RAINWATER...IS IT NATURAL?

Rainwater?   Not everyone agrees on the use of Rainwater. Does it work to use this direct source of water?  The alternative here is to use groundwater or at a high cost run water for miles from Lake Travis where many human and animal activities occured before the journey through processes and pipes!! 

We believe in the value of rainwater harvesting.  The three commercial buildings that have been built next to West Hill Center all use or will use rainwater when completed.  Hays County, TX encourages the use of rainwater and more homes are depending on it as a superior natural source of water. 

I just read the following:  It looks like Los Angeles may soon require that people capture rainwater and do something responsible with it, rather than letting it run into storm drains.

From the Los Angeles Times:
Under the ordinance, builders would be required to use rainwater storage tanks, permeable pavement, infiltration swales or curb bump-outs to manage the water where it falls. Builders unable to manage 100% of a project's runoff on site would be required to pay a penalty of $13 a gallon of runoff not handled there -- a requirement the Building Industry Assn. has been fighting.

Look for more comments on rainwater soon.

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Texas Tops Best Performing List

LOS ANGELES (Milken Institute) – Texas metropolitan areas dominated the Milken Institute’s "Best-Performing Cities" index for the second year in a row, claiming half of the top ten slots.
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood ranked first this year, bumping last year's leader, Austin-Round Rock, down one notch. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission held its ground at number four.
El Paso jumped five slots to number nine, meeting Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown on the way (H-town dropped from fifth to tenth place).
The index ranks 200 of the nation's largest metros based on their ability to create and sustain jobs.
According to a Milken press release, "a business-friendly climate, a vibrant tech industry, and little exposure to the housing bubble and the financial services industry helped keep Texas cities and many of their peers on stable ground during the economic downturn."

 

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