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To: dustcatcher who wrote (39044)	7/15/2001 8:37:14 PM
From: pbull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

I know it's hard to believe, but it could get worse. I accidently stumbled across a story a few days ago on T. Boone Pickens (remember him?) who has plans for water pipelines running from the Texas Panhandle to Dallas and El Paso. Let me put it this way: It isn't going to be cheap. Having said that, your water bill seems a bit steep to me. What is the source of your water supply? Just curious. PB

To: dustcatcher who wrote (39044)	7/16/2001 12:16:00 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

wow, that is the costliest water I have heard of makes me wonder how long before California develops desalinization plants along the coastline in suburban Boston, they pay for connection to the Quabbin Reservoir that was filled in early 1900's with four planned flooded towns located in center of state, near UMass in Amherst it covers something like 200 sq miles and feeds Boston the pipes are something to behold, about 5-6 feet in diameter actually it is stunning with eagles sweeping regularly and beavers working busily recently, this Quabbin connection has seen costs lumped together with the Great Boston Harbor Cleanup effort I am unsure of exact details when I lived in a suburban town called Natick, I paid $120-140 per quarter for water and sewer that now is looking cheap but nowhere as cheap as the well I had farther out in suburbs that cost nothing except electricity just filter out the copper sulfate, and presto CLEAN WATER I had to replace a wellhead pump once for $90, no biggee bring on the DESAL plants to California much cheaper than building aquaducts, seeing 75% evaporate en route go Red Sox, come back Pedro / JW