Big City of Atlanta. Some are saying that the housing market is slowing a bit, although not much, we are seeing a slowing of home improvements judging by Home Depots and Lowes recent data. Although Barbeque sales are up mega, since people will be staying at home and barbequing more than ever. And they will be using the water resources up, This Hurricane Season is already heating up with one on the way that may hit the East Coast as a tropical depression within a few days for added rain, this will not help Atlanta, but some of the recent storms coming through the South East now may drop a little rain, not nearly enough however. Check out the NDMC, NOAA and USDA web sites for more information on the drought or go to http://www.weather.com ---- http://www.weatherchannel.com ---- or go to our site: -------- http://www.carwashguys.com/weather.shtml ------- and click on drought indexes, this is so damn serious, you better be concerned about it. We are only 2 years aft a possibly 9 X’s 22 year solar maximum cycle and right now as we speak, Albuquerque is ready to rock, with 61 territories surrounding the area with one command center and firefighters ready to deploy. They know what is coming and with 106 degree PHX Temperatures out there today and that hot air and thunderstorms moving through NM, they will get fires naturally and they have to put them out fast to conserve water otherwise they will run out. Back to Atlanta issues, Lawerenceville, GA is fighting over the water in the Chattahoochee River, not exactly your full giant river, moderate flow and a small river, meanwhile the farmers below are saying hey wait a minute, but Atlanta needs the water to support life, actually wild life if you have been to many parts of Atlanta. About 400 million gallons a day are needed in Atlanta however the farmers still need theirs too and of course Lawrenceville says we get ours first, meanwhile Atlanta needs more and what about car washes there? Now you may recall the 2000 drought when all carwashes were restricted. -------http://www.carwash.com/News.asp?mode=4&N_ID=18371 ------ Miami also got interesting news in mid 2001 ------ http://www.carwash.com/News.asp?mode=4&N_ID=22302 ------- Atlanta is fighting for water all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and even with the potential Hurricanes we are seeing drought restrictions continue and some cities cannot slow the flow, already conserving a lot, Cities like Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas NV, Albuquerque NM, PHX, AZ. I guess the funniest thing about this article is the it was written by a college student doing a project in Corvallis, OR. Although I have no use for these kids if you have ever sat in any of those cities and listen to the views of some of these students it is a little unnerving. Also in debate is the water in the Apalachiola River which runs near Atlanta and then 109 miles to the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida side is upset and they need the water in their gulf coastal regions also growing, it is really nice there actually and they are of course building there too. In 1990 Atlanta took 320 million gallons from the Chatahoochee River and today 400 plus million and projected 705 million by 2030 and I am told by the World think Tank you can expect a World population of 60 plus billion by 2023 on Earth and although we are progressing slower than most places, the Hispanic population and the Black population which are very well represented due the excellent diversity of the great city of Atlanta their population is to more than triple by 2020 and they project even with conservation they will need 705 million gallons per day from that river and need to put more demands on the river such as a damn and hydro-power plant hook-up. Atlanta was a railroad stop in 1837 and from 1990-2000 it size went from 2.1 million to 4.1 million. Get serious Atlanta there needs to be less people there, the eco system cannot sustain it. Look at life on Mars imagine a giant ice block, 300,000 cubic miles big as compared to Antarctica, which is 7 million cubic miles big. Those poor creatures got screwed and so we should wise up too. In American Forests magazine in Spring of 2002 on page 37 you will find an article “Beyond the Fire Line” It appears that what is going on in NM and if we will remember back in 2000 on May 4, 861 buildings burned and 237 of them were in Los Alamos. In 2000 remember the 138,000 acres in WY, 93,000 in OR, also MT and ID took a big hit. Just to let you know how big these issues are in 2001, 84,075 fires burned. These fires take so much water to fight it is incredible. We do not have the water to spare. Yet as we watch the weather and some you know was created to help the agriculture and drought areas, but would you look at the flooding and storms in Dallas, Arkansas, Kentucky, PA, WV, etc. And will you watch this continue. Miami is getting pummeled and so will other cities as the winds from wannabe Hurricanes and circular depressions from and flow. Much of this water will not get into the water tables to use for drinking since it will occur in very short periods of time and lots of it. Chicago and Minneapolis are getting the worst Monsoon type weather of their careers, just like PHX. Today 500 firefighters are in Albuquerque NM now waiting to fight any fire ready to start. Now remember we ar fighting fires today, but just like 1998 this is an El Nino year and there will be significant flooding in the hills above NM starting next fall and whatever burns floods with nothing to slow it down. If you are into old articles check out Discover Magazine 1998 page 98 “The El Nino Factor.” Look at the intense variance still, flooding, drought, fires, Hurricanes and North, North Eastern US will be 80 degrees and muggy as hell tomorrow, whoops today. I have been watching the Pakistan escalation with India and if they are going to do it, this is the best year for the US, since in El Nino years we will not receive any fall out, we would under normal Western Pacific warm pool where the hot clouds of debris from the explosions would get up high and float across and descend off the coast of Central and South America and an occasional tropical depression or one of many hurricanes each year would blow the air in to AZ, Southern CA, NM and possible cross into the Caribbean and into the Eastern FL coast. Today for instance they are tracking about 14 storms and one Hurricane, which would bring the fallout to North America. Luckily during El Nino we would see a lower jet stream and hotter seas causing air to rise and mix up a lot before any chances of hitting us at any scary concentrate of radiation. Just want everyone to be aware if they are going to have a nuclear war, now is best for us, if they are going to put away their toys and go home that is best for the region and the world. 210 miles east of Daytona is some interesting storm brewing and you know it will move north up the coast in GA, SC, NC and VA, this could get interesting. El Nino back to back to back like this are slowing down the planets spin. This means that the gravity effect will increase and we should all try to lose more weight. It is unnoticeable now but winds which speed up as the planet remains constant slow the Planet, in 1998 by .2 seconds each day, kind of like getting a free hour when traveling West. Of course as you all know by now the La Nina, which gives rain above average on the East Coast and drought times on the West Coast. So what happens with Global Warming you get a little bit more higher degrees of El Nino, bigger shifts, good news to fill up reservoirs, bad news for Malibu CA and the slides. ---------------------------------------------------- Droughts are continuing in many states. Some of the worse affected include Western Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, these states are having problems with fires now. Luckily NY, NJ are getting rain now, but need much more. We may see additional problems in South TX which is not out of the woods by any means. Also having a possible future problem include NM, and Southern AZ. This will get interesting as the year progresses. We will see if FL, SC, NC, VA, GA, AL can stay out of serious drought restrictions which affect car wash issues. My best guess is yes it will and that will actually be good for us since we are the most efficient car wash in the World, on the Planet and in the Solar System, beyond that I cannot predict but probably in the Universe as well. We are the greatest mobile car wash franchise in the Universe, that I am sure of. ------------------------------------- Water, rain issues and solar maximum cycles discussed, as they will affect our business. ------ We feel in a positive way. -------- Florida private wells are advised to dig 147 feet deep because the drought. Many areas in FL are calling for banning of drive way washing by residences, carwash Industry still lobbying to stay in business but confident of their victory to be spared from the drought restrictions and also ecstatic about the prospects of banning driveway washing. One county is only allowing for driveway washing one hour per week. In TX and gulf area The Rio Grande River water did not make it to the Gulf of Mexico now for two years in a row. Water fights up river a becoming a big concern as TX does not seem to be letting up on its growth, nor is its deterring of people from moving in or developers from building. Solution build more car wash trucks, which are 10Xs more efficient and shut down all car washes in the state. Simple, really. In Tucson AZ utility companies are returning ground water and gray water to the rivers leading to aquifers to replenish the underground water for the cities wells. This should take care of the curbing of over pumping of groundwater. Much of which feeds the Tucson golf courses and is necessary for a stable economy. Fallon, NV, Navy has cleaned up ground water and aviation fuel tank leaks, which might have hurt the ground water tables. Bay delta water supply is in trouble this year as droughts are expected along with a strong fire season, which has already begun last week as Susanville evacuated half of their city. This will be interesting. So far we are seeing drought restrictions on car washes in many states and we will continue to see more problems in GA, FL, AL, TX, AR, NM, AZ, CA and it will be a very big deal, one which we are more than prepared for at The Wash Guys. We are finding this drought situation is very wide spread, and a terrible distribution problem. ------ Staying on top of issues that affect this team. Turning adversity into opportunity. ----- So, where should you find an American Indian to hire? In hopes they can teach you a rain dance or two? ------ Here is what we feel will be the worst affected. Tampa, Orlando, Ft Myers, Naples, Cape Canaveral, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Columbus GA, Macon GA, Hilton Head SC, Savannah GA, All of NC, Richmond VA, Memphis TN, Kansas City, All of ID, All of MT, North and West WY, All of WA state, All of OR, Sacramento, bay delta Region, Northern CA, Western TX, Hawaii. We predict that WA, OR, N. CA, ID, MT, WY, TN, TX, VA, will start to improve after the solar maximum is done and certainly by 2002-03. We feel GA, SC and parts of NC and FL and Hawaii will get worse even after the solar maximum. So our opportunity to show the world our super efficient methods will become very important in the up coming years in NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, HA. But for now we will concentrate our efforts to advise consumers of our efforts in states such as WA, OR, CA, N. NV, MT, ID, KS, MS, TN, N. AR, AZ, West and South TX, lower LA, South Miss, AL, GA, FL, PA, VA, NC, SC, FL, HA. ------------------------- Let us warn also that with fire season expected to be very bad in places like, AZ, NM, NV, MT, WY, WA, CO, LA, OK, we may see double compounding in those states. So we are looking at probabilities in these states as high-risk areas, which will definitely be ones to watch. With fires taking lots of resources as far as water and large amounts of government budgets it is no wonder the experts involved have asked Congress to increase the fire mutual assistance program with an additional 1.5 billion dollars, which just passed. Yet this will not be enough and even the air national guards have increased budgets for fire fighting using phoschec. National Forestry Service and Department of Interior are also expecting a big fire season and all agencies of risk are pumping up for the inevitable. Last year states got hammered hard in MT, CO, CA, AZ, this year expect, much of the fresh water supply to be used to fight the big ones, leaving less water for carwashes, farmers and people. check out --------- http://www.firewise.org/pubs/peak_fire_seasons We have used this resource to help guide our team through the wicked fire seasons last year. We are capable of cleaning the undercarriages of fire vehicles in weed free areas and cleaning of aircraft which spray fire retardants, and spraying on non-burning chemicals onto fleets, factories, equipment and structures. Then we can later clean them off after the threat is gone. ----------- We are well aware of who will be doing the firefighting this year and the dollars spent. Those fighting from the air are the Air force Aux, Air National Guard Stations with C-117, C-130, C-141. The Forestry Service can deploy up to 450 aircraft. Tanker planes drop slurry chemicals on fires, even using C-5 Galaxy. Helicopters deployed carry chemicals and evacuate injured and at risk personnel, Small spotter aircraft direct drops. All needing washes to prevent corrosion of aluminum parts and to protect viability for pilots. The mutual assistance programs developed an interagency task force to work simultaneously. Local City, County, Seasonal, Prison Labor, Casual Firefighters, volunteers, National Guards men, Army, etc. And after a fire, there is ash and debris all over the cars, the ground, and buildings. WashGuys are ready to do free services at parks, playgrounds, schools and churches and are ready to deploy for paid services of pressure washing anything, anytime, anywhere and anyplace who calls ------------ More websites; http://www.firesafety.org http://www.bsef.com http://www.nofc.forestry.ca/fire/fmn http://www.texas.gov/agency/411.html http://www.concentric.net/~fiam http://www.middlebury.net/firesafe http://www.vita.org/disaster/fire.html http://www.firesafe.com http://www.firewise.org http://www.wionline.com/ics http://www.iafc.org http://www.iaffhazmat.org http://www.ibase.org.br/~esfao/cb.html In Spanish http://www.wildlandfirefighter.com This is just one thing we are doing to stay on top of the fire and drought situations forthcoming. We will always stay on top and be prepared for events and continually use the adversities caused by mother natures as opportunities for our team to grow. --- We call this the power of presence. --- While CA car washes battle consumer backlash to price increases of up to five dollars since Oct. of 2000, now they may have to increase again as water rationing may cause another tripling affect in increased water prices. States such as Texas are having people buy up water rights and talking about a sliding scale of $800 per acre-foot and El Paso at $1400 per acre-foot to deliver the water by pump. In the May 26 issue of the Economist there was an article Called pay up or dry up talking about the problem in Texas as populations increase, business booms and water dries up. T. Boone Pickens is no dummy either having been caught buying up water rights and agreeing to buy water now at a predetermined price in the future from those water rights owners who do not wish to sell in Western TX. I see someone else has been studying supply side situation this as well. Imagine cornering the lifeline to all major Western Texas cities. Sounds like US Filter in CA. There is big business in lives essentials. Without water in the desert you die. So as it becomes scarce it increases rapidly in value. So with that known we become more efficient and we may be the only car washing service available to wash cars and still retain a profit. This is why we accidentally blew up a dam in Iraq a few years ago and said it was a stray missile that missed its target. We are not stupid, it is all logistics, similar to an embargo. If the water lifeline is cut off and one person controls the water rights, that person will send his advanced purchase prices into outer space in a few years. Talk about making money. And as ground water is taken out and aquifers dry up, cavities are created unfilled and we know that that is a problem with Earthquakes as under ground cavities collapse. Imagine a situation like that happening in UT during the Winter Olympics causing a slide big enough to trigger the Big Fault line underneath the city? Is this a crazy notion? Well remember the Coalinga Earthquake in Central CA after all the oil was removed from the ground? So where do the Wash Guys stand in all this? On top. Again. More information at http://www.drought.noaa.gov/ ---- Read today that May was the hottest in 137 years in Northern NV. Las Vegas had 27 consecutive days in the 100s. Phoenix also hottest. Reno set a 113 year old record. 8 degrees average hotter this year in NV. Causing a situation for Hydro Plants due to record low level rains this year in NV and also elsewhere in OR, CA, AZ, etc. Elko NV set two records this month already. We believe that since we are the worlds best carwash solution that we will take control of this market and never let go. ---------------------------- Drought news. What is going on with droughts these days? North Carolina Drought Restrictions; http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=33488 and look a the news in South Carolina. South Carolina Drought is tough too; http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=33493 . Pueblo CO is having a tough time of it also. Pueblo Colorado Drought Tightens. http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=33496 . Farmers are in trouble in drought areas of CO. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2002/08/12/daily3.html?f=et61 It is getting serious there and it is still only early August. It changes the eco-system too, Droughts and Jelly Fish are connected my friends; http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad2/doc/seanettlemain.html . And the big Cities are in dire straights but cannot allow for panic. http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2002/08/05/daily7.html?f=et61 Drought in big city of Denver? Yes it is a big deal. Where the hell is it going to come from? Now we have been studying the droughts for a long time, but what many of you have not thought of is the underground water supply which fills up caverns underground and therefore you do not have rock slides and cave ins. I think we have a significant problem with all the missing water underground and believe there could be a large West Coast problem of an Earth Quake because of it or in areas where there was once lots of ground water and now there is none. Why? Well because amongst other things I am a big fan of geology, oil and water, Continental Drift theories and plate tectonics. What I am seeing is a problem of the water on the other side of what we call the ground. That could be a real problem underneath where water is also needed. This can cause Earthquakes with no way to alleviate the stress. We took oil out of the ground in the Central Valley in CA and the Coalinga Earthquake showed us the error of our ways, now we have used up needed resources of water and with less water allowed to permeate into the ground or force it’s way into underground streams due to a lack of dynamic pressure in the lakes since there is less water and therefore less weight to push the water where it need to get coupled with our drilling wells deeper and deeper everywhere I have been in the US. We see the problem. Farmers need water? Yes, People need water? Fish need water, and the ground in it’s natural structure uses water as an equalizer of the stabilization of the Earth under our feet. ------------------------------ Deny it all you want there is a drought and it is bad. -
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