{"id":3420,"date":"2013-08-31T02:58:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T02:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highplainsblogger.wordpress.com\/?p=3420"},"modified":"2013-08-31T02:58:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T02:58:53","slug":"on-the-agenda-at-amarillo-101-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=3420","title":{"rendered":"On the agenda at Amarillo 101: water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of being invited to attend an upcoming primer on Amarillo City Hall.<\/p>\n

It’s going to last eight weeks and it will cover a lot of ground. I’ve seen the agenda for the next several weeks and I’m struck by the amount of time we’re going to spend on water issues — which for my money rank as the most critical long-term issue facing the city.<\/p>\n

One session will take place at the Osage Water Treatment Plant. It’s going to cover water production, treatment and transmission, wastewater treatment, surface water treatment and the ever-important conservation program called “Every Drop Counts.”<\/p>\n

I’ve toured the Osage plant. About two years ago, City Manager Jarrett Atkinson — no slouch on water management issues — and Utilities Director Emmitt Autrey took me on a comprehensive day-long tour of virtually the entire city water infrastructure. We looked at new wells under construction as well as the water treatment plant.<\/p>\n

I was amazed then at how much water is processed each day. I can’t recite the amount at this moment, but the volume was simply staggering.<\/p>\n

My hope during this early October session will be to get an answer to what I believe is the threshold question for the city: What circumstances would have to occur to require the city to mandate water conservation measures for every resident and business in Amarillo? A follow-up question would be: Are we getting close to that point?<\/p>\n

The city’s water-rights-acquisition campaign has secured a lot of water for Amarillo. I keep hearing that we’re positioned well for the next 100 or so years. But then what? <\/p>\n

I’m not inclined to spend too much time worrying beyond my own lifespan or even that of my kids and grandkids. The thought of Amarillo drying up because we weren’t far-sighted enough right now, however, does give me the nervous jerks.<\/p>\n

I am hoping for some answers as to whether we’re looking that far into the future.<\/p>\n\n

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