You're going to have to ask for water when you eat out

[FaceOnMars]

https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_a62e3e5a-4ff4-11e8-8b87-e7f9f29b42fb.html

Pursuant to the provisions of Telluride Municipal Code Section 13-5-40, the following mandatory restrictions are hereby ordered.

1. Persons are urged to conserve water in every possible way in their homes and businesses.
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7. Service of water to restaurant patrons shall be prohibited unless requested by the patron.

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[TRL]

Since we are talking about  h20... maybe it's an old observation Maybe it's just me but why is it we can buy a bottle of sugary chemical filled processed water with a label from a major brand cheaper than a bottle of just regular plain water without all the added ingredients... frustrating.... fortunately there's beer
FOM ty for the info

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[ToddG]

I read the article, thanks for sharing. Though I do understand the irrigation, car washing, pool filling restrictions, not serving water at eateries seems a bit over the top. Does anyone know how or if this will effect water availability for campers in Town Park and Warner? I surely hope that this restriction doesn't increase or support the usage of wasteful plastic water bottles.
Does anyone know where Tellurides water source is, is it from the river, or from a well?

Water is a precious commodity that we all should consider how, why, and when we use and abuse it. Coming from a state that is notorious for polluting water sources and wasteful uses of water (via fracking). I am an advocate for not only supporting water restrictions, but in being mindful of all our human contaminants to our water sources. Again thanks for the heads up.

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[FaceOnMars]

Since we are talking about  h20... maybe it's an old observation Maybe it's just me but why is it we can buy a bottle of sugary chemical filled processed water with a label from a major brand cheaper than a bottle of just regular plain water without all the added ingredients... frustrating.... fortunately there's beer
FOM ty for the info

Yeah, it is very weird when you think about it like that!   Perhaps the bulk of the cost is in packaging and distribution?  I'm sure Nestle and the rest would put on a nice song and dance about how there's so much $$$ needed to remove impurities.  Have heard that people often drank beer as a substitute for water in the 1700's ... since you couldn't really depend upon clean drinking water.

[FaceOnMars]

I read the article, thanks for sharing. Though I do understand the irrigation, car washing, pool filling restrictions, not serving water at eateries seems a bit over the top. Does anyone know how or if this will effect water availability for campers in Town Park and Warner? I surely hope that this restriction doesn't increase or support the usage of wasteful plastic water bottles.
Does anyone know where Tellurides water source is, is it from the river, or from a well?

Water is a precious commodity that we all should consider how, why, and when we use and abuse it. Coming from a state that is notorious for polluting water sources and wasteful uses of water (via fracking). I am an advocate for not only supporting water restrictions, but in being mindful of all our human contaminants to our water sources. Again thanks for the heads up.

They will serve water, but you'll have to ask first ... instead of waitstaff just bringing water to the table as a matter of course.  Yeah, it does seem like overkill, but it probably does add up cumulatively & is an "actionable" course.

https://www.telluride-co.gov/267/Water-Sources

The Town of Telluride has three sources of water for treatment. Its two main water sources are Mill Creek and Blue Lake in the Bridal Veil Basin. These are year-round surface water supplies that are treated at the Mill Creek Water Treatment Plant and the Pandora Water Treatment Plant, respectively. Stillwell Portal supplies the Cornet Creek Water Treatment Plant as Telluride’s third water source. It is a ground water supply that typically provides Telluride with water from May to September. Stillwell is considered a backup water supply at this time.

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We are pretty used to that in California, a lot of eating establishments will ask if you want water. If I ask for it I drink it!

[landshark]

Since we are talking about  h20... maybe it's an old observation Maybe it's just me but why is it we can buy a bottle of sugary chemical filled processed water with a label from a major brand cheaper than a bottle of just regular plain water without all the added ingredients... frustrating.... fortunately there's beer
FOM ty for the info

Yeah, it is very weird when you think about it like that!   Perhaps the bulk of the cost is in packaging and distribution?  I'm sure Nestle and the rest would put on a nice song and dance about how there's so much $$$ needed to remove impurities.  Have heard that people often drank beer as a substitute for water in the 1700's ... since you couldn't really depend upon clean drinking water.

Not weird at all. Water is a depleting natural resource going to be as much as gold soon. Save the Artic! Drink more Beer.

[FaceOnMars]

Since we are talking about  h20... maybe it's an old observation Maybe it's just me but why is it we can buy a bottle of sugary chemical filled processed water with a label from a major brand cheaper than a bottle of just regular plain water without all the added ingredients... frustrating.... fortunately there's beer
FOM ty for the info

Yeah, it is very weird when you think about it like that!   Perhaps the bulk of the cost is in packaging and distribution?  I'm sure Nestle and the rest would put on a nice song and dance about how there's so much $$$ needed to remove impurities.  Have heard that people often drank beer as a substitute for water in the 1700's ... since you couldn't really depend upon clean drinking water.

Not weird at all. Water is a depleting natural resource going to be as much as gold soon. Save the Artic! Drink more Beer.

Yeah, there are already private "players" who are essentially positioning themselves to control one of life's necessities.  Personally, I believe any private or public/private partnership to bring more water online for necessary baseline needs ought to have an embedded "exist strategy" that ultimately nationalizes access to said water.  Even under the most stringent of regulatory oversight, the private sector has already proven itself unable to place issues of "the greater good" over its own self interests.

But yeah, more beer might help!   

[FaceOnMars]

https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_4f96e902-5323-11e8-9829-67eb05022392.html

[ToddG]

On our property we have an old hand dug well, I need to clean up and eventually return to working order. But we also have a modern well, a spring or two, and a year round flowing spring fed creek. Yet we are still building 3 cisterns for rainwater catchment that will hold around a total of 8,000 gallons caught from our barn/shop and the Earthship we are currently building. We keep the well winterized and power is off to the pump. Mostly we haul buckets of water from the creek for irrigation, and washing purposes, and fill containers for drinking and cooking at a public artesian well that flows freely a few miles away. Water is life!

[landshark]

Since we are talking about  h20... maybe it's an old observation Maybe it's just me but why is it we can buy a bottle of sugary chemical filled processed water with a label from a major brand cheaper than a bottle of just regular plain water without all the added ingredients... frustrating.... fortunately there's beer
FOM ty for the info

Yeah, it is very weird when you think about it like that!   Perhaps the bulk of the cost is in packaging and distribution?  I'm sure Nestle and the rest would put on a nice song and dance about how there's so much $$$ needed to remove impurities.  Have heard that people often drank beer as a substitute for water in the 1700's ... since you couldn't really depend upon clean drinking water.

Not weird at all. Water is a depleting natural resource going to be as much as gold soon. Save the Artic! Drink more Beer.

Yeah, there are already private "players" who are essentially positioning themselves to control one of life's necessities.  Personally, I believe any private or public/private partnership to bring more water online for necessary baseline needs ought to have an embedded "exist strategy" that ultimately nationalizes access to said water.  Even under the most stringent of regulatory oversight, the private sector has already proven itself unable to place issues of "the greater good" over its own self interests.

But yeah, more beer might help!   

Well my friend Bart works for the Florida Water Management Dist and came for an interesting visit. He was promoting his new Beer called New Water Brew it is from WaterReuse. It was a conference and our Gov drank a tall cold one to endorse it but gee I have yet to tap into it. Yep drink more beer!

[landshark]

On our property we have an old hand dug well, I need to clean up and eventually return to working order. But we also have a modern well, a spring or two, and a year round flowing spring fed creek. Yet we are still building 3 cisterns for rainwater catchment that will hold around a total of 8,000 gallons caught from our barn/shop and the Earthship we are currently building. We keep the well winterized and power is off to the pump. Mostly we haul buckets of water from the creek for irrigation, and washing purposes, and fill containers for drinking and cooking at a public artesian well that flows freely a few miles away. Water is life!

Sounds like a wonderful way to live and worth the money and effort. You go!

Water is life...

[landshark]

Drink more Beer 


https://youtu.be/Xpl-0Fa_HVY

[FaceOnMars]

Yes, water is life ... are we not "mostly bags of water"?

[landshark]

Yes, water is life ... are we not "mostly bags of water"?

Are you calling me a bag?

65% water