Their email says they do not recycle the water
Will splash pads be operational?
No. Splash pads in Des Moines do not recycle water, so they will be turned off.
Ankeny water ban
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Will splash pads be operational?
No. Splash pads in Des Moines do not recycle water, so they will be turned off.
What email?
The 4 splash pools in Des Moines store the water in underground tanks under the shelters. Maybe they are talking about the spraygrounds.
There is zero false information I gave in my 2nd point. They are on the cities municipal water supply, but do not need a huge amount of fresh water to operate. I used to work in aquatics so have seen the inner workings on how splash pools operate.
Yes they do. They are all located in the shelter houses and restroom buildings at the parks. A couple, Union, and Ashby you can see the access to the holding tanks outside the building where the recycled water is stored.
10 parts per million of nitrogen has shown no adverse effects to humans except for babies up to 6 months when they are drinking formula that was made with such water. Seems highly unlikely to me.
Or, the urban culture could just reject watering lawns constantly (grasses go dormant, they dont die) fescue lawns or even short native grass. Or more native unmowed areas.
Or, the urban culture could just reject watering lawns constantly (grasses go dormant, they dont die) fescue lawns or even short native grass. Or more native unmowed areas.
Seems there is some belief that there is an increased risk of certain cancers…but it also seems there may be certain cardiovascular benefits (lower blood pressure).
I got an email from DM Water Works on Thursday. That question/answer was in the FAQ section
The Channel 13 future radar shows a big red blob over Ankeny around 8:30pm tonight.
Please be true, please be true, please be true....
Please be true, please be true, please be true....
I have a neighbor with a fescue lawn that looks great in dry years. I definitely think that's the future. Kentucky Bluegrass is really a dumb choice for our climate in most years, assuming you'd prefer to have something that doesn't require watering.
But I thought aquifer water was reserved for ethanol production in Iowa...
Is that you Senator?
I saw Grimes release that their Splash Pad would continue to run as it recycles water.
I also saw a lot of people in Grimes not happy they are part of the water district, and included in the ban, as they have a separate well and system.
I do know of a small town that built a splash pad without recycling a couple of years ago, and had to shut it down shortly after it opened because the water system could not keep up and the water tower was not able to maintain that much loss.
Typical of this town in question to not do their homework and look ahead.
Oh no the humanity, how will civilization survive without a splash pools and spray grounds?
