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Yesp, that is what we have--flood irrigation. Not everyone, but anyplace that was farmland that paid for the dams on hte Salt River back in the early 1900s might have it available--subdivisions that were built that chose not to build an irrigation disrtibution system don;t have it--might be able to ump through hoops to get access, but would not be easy. The water is ours by right; only thing we have to pay is a yearly administrative fee that covers maintenance of the canals and personnel costs. Very cheap compared to city water (that which comes out of the faucets).
Once every two weeks from approximately May through October, November is nothing as they clean the canals, once every four weeks from December through April. I know when I get my water about three days in advance, and it can start at any hour of the day/night. They do make an effort to shift it enough that no one always gets the 3 am slot. Length of time depends on the amount of land, of course you can elect to receive less water if you choose.
BLEAH BLEAH BLEAH!! I hated the taste of city of Tempe water, lol
I used to work down on "Dobson Ranch" subdivision when I was at ASU. There isn't suppose to be that much green grass in the middle of the desert!!!! I also worked up I-17 at Montezuma's Castle and Well. We had to do the thingie with the irrigation canals up there.
Honestly, I love those canals up by the "Well" I was only a seasonal employee and lost my job after the tourist season. No money, no place to live. Me and my dog lived in a tent not far from the well. I used the water in those canals for drinking water, cooking and keeping clean.
People can't believe those old canals up there and around Phoenix have been around since the Hohokam and Sinagua indians were around.
Yep, the paths they follow (or at least some of them) are 1000+ years old. THe part of the valley I live in has been farmed for 1000 years. Heck, there are 1000 year old canals immediately adjacent to Sky Harbor Airport.
I think pretty much everyone agees Tempe water tastes terrible. And pretty much everyone either uses bottled or filtered/conditioned (there are a variety of technologies to choose from) water. There's a subdivision down the street that is, as a friend of my son's put it, "a little oasis of the midwest here is Arizona." Grass required, plant list pretty much rules out all native plants. On the positive side, they have lots of very mature shade trees, which really helps cool off a yard.
Yesp, that is what we have--flood irrigation. Not everyone, but anyplace that was farmland that paid for the dams on hte Salt River back in the early 1900s might have it available--subdivisions that were built that chose not to build an irrigation disrtibution system don;t have it--might be able to ump through hoops to get access, but would not be easy. The water is ours by right; only thing we have to pay is a yearly administrative fee that covers maintenance of the canals and personnel costs. Very cheap compared to city water (that which comes out of the faucets).
Once every two weeks from approximately May through October, November is nothing as they clean the canals, once every four weeks from December through April. I know when I get my water about three days in advance, and it can start at any hour of the day/night. They do make an effort to shift it enough that no one always gets the 3 am slot. Length of time depends on the amount of land, of course you can elect to receive less water if you choose.
BLEAH BLEAH BLEAH!! I hated the taste of city of Tempe water, lol
I used to work down on "Dobson Ranch" subdivision when I was at ASU. There isn't suppose to be that much green grass in the middle of the desert!!!! I also worked up I-17 at Montezuma's Castle and Well. We had to do the thingie with the irrigation canals up there.
Honestly, I love those canals up by the "Well" I was only a seasonal employee and lost my job after the tourist season. No money, no place to live. Me and my dog lived in a tent not far from the well. I used the water in those canals for drinking water, cooking and keeping clean.
People can't believe those old canals up there and around Phoenix have been around since the Hohokam and Sinagua indians were around.
Yep, the paths they follow (or at least some of them) are 1000+ years old. THe part of the valley I live in has been farmed for 1000 years. Heck, there are 1000 year old canals immediately adjacent to Sky Harbor Airport.
I think pretty much everyone agees Tempe water tastes terrible. And pretty much everyone either uses bottled or filtered/conditioned (there are a variety of technologies to choose from) water. There's a subdivision down the street that is, as a friend of my son's put it, "a little oasis of the midwest here is Arizona." Grass required, plant list pretty much rules out all native plants. On the positive side, they have lots of very mature shade trees, which really helps cool off a yard.
