tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406972795491072534.post7381120944507707526..comments2024-02-10T04:11:01.983-06:00Comments on The Hays County RoundUp: Update on Jacob's Well Elementary: Rainwater and trafficRoundUp Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650670108010693102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406972795491072534.post-81826974927629326342009-08-30T23:56:53.665-05:002009-08-30T23:56:53.665-05:00Xeriscape? They've never heard of it at WISD. ...Xeriscape? They've never heard of it at WISD. This is the crowd that had to have a half million dollar astro turf football field. They found a way to fund that but want to float a bond to pay for rainwater capture? No. what they really want a front lawn that looks like the Augusta Country Club. PEC must be happy too...the district is leaving the lights on all night at Jacob's Well Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406972795491072534.post-72898341421174292322009-08-30T09:19:50.158-05:002009-08-30T09:19:50.158-05:00I thought "The plot grows sicker."I thought "The plot grows sicker."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406972795491072534.post-3115359579904300012009-08-28T13:17:44.224-05:002009-08-28T13:17:44.224-05:00Reportedly, the district is looking for volunteers...Reportedly, the district is looking for volunteers to supply the labor to install some sort of rainwater system. I guess an amateur designed and built system is better than none at all, but the district passed up a great chance to lead the community on this. Now they are playing CYA.<br /><br />Everybody in this area was aware of our dry climate and the fragile aquifer we get or ground water fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406972795491072534.post-48089633647240255522009-08-27T11:44:48.612-05:002009-08-27T11:44:48.612-05:00Rain harvesting is of course a good thing. But, bu...Rain harvesting is of course a good thing. But, but you want to use water collected judiciously between rain events; collected rainwater to be used for watering the school's front lawn should not even be considered. Of course green green grass would need much water and will attract deer, so since WISD didn't XERISCAPE I guess they just need to keep the new lawn brown- like the rest of usBradnoreply@blogger.com