Conserve water!

[SuPhistiKatEd]

The City of Calgary will most likely be introducing a Stage 4 Water Restriction by later tonight due to the SEVERE shortage of clean water. Please, conserve your water consumption where possible.

A brick to those who are washing their cars or watering their lawns today! :guns: :guns: :guns: The car wash bay was full of inconsiderate people on my way to work today.
:rolleyes:

[rmk]

our neighbour-lady was watering the lawn, plants, driveway all after they said not to on the news. :banghead: kinda feel like calling bylaw on her ass.

[Primer_Drift]

Wtf, do people not realize it rained for a week straight? Why would they need MORE water on their plants/grass.. thats just retarded..

[88CRX]

i apologize for washing my car last night

[SuPhistiKatEd]

If you want to, you can complain...by all means. The fines are between $500 and $2000.

[oddjob]

I have never wasted water so im good. I did wash the car yesterday though at the pay and spray, but I only spent like a buck as usual so its barely anything to complain about.

[SuPhistiKatEd]

Well, we can't stop everybody, but we can stop some people from using too much water.

It's funny because Global caught a whole bunch a people on camera at the wash bays and watering their lawns. :rofl:

[benyl]

Most carwashes recycle the water they use anyway. That still doesn't give people an excuse.

[QuasarCav]

You cant go to a car-wash during water restricitions?

[izzoblitzo]

Are you sure they recycle the water? Like, they have their own water treatment facilities? I always wondered if they use some kind of second grade water or something.

I washed my car after the cruise last night! I didnt know there was a water ban!! Then I felt bad when I watched the news when I came in!

[SuPhistiKatEd]

Well, you shouldn't go to a car wash...but the way things look now, there's people talking about car washes being shut down if the consumption levels continue to rise.

[~Jody Nicole~]

Originally posted by SuPhistiKatEd
Well, we can't stop everybody, but we can stop some people from using too much water.

It's funny because Global caught a whole bunch a people on camera at the wash bays and watering their lawns. :rofl:

Yeah, on the news this morning they had a shot of the river and were telling people about conserving water but in the shot the sprinklers were on. And of all places too...right by the river! LOL

:banghead:

[SuPhistiKatEd]

I know that apartment building too. I was talking to the one of the firemen and he told me they cannot access the sprinkler valves as they are in the parkade, which is completely submerged.

[Phy]

Under a Stage IV restriction, any outdoor watering is prohibited. And if they catch you washing your car in a car-wash, they'll probably err on the side of ticketing your ass.

Edit: According to the City's website, demand is running about 500 ML/day, and production is sitting at 450 ML/day. In 36 - 48 hours, if this keeps up, they'll start rationing water by cutting off large users.

[SuPhistiKatEd]

Date: Mon Jun 20 12:11:20 2005
Subject: Mayor's News Conference 12 noon today
From: Brenda Polegi

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CITYBEAT - CITY OF CALGARY PRESS RELEASE
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Calgary 2005, 20 June – At a news conference held at noon
today, Mayor Dave Bronconnier emphasized the importance of
citizens continuing with restricting water consumption as
water usage exceeds water production by the treatment plants.
If improvements are not seen, The City will need to move to
water rationing.

The City of Calgary issued a citywide Stage 4 water shortage
mandatory water restriction at 12:01 a.m. today prohibiting
all outdoor watering.

The restriction includes: the watering of lawns, gardens,
trees and shrubs; the washing down of sidewalks, walkways,
driveways and building surfaces; and the use of water
fountains.

Violations of the restriction may lead to fines ranging from
$500 to $2,000.

Currently, the demand is 500 mega litres and available
storage capacity is 370 mega litres. Production is 450 mega
litres. The City is unable to keep production above demand
unless citizens restrict their water consumption. Demand is
outstripping production by 50 mega litres per day. The result
is that in 36 to 48 hours, The City will need to shut off
water to large users.

Water production is limited by high levels of silt and debris
in the Elbow and Bow Rivers, the raw water sources for The
City’s two water treatment plants, Glenmore and Bearspaw.

The City is also urging Calgarians to voluntarily minimize
their indoor water consumption by limiting showers to five
minutes, keeping baths shallow, using full loads for washing
clothes and dishes, and turning off the tap while shaving or
brushing teeth.

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Public Contact Information:

3-1-1

Public Email Contact:

[email protected]

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[Obscura]

The Co-Op car wash in Taradale has voluntaraly shut down because of the restrictions:thumbsup:

[mroseneder]

I washed my truck last night -- didnt even know about the water ban. I got home and felt like shit after I turned on the news...

Hopefully people listen up now and take it easy. If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown - flush it down!!

[Mr. Burns]

:D :D

Homer: We got a rule back home: If it's brown drink it down, if it's black send it back.

[2000_SI]

Originally posted by mroseneder
If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown - flush it down!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Toms-SC]

I work at the City and we have an internal e-mail floating around. Basically, this is a very serious situation. If it gets any worse, major steps will be taken to conserve water. I hope the rest of the City wakes up...

[2002civic]

i say we all drive around and yell at ppl at car washes/watering their lawns etc, the scare tactic will work! lol

[Khyron]

The best you can do is tell them. A lot of people think because we had so much rain, there should be no shortage of water. I informed a neighbour about the ban and she shut off the hose right away. If they refuse I wouldn't hesitate to call the city to have them fined.

Khyron

[oddjob]

Why someone would decide to spray their lawn is beyond me. I mean it just rained yesterday for fuck sakes. Even if there wasn't a warning, the lawn doesn't need water every day.

[eb0i]

after all that rain we've had any person who waters their lawn today or in the following week should get a swift kick to the groin area.

[GSR Zero]

I had no idea there was a ban. Luckily the car wash I went to at lunch today was closed for lunch.

[2002civic]

^ or ovaries like a great anchorman once said

[DannyO]

So how did this happen?, why all of a sudden have we all started to use more water, or is it that the production levels have dropped.

As for people watering there lawns..WTF...where have they been for the past 3 weeks.

[QuasarCav]

^^^^^^^

Water production is limited by high levels of silt and debris

[DannyO]

Originally posted by QuasarCav
^^^^^^^

Water production is limited by high levels of silt and debris

Oh ok, I guess I missed that, don't watch TV much.

[AcuraTl]

Fockers Dad: We have a water shortage on the island, so we have a rule here, if its yellow...let it mellow, if its brown flush it down!

[Fluidic]

Originally posted by mroseneder
If it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown - flush it down!!



Originally posted by AcuraTl
Fockers Dad: We have a water shortage on the island, so we have a rule here, if its yellow...let it mellow, if its brown flush it down!

Haven't heard that one before.

[Phy]

Originally posted by QuasarCav
^^^^^^^

Water production is limited by high levels of silt and debris

And on the social side, dumb people think "Oh poopy, water shortage? I'd better use tons of water before anyone else ho ho ho." Multiply that times the number of bad Calgary drivers (I figure that makes a good baseline for dumb) and you've got one exacerbated problem.

[sexualbanana]

I washed my car yesterday too, but I can't say I feel bad for doing it since the restrictions didn't kick in until midnight. Besides, I didn't know either.

[Ford]

This is a good excuse to shower with your hot female room-mates.

[Hakkola]

Yeah, today at hyatt mercedes we put a notice up and we didn't wash the exterior of any cars today.

On that list it doesn't say anything about washing cars though, however I will stop and use little water until the problem subsides.

I also washed the car yesterday after the cruise, didn't know about the ban until last night.

[SuPhistiKatEd]

I was listening to Vibe and they said Bronco was pissed...Hey, I'd be too.

I was driving in my car, and to my surprise, I saw little kids running through a sprinkler. :dunno: Why didn't I stop? Well, I was going a little fast, traffic was too congested, and I had an appointment to get to asap. I'm sure somebody said something.

[EK 2.0]

stickied for a couple of days...maybe Beyond can help conserve a lil H2O

[nismodrifter]

alot of people really don't give a shit or are clueless about it, the carwash down in Shawnessy was business as usual with lines in all bays

[Orbie]

It was a given this type of thing was coming down the line given the way that June has gone. You don't have to be the smartest person to know that the water treatment facilities were going to be running way over max capacity. I was absolutely pissed driving around in my dirty as hell car seeing all the people with their nice clean just washed cars!

[lostincleavage]

And I think we should stop eating bran muffins, and drinking prune juice, too

That way, maybe we can reduce our toilet flushes

I feel bad about this morning, I was feeling a bit rebel, and I double flushed the toilet, never should have done that, I'll eat a brick of cheese tomorow to make up for it.

[SteveMo600]

My friend works for the City of Calgary at the water facilities and she told me that they have a sufficient amount of water right now. There isn't as shortage anymore as they're not using their reserves because they can now clean the reservoir water. The ban is still on because they don't know when to lift it. They figure that when they lift the water bylaw, people will go nuts and water their lawns, wash their cars etc.

I think this should be a lesson learned, whether there is a bylaw or not, try to conserve water.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by AcuraTl
Fockers Dad: We have a water shortage on the island, so we have a rule here, if its yellow...let it mellow, if its brown flush it down!

The Simpsons version is...

"If its brown, drink it down. If its black, send it back.

[GC84ever]

Has the city give the ok to wash our cars yet?
I've heard that some people are going to those coin op ones.
Because mine is dirty as hell.

[Fluidic]

Good to go! Gonna go wash my car! It's been two weeks.

[kaput]

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[d-UNiT]

http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/floods/story.html?id=4e1db112-db77-4175-8240-6330170ba092

[kaput]

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[lude_grl]

can we use water to wash our cars yet? i dont wana sound selfish but fuck my car is getting gross (and thats with it being silver)

[lude_grl]

double post. got mouse happy.

[Strider]

The Outdoor water restrictions will be lifted officially as of midnight tonight. :clap:


CALGARY - Effective midnight tonight, The City of Calgary is
lifting the city-wide water shortage mandatory watering
restriction. This includes all Calgary customers, including
Airdrie and Chestermere.

http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca/citybeat/public/2005/06/release.20050627_150158_24894_0

[finboy]

about time, my car and my parents eurovan are covered in sap :thumbsdow

[LUDELVR]

Originally posted by finboy
about time, my car and my parents eurovan are covered in sap :thumbsdow

Wow, well, take solice in knowing that I'm doing my part even all the way over here in Korea! I have't showered in about 2 weeks and your cars aren't the only things covered in a sap like substance!!:poosie: :poosie: :rofl: :rofl:

[rage2]

Originally posted by LUDELVR
I have't showered in about 2 weeks and your cars aren't the only things covered in a sap like substance!!:poosie: :poosie: :rofl: :rofl:
Dude, didn't we tell you not to find out what a bukakke is over there???