my town hall waters their lawns everyday, how do I stop them, make them aware?

Question

4 buildings in the newly remodeled city hall area. they installed sprinkers in every single building. even small 5x5' areas. they are using them , precious water, everyday for 15 minutes. I wont presume to know how much waste their is. How do I proceed, what can I do to get the local city govenment to understand their ignorance to the wasted precious resource. What can i do?

Answer 1

First off bring the mater to their attention.... find some people in your area that have the same views as you, get a petition signed, the more people that are on the pettition the more likely that you can get the city to make changes in their wattering habits. feel free to go to this site for more information on water conservation not just for the city hall water usage, on that site it has plenty of useful information that could help anyone. http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_95_,00.html if you need help gettting the pettition started feel free to email me and i can help you start a rough draft.
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p.s. water is not a renewable resource here is a report from the canadian goverment on water conservation, be forewarned that you will need adobe acrobat reader or a simialiar pdf file viewer to read this http://www.wcel.org/wcelpub/2001/13707.pdf

Answer 2

First you should start with alerting the public. Hang fliers around the city hall. Start a small protest and such. This should get the governments attention. For this you need to do some facts like exactly how much water is wasted and such. There are many places on the internet that can help u with that.

Once the government notices it is really out of your hands what happens. Be persistent though. Dont give up. Protest regularly and hang more fliers even when they are torn down.

What you are doing helps the environment a lot. Keep it up!

Answer 3

Volunteer to city council to replant a small area - like the 5'x5' using plants that require lower water consumption. Native species that thrive in your climate may be an attractive and distinctive alternative to just another boring lawn. Working with government to beautify a small portion of city property is likely to gain city cooperation rather than proceeding with an adversarial approach.

Answer 4

Where do you live? Here in New Orleans, water is not as precious a resource as in Las Vegas, for instance. If you live in the southwest, you probably have genuine concerns. If you live in Florida your concerns are valid. If you live anywhere in the Mississippi Valley, water is an abundant resource, and should be used to keep the lawn green.

Answer 5

Most cities use non-potable water (not drinkable or fit for human use) to water their lawns and keep the city buildings, parks and rest areas beautiful for the community. Check to see if this is the case if it is not introduce the idea at your next town meeting or send a letter to your city services representative.

Answer 6

If it's a new lawn, it needs to be watered frequently.

First talk to the city manager or parks department.

You may write to the mayor or speak up a a town meeting.

Answer 7

Voive your concerns to your local representative. If that doesn't work, write your congressman and appeal to the TV. The town hall could always use decorate rock and a few plants. I live in the desert and that's what we do.

Answer 8

I would type a letter to the mayor of your town.

I would also be an activist and attach a petition to the letter. Get as many signatures as possible.

I would also see what your local newspaper is willing to do to help - they might print an article about you and your cause!

Answer 9

Summit to them a request that they put in xeriscaping for their landscaping. Send a copy to your local TV and radio stations. And other government officials, like your Congressman or the State environmental office. Maybe include some information like this:

http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/organics/Xeriscaping/

Answer 10

It actually wont matter because in water gets evaporated into the air then falls like rain somewhere else and then is recollected again to sprinkle more lawns.