Whole Foods accents two halves of Charlestown
I heard the food isn't that good anyway.
Maybe this will help you wash it down:
"Mass. moves to save water sources" by Beth Daley |
Globe Staff, November 29, 2012
Massachusetts officials are scheduled to unveil a new framework
Thursday to allocate water from streams and rivers, a long-awaited plan
that aims to prevent waterways from running dry but could translate into
higher water rates and more bans on lawn watering.
The new guidelines are expected to require communities to work harder
to fix leaky pipes and inject water back into the ground that is taken
out for drinking, showering, and gardening. While final rules are
expected by the end of next year, the new regulations will not begin to
be phased in until 2014 and will continue through 2019, as water
withdrawal permits come up for renewal.
Officials say the framework is meant to ensure that there is enough
water in rivers and streams to allow fish to live and people to enjoy
waterways while giving communities sufficient water for residents and
businesses....
State officials say they envision more communities will become like
Franklin, which has decreased town water use by about 500,000 gallons a
day, to about 2.6 million gallons. Jeff Nutting, Franklin’s town
administrator, said the community accomplished that, in part, by fixing
leaks, restricting residential lawn watering to one day a week, getting
rid of sidewalks on one side of some subdivision streets to allow water
to seep back into the earth, and creating rain gardens.
The downside in Franklin was that water rates went up, Nutting said.
That is because there are fixed costs in sanitizing and delivering
water, so if water use goes down, the per-gallon cost to cover those
fixed costs must go up. But, he added, conservation efforts have helped
cut demand and cost....
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Related: Sunday Globe Special: Concord Thirst Has Been Slaked
Also see: Highway Robbery in Massachusetts
And now your water rates are also going up!
