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BEAVER LAKE PROTECTION: Officials Want Clean Water

ORDINANCE COULD LIMIT DEVELOPMENT NEAR STREAMS

By Skip Descant

Posted: September 28, 2010 at 5:58 a.m.

In a move to keep the drinking water in Beaver Lake clean, Fayetteville city officials are proposing restricting development near streams.

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"the management of lawns and gardens"
does that mean within the riparian buffer, fertilizer, insecticide and weed killer would be allowed?
weed killer and insecticides may be what pollutes the ground and water?
maybe that could be ruled out also?

this is a great idea...how could anyone who drinks water object.

Posted by: goodidea

September 28, 2010 at 7:37 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

There are folks who resist anything that might not let them do as they "damn well please". Yet they, hypocritically, scream bloody murder if a neighbor does just that. There was a recent case of this in Benton County by a person who is a leading property rights advocate.

Hopefully the LakeSmart program, and other educational efforts, will eventually awaken the awareness to be careful of our environment.

Posted by: ajm

September 28, 2010 at 7:44 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

The question not addressed in the article is how effective these measures will actually be in achieving their goals. There will be a cost (limiting property rights and development) which must be weighed against the benefits (value of clean water, reduction in cost to treat water). At some point, the benefits definitely justify the costs. However, without data regarding both, taking a stand for either side is premature. In my opinion, simply supporting the measure because it sounds "green" is not rational.

Posted by: springdalereader

September 28, 2010 at 10:05 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

The Devil will be in the details.

Posted by: Tumblebug

September 28, 2010 at 3:24 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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