Al C
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Posts: 5920
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
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06-04-14 05:10 PM - Post#168919
In response to starrlac
Web site says once per week. Again ... McKinney has been on once per week watering since the previous drought when Lavon was 12 feet low. So while surrounding communities had gone back to twice per week stage 2 rules, McK stayed on stage 3.
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DrivinTooFast
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Posts: 1874
Reg: 02-20-08
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06-04-14 05:58 PM - Post#168920
In response to rw
Officer was sitting right in front of a computer (looking at CNN or was it fox news) and seemed to be completely incapable of entering the information DIRECTLY into the whatever uber water ticketing system the city bit into. No we need to waste hours of city time not to mention the completely valueless time of our dear citizen so Mommy water overlord can maintain her fife-dome.
Charge on water princess!!
Seriously! You admitted that you were watering at an inappropriate time. Your were ticketed. No need to disparage city workers doing their job.
Complain to the city council, your councilman, the water works dept head etc...but I see no need to disparage one of your neighbors who happens to be doing their job.
The sad fact that you are NOT the problem, as you practice water conservation at your home, and it is likely embarrassing to you that you were ticketed, not because you were intending to water at the wrong time, but because the timer was not set properly due to a recent power outage.
I have gone to manually watering on my every two weeks water day...which will hopefully keep me from being ticketed.
Oh they are earning their disparagement. This is not needless disparagement, this is disparagement that needs to be addressed IMMEDIATELY by the city manager.
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Don4
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Posts: 523
Loc: Allen 1993
Reg: 04-11-06
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06-04-14 06:10 PM - Post#168921
In response to Al C
Hardened water criminal.
I'm installing a water softener to avoid being a hardened water criminal 
10,000 gallons of water being flushed down a faulty toilet has the same impact on the water supply as 10,000 (almost a pool's worth of water) gallons being flooded onto my lawn.
actually it's not the same impact. Water on the lawn exits the municipal system, while water going down the toilet is sent to the treatment plant to be reused.
I've accidentally watered on my skip week, sure glad the water patrol was over at your neighborhood ;-) My system doesn't work on a two week schedule so I have to turn it on and off so it only runs every other week. If they ticketed me I guess I'd have to show them my eight rain barrels & low flow shower heads, and beg for forgiveness.
Hopefully they will cut you some slack. Good luck
BTW, this every other week watering is going to be tough on any type of landscape once the daily temps get over 90.
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Stirling
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Posts: 175
Reg: 03-06-12
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06-04-14 07:10 PM - Post#168922
In response to Don4
I can't wait. I'm tired of mowing.
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readingu
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Posts: 728
Reg: 02-08-04
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06-04-14 07:32 PM - Post#168923
In response to Al C
Web site says once per week. Again ... McKinney has been on once per week watering since the previous drought when Lavon was 12 feet low. So while surrounding communities had gone back to twice per week stage 2 rules, McK stayed on stage 3.
Not sure what you're saying. Allen been on twice a month since last year. Stage 3 .
You are saying, wonderful Mckinney is once a week?
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DrivinTooFast
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Posts: 1874
Reg: 02-20-08
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06-04-14 07:33 PM - Post#168924
In response to Stirling
I too long for the weeks without cutting the lawn while watching my wildflowers thrive in the harshest of heat and drought.
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Al C
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Posts: 5920
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
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06-04-14 07:47 PM - Post#168925
In response to readingu
Web site says once per week. Again ... McKinney has been on once per week watering since the previous drought when Lavon was 12 feet low. So while surrounding communities had gone back to twice per week stage 2 rules, McK stayed on stage 3.
Not sure what you're saying. Allen been on twice a month since last year. Stage 3 .
You are saying, wonderful Mckinney is once a week?
I'm talking about a few years ago when Lavon was even lower than it is today. The entire area was on once per week watering. When the lakes all filled up, everyone else went back to twice per week watering. McKinney didn't.
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Al C
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Posts: 5920
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
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06-04-14 07:48 PM - Post#168926
In response to rw
He's venting about the lack of customer service and the red tape ... not the watering ticket. Seems justified, if you ask me.
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StacyLynn624
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Posts: 1091
Loc: West Side
Reg: 09-24-04
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06-04-14 07:57 PM - Post#168927
In response to Al C
Or just don't water, like we do. It's rained enough lately that you shouldn't have to water just because it's every other trash day or whatever.
I know some people that filled their pool a couple months ago (they had a variance for leaks). Their water bill that month was $125. Not exactly punitive.
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V-Girl
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Posts: 2889
Loc: Allen, TX, US
Reg: 07-12-01
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06-04-14 10:54 PM - Post#168928
In response to StacyLynn624
Or just don't water, like we do.
We don't water either. Now if I could get hubby to mow the weeds and wild flowers....
Crazy doesn't even begin to cover it. 
Will work for shoes!  |
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bsnelson
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Posts: 873
Loc: Allen, TX 75013
Reg: 10-14-05
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06-05-14 12:28 AM - Post#168929
In response to V-Girl
Yeah, we pretty much don't water, either.
The city definitely needs to back down a little from their procedure on these tickets. It's hardly a violent crime.
Brad
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DrivinTooFast
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Posts: 1874
Reg: 02-20-08
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06-05-14 07:29 AM - Post#168930
In response to Al C
Hardened water criminal. I hope they lock you up and throw away the key.
I JUST got that joke - that's funny Culligan man.
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DrivinTooFast
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Posts: 1874
Reg: 02-20-08
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06-05-14 07:31 AM - Post#168931
In response to catlady
I agree - if you are watering on the wrong day - pay the fine. The thing that get's under my skin is the violators. I wish the city would monitor this site and hear our complaints. I've done every I can to save water including catching the water from my shower in the morning waiting on the hot water. The city needs a hot line or web site to report violators and TICKET THEM QUICKLY.
The fine is a nit - albeit probably a $200 nit, my TIME is not and worth MUCH MUCH MORE.
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Jay J
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Posts: 595
Reg: 11-09-05
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06-05-14 08:12 AM - Post#168932
In response to DrivinTooFast
Out of curiosity did they give you a warning first? or was this ticket the first thing you received?
And...Please reply back to this thread with the amount of the fine if you would?
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Al C
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Posts: 5920
Loc: McKinney/Allen, TX
Reg: 02-16-01
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06-05-14 08:55 AM - Post#168933
In response to DrivinTooFast
Hardened water criminal. I hope they lock you up and throw away the key.
I JUST got that joke - that's funny Culligan man.
Edited by Al C on 06-05-14 08:56 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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asmile4u
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Posts: 909
Loc: Allen
Reg: 04-20-08
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06-05-14 09:01 AM - Post#168934
In response to bsnelson
Yeah, we pretty much don't water, either.
The city definitely needs to back down a little from their procedure on these tickets. It's hardly a violent crime.
Brad
If 6 years ago I spent $8,000 upgrading my landscaping, I am not going to lose all of it because of water restrictions which are probably illegal in the first place. Anyone should be able to make their own choice about if they do or do not water and how much they water if the water billing would be charged in a tier system. The more you use should result in a higher rate. If someone is willing to pay $1,000 a month for water, I say more power to them.
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jogo
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Posts: 1475
Reg: 08-31-05
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06-05-14 11:23 AM - Post#168938
In response to asmile4u
Within the past week or so I've seen three homes in my neighborhood have put out new sod (and not one or two pieces either - a substantial amount of sod)and seen them out in their yard handwatering the new sod. Am I going to call and report them? No, because I also think some of this water conservation is going to extremes. Perhaps if the city lead by example I'd be more serious about it. I don't have the time or energy to continue calling the city to report homeowner violations if the city can't be bothered to adhere to their own regulations. And DTF, thanks for the laugh!
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asmile4u
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Posts: 909
Loc: Allen
Reg: 04-20-08
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06-05-14 11:44 AM - Post#168939
In response to jogo
What good would it do to call the city to report the city is violating the illegal water restriction rules?
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StacyLynn624
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Posts: 1091
Loc: West Side
Reg: 09-24-04
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06-05-14 12:33 PM - Post#168941
In response to asmile4u
Agree with these last two posters. Totally.
People don't know/understand about the restrictions, because they are laying new sod and hand watering it.
We took a walk around the block the other day and counted 4 houses with new sod in front. Our thought? Must be nice to think the rules don't apply to you.
If everyone in the district lived by the same rules, if the tiers had more punitive rates, if the city would actually abide (regardless of where their water comes from), people might be more willing to go along.
As for us, we're just staring at our dirt lawn in the back (it was never sodded - just wild creek growth that we got rid of), and watching our land slowly erode…
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StacyLynn624
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Posts: 1091
Loc: West Side
Reg: 09-24-04
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06-05-14 12:34 PM - Post#168942
In response to starrlac
I also think it's funny that you can go to Toys R Us or Target and find water toys that hook up to hoses. If we can't use those, shouldn't they ban the sale of them inside the city?
Edited by StacyLynn624 on 06-05-14 12:34 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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