One More Time

There have been several reasons why my number of posts this month has been low - just three. But looking at them now, they all have water as their theme. Today's post, on the last day of October, is no exception.

If you aren't following the series in the Charlotte Observer, "A Cry for the Catawba", please do. Follow this link and start reading, watch the videos, listen to the audio. Each report ends with something actionable that we can do to help the Catawba.

Check it out. This is important.

http://www.charlotte.com/catawbariver/

Water, water everywhere

In spite of the wonderful sight of rain outside the window, it's still a good idea to keep water conservation in mind. The issue of water shortages isn't going to go away.

An article in last week's New York Times Magazine (October 21, 2007) discussed some of the measures that Aurora, Colorado is considering to try to meet the conflicting demands of a growing population and diminishing water supply. In it, the water manager for the city, Peter Binney says "I would expect that what we're going to do is the blueprint for a lot of cities in California, Arizona, Nevada - even the Carolinas and the Gulf states. They're all going to be doing this in the future."

Also, here's a link to a recent Charlotte Observer story about Duke Energy's use of water from the river. An interesting side thought is that the less power we use, the less water is needed to generate that power.
http://www.charlotte.com/171/story/330061.html

Water the Focus on IPO Charlotte

IPO Charlotte on WFAE will focus on the future of our water here in Charlotte. It should be interesting. Check out the excerpt below from the WFAE web site. If you miss today's show, visit the show's archives for the audio.

"We enter the final month of this series by turning our attention toward the environment. Charlotte gets its water from the nearby Catawba River system. The watershed isn't that large, and the region's growth shows few signs of slowing. In the next installment of IPO Charlotte, WFAE's Scott Graf reports on the future of Charlotte's water. Hear this series Thursday's at 6:50 and 8:50 a.m. on 90.7 WFAE"