Today, representatives from Elbert County water providers, districts and planning agencies met for the second time to advance development of an Elbert County Water Master Plan.
What I hoped to observe:
- A room full of engineers discussing mechanics of connecting their water systems into an integrated matrix of water and sewage pipelines spanning Elbert County and joined to various renewable non-groundwater sources from outside of Elbert County.
What I observed:
- Too much thinking about Elbert County’s special quality of life, not a single word about renewable water sources, and no anticipation of commercial or industrial water usage except out by Limon.
What I hope to observe at future meetings:
- An unconstrained approach to water infrastructure that does not presume a smart-no-growth perspective, a plan that does not foreclose industrial and commercial growth, and a plan that allows for conservation but does not buy into the green myth of conservation as a basis for growth.