- Target:
- City of Shoreline
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- cosweb.ci.shoreline.wa.us
After many weeks of research it has come to my knowledge that the City of Shoreline claims, "The City of Shoreline will exemplify and
encourage sustainable practices in our
operations and in our community by:
• Being stewards of our community’s
natural resources and environmental
assets;
• Promoting development of a green
infrastructure for the Shoreline
community;
• Measurably reducing waste, energy
and resource consumption, carbon
emissions, and the use of toxics in City
operations; and
• Providing tools and leadership to
empower our community to work
towards sustainable goals in their
businesses and households." In addition, they state that their goal is "The City will evaluate and implement strategies to reduce
solid waste. The City will partner with utilities to reduce
water consumption, promote conservation, and investigate
new technologies."
These statements were made in the Shoreline Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2008, and yet it is 9 years later in 2017, and the city still cannot point to a single drop of reclaimed water being used for irrigation. If as a city we truly believe in the concepts outlined above, we need to be doing more thinking about what we are using the water we are using for, and if that water can be sourced in a more sustainable manner.I challenge the city if they truly plan to "partner with utilities to reduce water consumption, promote conservation, and investigate new technologies" to make a full investigation into reclaimed water and how it can be used in the city, in addition to making water conservation more of a priority, because just because we have water today does not guarantee that we will have it tomorrow, We should conserve what we have now not when we are in the middle of a drought.
We the undersigned, call on the City of Shoreline to investigate and propose new methods to decrease the amount of fresh water, which can be used for drinking, for irrigation of public parks and greenbelts, when reclaimed water can be used in its place. The reason being that reclaimed water conserves drinking water for drinking, and uses water which is full of nutrients but not classified as potable for irrigation. In the state legislation, Senate Bill 6117, passed in 2007, it proposes to, “Facilitate achieving state, regional, and local objectives through use of reclaimed water for water supply purposes in high priority areas of the state, and in regional and local watershed and water planning” as well as “To facilitate the immediate use of reclaimed water for uses approved by the departments of ecology and health, the state shall expand both direct financial support and financial incentives for capital investments in water reuse and reclaimed water.” This insinuates that state law mandates the encouragement and incentives to move towards the increased use of reclaimed water. Let's not put off water conservation another decade, let's get the infrastructure now before a water shortage hits not after. Just like you don't buy car insurance after you get into a car accident, let us follow a progressive and forward thinking vision for our city, and it starts with sourcing our water from alternative sources. We call on the city, to think for the future as well, not just the present.
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The Reclaimed Water in Shoreline petition to City of Shoreline was written by Esaac Mazengia and is in the category Environment at GoPetition.