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I was searching the internet today for the local restrictions on open burning, when I came across something that I could not help but mock. In bright red letters on the Davie County governmental website was: "Water Restrictions - Stage III Now In Effect". Wow. Stage III sounds worse than DEFCON 4, or even the "Terror Alert Level". This would not be so crazy if there were really a drought, or if it had not been raining over the past few days. Even more rain is predicted over the next couple of days, and the ground is already saturated. Reading the actual provisions of the water restrictions served only as further amusement.
No person shall:
(a) Water lawns, grass, trees, shrubbery, flowers, golf greens, or vegetable gardens except between 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday and Saturday.
(b) Introduce water into wading pools or swimming pools except to the extent necessary to replenish losses due to evaporation or spillage, and maintain operation of chemical feed equipment.
(c) Use water to wash down outside areas such as sidewalks, patios, driveways, or for other similar purposes.
(d) Introduce water into any decorative fountain, pool, or pond except where the water is recycled.
(e) Serve water in a restaurant or similar establishment except upon request.
(f) Use water for any unnecessary purpose or intentionally waste water.
(g) Wash the exterior of a motor vehicle except where 50% or more of the water is recycled, or where a private well water system is used.
I was completely unaware that water worked more efficiently on Wednesday and Saturday than other days. I am almost speechless about the restaurant rule. One has to wonder exactly what the officials were drinking, and we know that it was not water. I am also having trouble understanding exactly what unrecycled water is. You see, I was always taught the rather ludicrous idea that all water is recycled through the hydrologic cycle. Ever since junior school, I was taught this concept, which is demonstrated in the graphic below.
Perhaps British education has not caught up with the Davie County Schools in regards to unrecycled water. I am thankful to Davie County for correcting me about the errors of my beliefs. Now I know that neither nature nor God recycles water, and I will have to do it myself in order to wash a car.
I thought about producing my own water distillation device (pictured left) for recycling water which had been used elsewhere, but then a terrible realization hit me. It was another crazy idea, for distillation uses the same principle as the hydrologic cycle, and would therefore be impossible.
So, I am appealing to the readers of this blog to educate me. How can I recycle all of my water; in accordance with Davie County government, and without use of the old fashioned system mentioned above? Until then, I have disabled Javascript on my web browser so that I am not in violation. (The message disappears whenever Javascript is disabled, meaning that only Javascript users are subject to the water preservation measures.)
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