Monday Week Six

...some questions...

1. What is going on with the water in WV? Why are people billing WVAWC? What is the response of WVAWC?

2. What is rainwater harvesting? What does the US government do to encourage of discourage rainwater harvesting? What do governments in do general general to get people to do things that are in the public interest? Why is rainwater harvesting in the public interest? What is LEED?

3. How do states regulate rainwater harvesting? Is there a pattern between state-level regulation with regard to the legality of harvesting rain?Why might the interpretation of prior appropriation doctrine present a problem for would-be rainwater harvesters? Why are interpretations by UT and CO so different from interpretations by TX and AZ?

4. What are the upsides and downsides of rainwater harvesting? What is(are) the major hurdle that prevents rainwater harvesting from becoming a more important piece of the water supply puzzle particularly in the regions that would benefit most from augmenting their water resources?

5. What does a small-scale, residential rainwater harvesting system look like? How must a system be modified to provide potable water?  

6. What are the rainfall parameters (expressed in average annual cumulative precipitation) for productive, irrigation-free agriculture? What are the rainfall parameters (expressed in average annual cumulative precipitation) for human inhabitation without substantial management of water resources?

Slides from today are on Sakai. There is no assigned reading for Wednesday (sorry).