tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post1492051204408996907..comments2023-04-15T11:32:36.760-04:00Comments on The Other Athens: The RegulatorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-83597472339786783802007-10-16T08:48:00.000-04:002007-10-16T08:48:00.000-04:00I'm not connected to the water system, so I don't ...I'm not connected to the water system, so I don't really keep up with the rates. I do know that rates were scheduled to increase on 01 October, but that was independent of the drought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-2692667150111447722007-10-15T18:25:00.000-04:002007-10-15T18:25:00.000-04:00Hey, I'm sorry if I've been under a rock (and we m...Hey, I'm sorry if I've been under a rock (and we moved out of Athens back in July, so there's that...), but did the local water authority raise its prices during the drought? I thought they kept prices per gallon the same, but simply relied on outdoor bans to try to conserve the supply. If they DID raise prices, then how much was the rise?Hollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514363483138669469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-76001156339098569382007-10-15T18:23:00.000-04:002007-10-15T18:23:00.000-04:00:-) Funny sob!:-) Funny sob!Hollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514363483138669469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-44232511244860037292007-10-12T07:05:00.000-04:002007-10-12T07:05:00.000-04:00"The reason affordable housing in ACC isn't so isn..."The reason affordable housing in ACC isn't so isn't because of building regs but it's because the land is so expensive."<BR/><BR/>well that and the fact that you aren't allowed to use affordable materials such as vinyl siding.....and because you can't put an apartment above that detached garage to rent inexpensively to the guy who rolls your burrito down at the taco stand forcing him to sell drugs on the side for which he gets caught, goes to jail, thereby overcrowding that jail and requiring an increase in your taxes so we can build a new jail <BR/><BR/>where, i might add, vinyl siding is permitted<BR/><BR/>sobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-90083352012374116822007-10-11T19:21:00.000-04:002007-10-11T19:21:00.000-04:00The grey water systems are common in California, A...The grey water systems are common in California, Arizona etc. They are not that expensive (they're basically a holding tank like you have w/ your hotwater tank and some extra piping and valves) and will save the consumer $ in the long run because they (consumers) use less water --the water that goes down your drain from your bathtub is collected and used for things like flushing the toilet. They are easy to use --you don't have to think about it, you just flush as normal (ie you don;t have to put a buckt in your shower and use it to collect water to flush the toilet with).<BR/><BR/>The reason affordable housing in ACC isn't so isn't because of building regs but it's because the land is so expensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-45852935801231721912007-10-11T17:16:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:16:00.000-04:00The problem with the grey water regulation is not ...The problem with the grey water regulation is not only the mandatory aspect of it, but that it's cost prohibitive based on state and federal regulations.<BR/><BR/>What we need is for the state to loosen regulations on grey water use and then set up a system of tax incentives for folks to install those systems in the house.<BR/><BR/>I just don't see what the local government can do to require the installation of grey water recycling systems into new construction.<BR/><BR/>I don't like the medical space restrictions either.<BR/><BR/>Lord James ... you and I aren't supposed to agree.Jmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949705691074218937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-63373311878121056162007-10-11T09:37:00.000-04:002007-10-11T09:37:00.000-04:00The citizens of ACC have gotten exactly what they ...The citizens of ACC have gotten exactly what they deserve with the current commission.<BR/><BR/>Why not make those speeding cameras spin 360 degrees so we can keep an eye out for illegal watering?<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to tell you where Andy Herod can put that grey water pipe but this is a family forum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994679863347954941.post-26309847970888806822007-10-10T21:28:00.000-04:002007-10-10T21:28:00.000-04:00Couldn't agree more on the requiring grey water ba...Couldn't agree more on the requiring grey water barrels being antithetical to affordable housing. It's such a simple point that most people seem to overlook: the more you but into your building codes and design standards, the harder you make it to build affordable housing because they determine the minimum cost of building a house.<BR/><BR/>Illini89Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com