To me that's amazing that you get so much from rainfall! But I live in high desert so my idea of how much rain is normal is totally skewed. 😂 In Colorado we JUST A YEAR AGO got rain barrels to be LEGAL. That's right - before that it was illegal for anybody to even have a rain barrel collecting off their roof. Even just a suburbanite who was trying to conserve during drought and water their flower patch or something. "Water rights" are hotly contested herenin the desert southwest and the excuse was that taking that rainwater kept it from flowing off downstream or down into the aquifers, so it was "stealing." But it's totally okay for mining and fracking companies to POISON those aquifers, or the river itself (also ago a year or two ago, CONTRACTED (so not actual employees of the) EPA workers were inspecting the toxin pool left behind from an old mine ...and broke it, flooding the river with it, which turned like dayglow orange for miles. Of course, no one got in any real trouble for THAT, but grandma with a rain barrel for her rose bushes is in big trouble with the law!
It's f**king backwardsville here. But I digress.
Damn! I am so happy you got your right to collect water on your own property back. I live down in Taos. Many people bring up the fact that Colorado has the stupid law. Glad y'all fought it and won!!
I applaud you for standing up for our right for water. The thing that most people don't realize is that water can be used over and over again. We use the water we catch, then clean it and return it to the cycle. No reason why all house holds could not do the same. The EPA fiasco you speak of did more harm than all the rain barrels in the whole state. Those who hide behind the masks of industry must be held accountable for their actions and inaction! In a desert, it is even more important to capture water. Don't fall for their 'excuses' or 'justifications'.
The new thing I'm concerned about, is there was "an exploratory well" dug a block away. At first I thought it was a fracking rig. The sign from Denver Water, meant to assure us, said they were testing so they could POUR TREATED WATER INTO THE AQUIFER.
You know ...that same not-great water you were talking about, with people's pharmaceuticals they don't even filter out, INTO THE PRISTINE AQUIFER.
I did not feel assured. I haven't seen a big public outcry about it; I am tempted to start one.
That is one of the reasons why we decided NOT to drill a well. We did not want to tap into the aquifer as they are so important for filtering and cleaning water. We contaminate the aquifer or drain it, we could be in big trouble. I don't think people realize how important they are. I view them like Mother Earths blood! Bravo to you for getting vocal about water!
Exactly, I totally agree.