Ankeny water ban

[NWICY]

Oh no the humanity, how will civilization survive without a splash pools and spray grounds?

I'm guessing if you could get the commercial properties that are ignoring the ban, to turn their irrigation off there would be plenty of water for the cities to give free splash pads for families.

I agree it's not a necessity but is a nice amenity for families with small children who live in the city.

 

[Pope]

That's what you call a Tavern Hawk bidet.

 

[NorthCyd]

That's what you call a Tavern Hawk bidet.

Its the only known cure for hawk levels of butthurt. Probably the only way they will make it through this WNBA season.

 

[Pope]

I live in Ankeny and I guess I picked the wrong spring to invest hundreds in seeding my lawn. Since I don't normally water my lawn, I don't have one of those fancy irrigation systems. I just use an old fashioned sprinkler.

The new grass has been starting to fill in pretty good, but if I don't keep watering I'm afraid it will die and all that investment will be wasted.

Maybe I should set my alarm and water between 3-5am so one you don't rat me out?

Well the rain God has smiled down upon Ankeny. Woke up this morning to 1.5" in my rain gauge!

 

[baller21]

Must have tried the flaming hot Prep H

 

[Tailg8er]

No, they currently have zero capabilities to pull from the Des Moines River that I know. They decided to use the Racoon for whatever reason back in the 1800s to pull water. Then they created Moffitt Lake as the backup back in the 40s.

Where do they pump from the Des Moines? That seems like a very expensive and inefficient option as the treatment plant isn't really that close to the Des Moines River.

They pull from the Des Moines River. https://www.dmww.com/water_quality/watershed.php

Absolutely love this exchange. Guy clearly has no idea what he's talking about, but states blatant misinformation as fact. Based solely on info be got from ONE public works employee from 2+ decades ago.

Then doubles down claiming all splash pads recycle water because he "worked in aquatics".

 

[Turn2]

...he "worked in aquatics".

Is that like a catfish farm?

 

[NoCreativity]

Absolutely love this exchange. Guy clearly has no idea what he's talking about, but states blatant misinformation as fact. Based solely on info be got from ONE public works employee from 2+ decades ago.

Then doubles down claiming all splash pads recycle water because he "worked in aquatics".

I clearly said "that i know of" when discussing the water sources. So I obviously learned something new and admitted it.

I'm sure no idea what I'm talking about in regards to splash pools, I've only been inside those pump houses about 100 times.

 

[michaelrr1]

I clearly said "that i know of" when discussing the water sources. So I obviously learned something new and admitted it.

I'm sure no idea what I'm talking about in regards to splash pools, I've only been inside those pump houses about 100 times.

I only needed one google search to find that there are splash pads that do not recycle water.

 

[Sigmapolis]

And......since EPA restrictions on coal plants were recently eliminated we will start getting free sulfur through acid rain again. At least the plants will benefit.

If it helps, about 75% of the coal fleet from 20 years ago has already retired. Gas has been too cheap, load growth too slow, and increasingly renewables too cheap for it to compete. A lot of the remaining 25% is already schedule to close this decade due to economics and equipment reaching the end of its service life. The EPA might be (at most) finishing off some remnants or there might not even be any coal plants left to close by the time it comes into effect.

 

[cycloneG]

If it helps, about 75% of the coal fleet from 20 years ago has already retired. Gas has been too cheap, load growth too slow, and increasingly renewables too cheap for it to compete. A lot of the remaining 25% is already schedule to close this decade due to economics and equipment reaching the end of its service life. The EPA might be (at most) finishing off some remnants or there might not even be any coal plants left to close by the time it comes into effect.

Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open

The U.S. Energy Department has ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August.

apnews.com

 

[Sigmapolis]

Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open

The U.S. Energy Department has ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August.

apnews.com

Yep. The economics of coal are so bad at this point they’re either trying to order uneconomic plants to stay open at a loss or they’re trying to find ways to subsidize them. LOL. Bows and arrows against the lightning. The writing has been on the wall for coal power for some time now, and it’s not looking good. Most the fleet is already gone.

 

[Cyientist]

We are seeing a dip before a big surge right now…if storms pop off like predicted this week it could get interesting.

 

[Sigmapolis]

We are seeing a dip before a big surge right now…if storms pop off like predicted this week it could get interesting.

Haven't been following the thread what do you mean?

 

[NWICY]

Haven't been following the thread what do you mean?

River rises bring more nitrates. High rainfall amounts upstream gets the field tiles running faster thus more nitrates in the water. Oversimplification but I'm fairly sure I'm correct.

 

[Cyientist]

Haven't been following the thread what do you mean?

A lot of storms went directly through the Raccoon basin in the past 25 hours. The discharge of the river is ticking up, and the nitrate is dropping right now. After the the discharge peaks, nitrate level with reverse and spike.

Nitarates dilute with quick flows to the river after rain events (surface flow mainly) then raise as rain moves through our organic and fertilized soils into our ag drainage systems. So a few days after flows peak in the raccoon, nitrates will peak on the receding limb of the hydrograph.

 

[Turn2]

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.

From an actual water specialist:

Central Iowa Water Works Executive Director Tami Madsen stated water below 10 mg/L nitrate, the current standard, ‘is safe to drink.’ This is a dubious claim at best, as research dating back 25 years shows nitrate above 3 mg/L associated with a variety of negative health consequences including cancer and birth defects. If you live in Polk County, you only rarely drink water below 3 mg/L nitrate.

 

[Letterkenny]

I can give you one clue......

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If you think you're gonna take away my bacon you can GTFO with that **** right now.

 

[CascadeClone]

If you think you're gonna take away my bacon you can GTFO with that **** right now.

I am pretty sure the bacon has a VERY high nitrate ppm, so definitely don't drink it.

 

[CascadeClone]

Yep. The economics of coal are so bad at this point they’re either trying to order uneconomic plants to stay open at a loss or they’re trying to find ways to subsidize them. LOL. Bows and arrows against the lightning. The writing has been on the wall for coal power for some time now, and it’s not looking good. Most the fleet is already gone.

Way off the OP, but reminded me of this article. Solar has got really cheap, and even the "what about night time?" problem is getting sorted out. This is the future, and the sooner the better.

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