• Water Harvesters of the World Unite!

    I’m flabergasted by the City of Santa Fe’s decision to ONLY allow plumbers to “conduct” water harvesting projects. When I asked a plumber friend if he would pull a permit or three, “Sure," he paused, deep in thought, “but…how do you get water from the canale to the cistern? Is it gravity?”
    Water harvesters of the world unite! We MUST get the city to QUICKLY change its tune!!! Plumbers know water harvesting as well as marines know bicyles!

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous says:
    December 4, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    Hey Nate, Mark Chalom here.. I see the same confusion in the building sector.. Check out "Green Fire Times". I also used the word "Flabergasted".. Live Green and Prosper... Mark

  1. nate@sfpermaculture.com says:
    December 5, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks Mark! Let's keep in touch! Thanks also for catching that typo!

  1. Anonymous says:
    December 8, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    It's unfortunate that the current city administration doesn't have the leadership capabilities that are needed to properly direct the current Land Use staff persons. If the administration had any leadership presence, staff would be directed that we should be making it easier to build green infrastrucure rather than more difficult. The foxes are guarding the hen house these days.

  1. nate@sfpermaculture.com says:
    December 8, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    I would be surprised if Mayor Coss or the city manager knows about the obstacles that staff has just put in place. A great opportunity to let the mayor know about our concerns would be at the jobs forum this Friday, 12/11, from 9:30am to 11:30am at the convention center. BE THERE!

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