tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6614044541914945085..comments2024-03-28T03:08:44.068-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Midwinter Moisture in JuneCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-2645549728275559322017-06-22T19:58:06.998-07:002017-06-22T19:58:06.998-07:00Water usage in and of itself isn't necessarily...Water usage in and of itself isn't necessarily a problem, but water, treated specifically for drinking and sanitation, used for enhancement of the aesthetic qualities of grass, is.Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113544345441368032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13206565064382977742017-06-16T12:45:55.787-07:002017-06-16T12:45:55.787-07:00Cliff - why do you consistently make comments like...Cliff - why do you consistently make comments like this: "It will also suppress water usage, which started to surge after our recent dry spell (see graphic). "<br /><br />Why is water usage bad? Particularly, why is water usage bad in a year like this?<br /><br />You know about our reservoir system. You know that in 2015 - a year when everyone wanted to tell us we were in a drought of epic proportions (we were not) - we finished the year with 20 billion gallons of water left unused in our reservoirs. Then filled them back up in about 2 weeks of October rain.<br /><br />You know all of this, you wrote about it.<br /><br />Our water system here in Seattle is extremely healthy. One of the main reasons for that is the founding members of the region saw fit to build and maintain large reservoirs in the Cascades. We have naturally dry summers - again you have written about it many times - and reservoirs are critical in this climate.<br /><br />Tack onto that something else vitally important: the revenue from water use does not just go to the Utility. A significant amount of that revenue goes into the Seattle General Fund to pay for safety and services throughout the city.<br /><br />We want people to use water, particularly in years like this. We have plenty of water for the community, and for the environment (fish) this year. Please stop implying that water use is bad. It hurts our community in that not only is it divisive - and it is - but there is just no reason this year to impact the revenue into the city that the Utility supports.sunsnow12https://www.blogger.com/profile/16856025812008113046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54113329929977872132017-06-15T23:15:08.264-07:002017-06-15T23:15:08.264-07:00Enjoy the rain? Come on, this weather year sucks!Enjoy the rain? Come on, this weather year sucks!Nick Loydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232156197943858331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5469176707009714602017-06-15T19:38:07.819-07:002017-06-15T19:38:07.819-07:00Organic Farmer that is certainly true. In yesterd...Organic Farmer that is certainly true. In yesterday's warmth and wind there was a wind-driven brushfire in Renton that was significant and threatened homes despite fuels being very green still. Once they cure out it could get interesting, since vegetation appears to be very thick and heavy this year.wff255https://www.blogger.com/profile/00000312515540408455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-873507188067152942017-06-15T18:43:18.374-07:002017-06-15T18:43:18.374-07:00Almost entirely high efficiency fixtures and Seatt...Almost entirely high efficiency fixtures and Seattle Public Utilities investing in reducing leaks in their system. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440430976500335628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71967590254679536932017-06-15T15:35:08.125-07:002017-06-15T15:35:08.125-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978706420594373582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35553566933922474062017-06-15T12:50:17.440-07:002017-06-15T12:50:17.440-07:00Sure rain delays fire season, but it also adds mor...Sure rain delays fire season, but it also adds more fuel to the inevitable fires..<br /><br />Windy gusting well over 30mph at the Admiralty inlet.Organic Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694548750704036717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79111792430706204522017-06-15T11:29:48.102-07:002017-06-15T11:29:48.102-07:00Just curious, the lines on the water usage graph a...Just curious, the lines on the water usage graph are from 1985-1991 and from 1999-2014. Is there any significance to those years and why they show on this graph, or any significance in the years 1991-1998 that are not graphed? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251252369116211262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14105509992327221132017-06-15T10:33:56.120-07:002017-06-15T10:33:56.120-07:00Can you share what the snow level with this storm ...Can you share what the snow level with this storm will be? Low enough to see snow in some of the higher elevations like at Baker and Rainier?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285824902664453932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30982722014078523842017-06-15T09:32:38.081-07:002017-06-15T09:32:38.081-07:00That last graph is really interesting! Any though...That last graph is really interesting! Any thoughts as to why water consumption dropped about 25% from the late 80's to the 2000's? The population has certainly gone up. Reductions in industrial use? Low flow faucets??? dberdinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520224778110870996noreply@blogger.com