| The 2005 Fire Season is looking like it could be | | | | economy. |
| problematic. In fact studies show that with the | | | | Fallon, Nevada, the Navy has cleaned up ground |
| current conditions it might be big. The problem | | | | water and aviation fuel tank leaks, which might |
| could be so big that Congress has recognized that | | | | have hurt the ground water tables so much of |
| this may in fact be the biggest fire season in | | | | that ground water may not be available for |
| decades, they will have to set monies aside to | | | | consumption. California Bay-Delta water supply is |
| fight these fires just incase. This concerns me as | | | | in trouble this year as droughts are expected |
| my company is in the cleaning business and we | | | | along with a strong fire season. Last summer we |
| need water to wash, but if all the water is being | | | | saw drought restrictions on car washes in many |
| used to fight fires their will be rationing involved. I | | | | states and we will continue to see more problems |
| therefore decided to write an E-Book on "How to | | | | in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Arizona, New |
| Run a Successful Neighborhood Arson Watch | | | | Mexico, Arizona, California and it will be a very big |
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| Here is some background on the recent | | | | prepared for. We are finding this drought situation |
| information you may have been reading in your | | | | is very wide spread compounded with an |
| local newspapers last summer and reason you will | | | | inadequate distribution problem. This should be our |
| be reading more as this fire season approaches. | | | | primary focus moving into the next two years |
| One large fire may take half of an areas fresh | | | | with regards to environmental issues and water |
| water to fight. Compounded with the already dry | | | | supply. Water supply and droughts coupled with |
| climate conditions we are already seeing. We have | | | | the potentially problematic 2005 fire season is |
| drought issues in our country and they are not | | | | something we could be facing soon. We need to |
| easing. In Tucson Arizona utility companies are | | | | plan ahead, stop the fires we can using a |
| returning ground water and gray water to the | | | | defensive network before they occur, while |
| rivers leading to aquifers to replenish the | | | | simultaneously conserving water, building better |
| underground water for the cities wells. This should | | | | retention basins and getting ready for the big |
| take care of the curbing of over pumping of | | | | ones if they get away from us. Think about |
| groundwater. Much of which feeds the Tucson | | | | winning the war on droughts and fires. |
| golf courses and is necessary for a stable | | | | |