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Should property owners be charged for the well water they use?
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"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Truthseeker View PostYour last sentence is, I think, rather questionable. For one thing, recycling + well(s) + solar power is a viable option in many parts of the world now, I think. If not most parts.
You make it sound WAY simpler than it is.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Truthseeker View PostThat would certainly be superior to what the world is now.
Your last sentence is, I think, rather questionable. For one thing, recycling + well(s) + solar power is a viable option in many parts of the world now, I think. If not most parts.
I'm afraid full airing of the government v. no government debate will require a thread of its own.
What they do in Africa is attach a bicycle or a kids roundabout. 1. the kids end up with something to play on. 2 it doesn't require something as fragile and stealable as solar panels (I've seen guys dig through a metre of re-enforced concrete to steal two truck batteries .... can you imagine how quickly solar panels would get nicked)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPumpBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostThis is kind of civics and economics, so feel free to move it if necessary.
Texas is preparing to do a "study" on water wells and usage. This is obviously a first step toward taxing or charging usage fees for well water.
It will begin with a "survey" of land owners who have water wells -- "how much do you use, how deep is your well", etc....
Then I'm guessing they'll either require a meter on the well, or come up with some kind of metric based on total land area, number of cattle, size of crop producing fields, or whatever.
Should land owners be charged for well water they use?
http://www.dwaf.gov.za/Projects/WARM.../pdf/A5eng.pdfBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostSolar power requires expensive damageable parts.
What they do in Africa is attach a bicycle or a kids roundabout. 1. the kids end up with something to play on. 2 it doesn't require something as fragile and stealable as solar panels (I've seen guys dig through a metre of re-enforced concrete to steal two truck batteries .... can you imagine how quickly solar panels would get nicked)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_PlayPump"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostSouth Africa has a policy like this:
http://www.dwaf.gov.za/Projects/WARM.../pdf/A5eng.pdfThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostUm, why?
When I was a student I used to work for a land surveyor whose major client was Eskom. And I used to have to go out in the more rural areas and survey existing and potential new electricity lines......you have no idea what people will do in Africa in order to get free electricity.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostYou talking about the truck batteries? Hook them up to an inverter and you have electricity for a few hours. definitely a good reward to having spend about 2 days chipping away at concrete.
When I was a student I used to work for a land surveyor whose major client was Eskom. And I used to have to go out in the more rural areas and survey existing and potential new electricity lines......you have no idea what people will do in Africa in order to get free electricity."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
"Forgiveness is the way of love." Gary Chapman
My Personal Blog
My Novella blog (Current Novella Begins on 7/25/14)
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I had not thought about using solar power to power ground drills. I also had not thought about electricity for the poor. I'm afraid the interior of my skull is about as empty as the interior of the hydrogen atom.
I didn't understand "nicked," -- yoo hoo, Nick Peters, are you reading this? Then mirabile dictu I remembered the British slang for "to steal."The greater number of laws . . . , the more thieves . . . there will be. ---- Lao-Tzu
[T]he truth I’m after and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance -— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostI am curious what percentage of people both live on land where they have access to water (probably very few people in urban areas) AND can afford the necessary technology to clean the water if necessary. The solutions you mention are certainly viable for many people but that still leaves many people remaining.The greater number of laws . . . , the more thieves . . . there will be. ---- Lao-Tzu
[T]he truth I’m after and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance -— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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Originally posted by Raphael View PostYou talking about the truck batteries? Hook them up to an inverter and you have electricity for a few hours. definitely a good reward to having spend about 2 days chipping away at concrete.
When I was a student I used to work for a land surveyor whose major client was Eskom. And I used to have to go out in the more rural areas and survey existing and potential new electricity lines......you have no idea what people will do in Africa in order to get free electricity.
You have no idea what people will do in South Texas to get free drug paraphernalia.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Truthseeker View PostEquipment to harvest solar energy is getting cheaper and cheaper. I am not sure where solar power is a good alternative for water purification now, but we are getting to where it will be the best way to go in most parts of the world. And pumping water is a good use of solar power.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSolar power would, of course, require batteries for storage, and they're part of the cost / theft risk.The greater number of laws . . . , the more thieves . . . there will be. ---- Lao-Tzu
[T]he truth I’m after and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance -— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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Cow Poke suggested that the economic sector of the utilities would have a monopoly problem. Either we have lots of duplication or we force the utilities to establish local monopolies. So, this new thread http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/sh...city-next-year
surprised me. I do understand that the company that generates the power is still the same, and the grid is still the same, but I still felt surprised.The greater number of laws . . . , the more thieves . . . there will be. ---- Lao-Tzu
[T]he truth I’m after and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance -— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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Originally posted by Truthseeker View PostIt'd be a bit hard to cart off a big water storage tank. Imagine someone trying to steal a village's water tank. Heh.
It's the batteries and solar equipment that would get stolen.
Here is the "water supply" typical of Haiti.
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As you can see, there's not much to steal.Last edited by Cow Poke; 07-11-2014, 11:38 AM.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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