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<br />KEPPLER Peggy A <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />RE: Addendum to Rainwater Harvesting Code <br /> <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: Jenya Lemeshow [mailto:jlemeshow@yahoo.com] <br />Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:34 PM <br />To: *Eugene Mayor and City Council; kittypiercy@earthlink.net <br />Subject: Addendum to Rainwater Harvesting Code <br /> <br />To Whom it May Concern, <br /> <br />I sent an e-mail last week addressing some of my concerns with the RWH code. I want to <br />make a few more <br />requests: <br /> <br />1) Please listen to as much public input as possible in this decision-making process. <br />2) Please approve a process for installation of RWH systems that is easy to implement <br />3) Please allow for all potable and non-potable uses of rainwater, with no permit required <br />for outdoor non-potable uses <br />4) Please have a non-prescriptive, outcome-based code <br />5) Please reduce or eliminate stormwater fees if the RWH systems mitigates <br />6) Please provide free educational materials to the public <br /> <br />Thanks for considering these issues! <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Jenya Lemeshow B.A., LMT <br /> <br />Wellsprings Friends School Teacher <br />Board: Willamette Farm and Food Coallition Steering Commitee: Eugene Permaculture Guild <br /> <br />(541) 684-0066 <br /> <br />> <br />> To Whom It May Concern, <br />> <br />> I am writing out of concern for the Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) code <br />> that is about to be passed. <br />> <br />> I feel that collecting water from the sky is a basic human right, and <br />> that it should be encouraged as much as possible, rather than made <br />> expensive and difficult. Rainwater should be available to everyone, <br />> not just those who can afford permits, expensive roofwashers, and <br />> overbuilt shade structures. <br />> I understand the importance of keeping water safe for our population, <br />> but there are ways to do this without requiring three permits. With <br />> proper education and outreach, we can educate our population about the <br />> various methods that are available, and then choose the most <br />> appropriate method for each specific location. <br />> <br />> Placing restrictions upon harvesting rainwater will prevent people <br />> from trying it in the first place. We <br />> live in a time when we so desperately need to make use of resources <br />> that are naturally available with as <br />> little energy output as possible. Children and <br />> adults alike need to be taught to make use of the water that is close <br />> to home, rather than depleting resources to transport water longer <br />> distances. <br />> Along <br /> <br />1 <br />