Author Topic: Water shortage & Swarthout Creek - rafting  (Read 100482 times)

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WaterMeter

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Water shortage & Swarthout Creek - rafting
« on: Mar 13, 04, 08:56:25 AM »
Let's see how the citizens of Wrightood feel about the approaching summer water conditions.

Kristaldawn

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #1 on: Mar 13, 04, 09:25:47 AM »
I am only waiting for them to tells us to slow down on our water any time now, especially with the summer coming up and the holidays!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Matt

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #2 on: Mar 13, 04, 02:08:54 PM »
You forgot to add "Too many new homes" to the poll.

easteregg

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #3 on: Mar 15, 04, 11:47:20 AM »
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You forgot to add "Too many new homes" to the poll.


I second that!

tiltronix

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #4 on: Mar 18, 04, 02:54:40 AM »
Mountain High must not be making snow.  Swarthout Creek is weakly flowing!

Blackcomb

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #5 on: Mar 18, 04, 04:26:19 PM »
so with the increase in homes being built rising since the begining of the water shortage, then why did the water shortage come first? If new homes are responsible, then why does the drop in well levels correspond to the increase in snow making? If you think that the drastic loss in the water table only comes from the minimal demand of new homes, then you are studying "new math" and I need to go back to school............

Matt

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #6 on: Mar 31, 04, 04:15:40 AM »
Water Meter, do you work for S.C.Water?

WaterMeter

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #7 on: Mar 31, 04, 04:46:18 AM »
No, thank goodness.
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Water Meter, do you work for S.C.Water?


kawasaki_girl

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #8 on: Apr 01, 04, 11:58:40 AM »
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so with the increase in homes being built rising since the begining of the water shortage, then why did the water shortage come first? If new homes are responsible, then why does the drop in well levels correspond to the increase in snow making? If you think that the drastic loss in the water table only comes from the minimal demand of new homes, then you are studying "new math" and I need to go back to school............

;D ;D ;D

Matt

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #9 on: Apr 01, 04, 12:06:11 PM »
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so with the increase in homes being built rising since the begining of the water shortage, then why did the water shortage come first? If new homes are responsible, then why does the drop in well levels correspond to the increase in snow making? If you think that the drastic loss in the water table only comes from the minimal demand of new homes, then you are studying "new math" and I need to go back to school............

Ummm the 1st major water shortage was in june/july... several months after mt high had closed for the season...  ::) ::) ::)

WaterMeter

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #10 on: Apr 01, 04, 12:28:29 PM »
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Ummm the 1st major water shortage was in june/july... several months after mt high had closed for the season...  ::) ::) ::)


Yep, several months earlier - pumped dry right when the water table should be recharging.

Matt

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #11 on: Apr 05, 04, 06:30:11 AM »
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Yep, several months earlier - pumped dry right when the water table should be recharging.

i guess the dates don't, in fact, correspond.

Blackcomb

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #12 on: Apr 05, 04, 04:54:09 PM »
Uhh, first of all, the point of my post wasn't that the date of the first major loss was in or around snow-making time, only that many of the dates DO in fact correspond with the snow making process. Obviously we don't blow snow in July, but the fact is that with an increase in snow-making, the well levels have dropped. Water Meter is right when he says that the wells should have been recharging at that time. They should not have dropped as drastically as they did over that time period. Is it just me or did we all forget that SCWC showed that the well levels dropped over 40 feet over 4th of July weekend two years ago. I don't think that building a new house next door could have contributed to that drastic of a decline.
When does Mt. High charge their reservoir(s)??
And I know that they don't use a garden hose to fill it either.........
What does anybody else think could have caused the substantial loss that we experienced and never found a cause for (see SCWC- all inquiries into the cause of the loss being of seismic nature came back "inconclusive.") I know that I'm not the only one who has looked into this and found that the answer time and time again continues to come back the same.


WaterMeter

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #13 on: Apr 06, 04, 09:05:57 AM »
So Cal Water was suppose to have a meeting to discuss the water conditions in Wrightwood, last week. Anyone hear any results from the meeting?

tiltronix

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #14 on: Apr 09, 04, 01:56:32 AM »
Swarthout Creek flowed before snow making.  Simple statement!

Matt

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #15 on: Apr 11, 04, 05:43:38 AM »
yeah? It was about 3 inches deep at best. Is that little creek supposed to provide water for the rest of wrightwood? Explain to me how this water is supposed to reach the east canyon area.

If that tiny little stream is all we are missing due to snow making, then we are in pretty good shape.

mtman

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #16 on: Apr 19, 04, 04:35:07 PM »
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When does Mt. High charge their reservoir(s)??
And I know that they don't use a garden hose to fill it either.........

Looks like it's being refilled right now while the water table should be recharging.


Hillbillies

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 04, 05:39:28 PM »
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yeah? It was about 3 inches deep at best. Is that little creek supposed to provide water for the rest of wrightwood? Explain to me how this water is supposed to reach the east canyon area.

If that tiny little stream is all we are missing due to snow making, then we are in pretty good shape.

The winter of 2000/2001 provided mt. high with record breaking natural snowfall not to mention (according to mt. high) record breaking flatlander visits.  The next winter 2001/2002 was a very poor season for natural snow.  As a former employee I witnessed around the clock snow making at both the east and west side for most of the season.  They were trying to gain as many visits as possible.  Just so you know...you need the white stuff on the ground to get flatlanders up here.  Now on or about Feb 20 2002 I was in on a mt. high sub management meeting  when the Director of marketing was having a huge outburst because some of the snow making employees had leaked out to the public that mt. high was out of water and could not make snow.  (bad.. bad publicity for southern calif. #1 resort)  The snow making halted for the next 3 weeks or more.  I really find it peculiar that July of 02 the water ran dry in our EAST side of town for 2/3 days.  Once again this happend the summer after mt. high had made as much snow as possible the previous winter.  Yeah..... I guess its all those new homes...especially all those new homes going up on the EAST side of town......
Come on!!!

LasPulgas

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 04, 05:26:04 AM »
MOUNTAIN HIGH IS HIJACKING THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY.

Chesslike

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Re: Water shortage poll
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 04, 05:31:30 AM »
Why is Southern California Water so strangely silent about this?

 

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