tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post1489109274919277647..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Tier three waterTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-3590982083928274712012-08-31T08:52:10.631-05:002012-08-31T08:52:10.631-05:00I'm in the real estate business and when we se...I'm in the real estate business and when we sell a home we traditionally have a final walk thru to make sure everything is as promised. One of the inspections involves the sprinkler system.If it is the wrong day for water we are in a quandary of how to proceed?? Moist and moving in Lincoln<br /> crawdad1948@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-40137265754487782362012-08-29T17:28:08.861-05:002012-08-29T17:28:08.861-05:00I can acknowledge the figures are correct and exac...I can acknowledge the figures are correct and exactly what I was billed to the penny, coincidental, now if I can just shave off a bit to avoid the third tier,,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-83942349361817016572012-08-27T07:21:04.460-05:002012-08-27T07:21:04.460-05:008-23 6:43
I have a clock / controller that is over...8-23 6:43<br />I have a clock / controller that is over 15yrs old. It has four programs A, B, C and D. Each of which has 6 available "start times". It allows for short multiple cycles to avoid runoff. It also has 3 available types of operatiion. Even / Odd, Cyclitic (Every X = 1, 2, 3, 4, days etc) or Custom you pick the particular day(s). It also has a battery to retain the onboard clock time and date, maybe some of you need to check that battery too ? There good for about 5 years...I think your referring to an old mechanical one that has the little push / pull pins and a two week dial. Have not seen any of those in years...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-60042022397797656122012-08-26T18:51:17.708-05:002012-08-26T18:51:17.708-05:00And one thing also to note Autstin texas allows ha...And one thing also to note Autstin texas allows hand watering and time or day of week! Check you Glasses !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-85481560456950692672012-08-26T18:43:48.057-05:002012-08-26T18:43:48.057-05:00I have a rain sensor, I operate in "semi autm...I have a rain sensor, I operate in "semi autmotaic mode" aborting unneccesary days with a rain delay option for X days, and turning it on when I need extra, It needs to be managed with some commen sense human interaction. It's a Rain Bird Contractor series controller, my spray heads are also PRS series which means they are pressure regulated at "each" head. It eliminates lots of problems, They also control water loss in the case of a missing nozzle or broken stem, they located in the base of the stem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-63811707025200683792012-08-25T08:52:22.873-05:002012-08-25T08:52:22.873-05:009:10,
I don't claim to have researched other ...9:10,<br /><br />I don't claim to have researched other cities, but someone in another comment on one of these posts was telling me how much more reasonable the Austin, TX system was, so I looked: it's pretty much the same system as Lincoln, except only two days per week are allowed, and violations are a class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to $500.<br /><br />Not that I mind calling it an infraction, though. Does't make any difference to those tasked with the unpleasant job of issuing the ticket.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-3632853004070341612012-08-24T21:10:44.281-05:002012-08-24T21:10:44.281-05:00I am completely fine paying fine ( lovely that it ...I am completely fine paying fine ( lovely that it goes to schools) but I am not ok having criminal record from this. I am very proud to be a citizen who adheres to laws and it is crazy that this will now be a mark against me. Even if case dismissed today it will now be on my criminal record for years. Can't find anywhere else that makes this type of situation into a criminal offense. Tom refers to this being similar to people not moving cars for snow removal but I don't believe that is anything but ticket...with no criminal conviction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-58901114214267127892012-08-24T14:44:56.631-05:002012-08-24T14:44:56.631-05:00Tom:
Your answer about odd/even days makes perfec...Tom:<br /><br />Your answer about odd/even days makes perfect sense. Then again, would it be too much to ask that people manually push a button to turn on or shut off their sprinklers? I'm mean, really, we used to have to hook up a hose and drag the damn thing all over the yard several times a day.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-64020598330917797312012-08-24T14:07:34.052-05:002012-08-24T14:07:34.052-05:00So why isn't the police dept. enforcing the ga...So why isn't the police dept. enforcing the garage sale sign and flower pot on balcony ordinances?Not a mover and shakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-88300012910908586032012-08-24T06:43:04.405-05:002012-08-24T06:43:04.405-05:0012:03,
You are mistaken. Although Austin also lim...12:03,<br /><br />You are mistaken. Although Austin also limits the hours of the day, They do it about the same way we do on days of the week, But with only two days of residential watering allowed instead of three, and with no watering at all on Mondays. Details <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/department/stage-1-watering-restrictions" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />The reason you can't do odd addresses on odd dates, evn addresses on even dates is this: automatic sprinkler systems don't have a calendar, and do not know that today's date is even or odd. They are programmed by day of the week.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-27840227363725253892012-08-24T00:03:19.896-05:002012-08-24T00:03:19.896-05:00In Austin TX you can't water after 10a or befo...In Austin TX you can't water after 10a or before 8p. Why do we have dead monday most communities go simply even / odd ? Whoohoo midnite even watering day, squirt they go !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-43423235384595659762012-08-23T22:26:51.567-05:002012-08-23T22:26:51.567-05:00Is it okay for me to turn on a single sprinkler fo...Is it okay for me to turn on a single sprinkler for my kids to run through, on one of my 'off' days? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-26200916095763827852012-08-23T19:05:15.161-05:002012-08-23T19:05:15.161-05:00I'd like to point out that some folks are comp...I'd like to point out that some folks are completely ignorant of the fact that in Nebraska, our state constitution prohibits revenue from fines (such as the fines from water violations) going anywhere but the relevant public school district in the area where the fine is collected. This admittedly brilliant constitutional clause prevents local, county, and state gub'mints from milking the public like cash cows through speed traps and the like, by putting a firewall between those who assess the fines and those who are allowed to use the revenue from such fines.<br /><br />Because of this, the City of Lincoln is unable to line their own budget pocket with fines, and that's a beautiful thing. I don't know who wrote that into our state constitution, but they were a bona fide genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-16845417883151229962012-08-22T15:09:25.310-05:002012-08-22T15:09:25.310-05:00Amen Director CasadyAmen Director CasadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-87391579572654995392012-08-22T05:31:53.224-05:002012-08-22T05:31:53.224-05:0010:47,
Like I said, Lincoln's had mandatory r...10:47,<br /><br />Like I said, Lincoln's had mandatory rstrictions twice during my 38 year career. I'm sure that if this becomes a yearly experience, we will get progressively better at it. Nobody would like that more than the police officers who are forced to deal with everyone else's inability to manage their watering effectively, never asked for this duty, and have plenty of other work to do.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-29648488696633953312012-08-21T22:47:13.510-05:002012-08-21T22:47:13.510-05:00That may be how it is structured here...but states...That may be how it is structured here...but states that deal with this issue more frequently, such as California, Arizona and Florida all have progressive sanctions that start with things like letter notification and move to civil penalties and then on to criminal....because we shouldn't characterize someone screwing up their water timer as a criminal...especially when there was no intention for misconduct. Plus I am not wasting water...just got day wrong. just a bit busy as a single working mother with house, yard, cars, daycare, bills etc to remember to cross all my t's and dot all my i's everyday. All right I am done....frustrated but done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-10853712302460673372012-08-21T20:59:34.126-05:002012-08-21T20:59:34.126-05:008:23,
Well, this afternoon, the presiding judge o...8:23,<br /><br />Well, this afternoon, the presiding judge of the Lancaster County Court agreed with the chief prosecutors suggestion that the court add this violation to the schedule of offense which may be paid by waiver. The prosecutor suggested a fine of $100, and that is where the court has set the fine for those defendants who wish to waive their right to trial, plead guilty, and pay the fine. Court costs will be added to that, in the amount of $48. <br /><br />I think anyone convicted at trial would likely be looking at the same fine amount, because courts do not like to penalize people for exercising their right to trial. Higher fines could certainly be levied upon conviction, but I am fairly confident that would only happen in extreme cases or for repeated violations. <br /><br />As to your worry about your record, I certainly understand, but that's how the law is structured. Fortunately, I think any reasonable person would look at this the same way as a citation for an unlawful garage sale sign on public property, an insufficiently covered pickup load of leaves and brush, or <a href="http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/attorn/lmc/ti09/ch924.pdf" rel="nofollow">9.24.210</a>, the dreaded flowerpot on a windowsill.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-6922377671421178552012-08-21T20:23:47.072-05:002012-08-21T20:23:47.072-05:00Truthfully...I think a penalty is appropriate but ...Truthfully...I think a penalty is appropriate but I think it being a criminal offense with way too stiff penalties is what is soooo crazy. How is this not something civil. I have to report this to my employer as criminal behavior...if effects my life....and I just screwed up my water timer. Can you at least see that point? Did any of your officers get cited? How would that be filed in their personnel record?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-6900191368588045692012-08-21T20:16:18.330-05:002012-08-21T20:16:18.330-05:007:26,
Okie dokie, then, I'm a reasonable guy....7:26,<br /><br />Okie dokie, then, I'm a reasonable guy. I have been told to see to it that the ordinance is enforced, so,what's you advice? Do we need to assure that every violator is personally contacted by a police officer before he or she receives a citation? Because if so, we are basically saying that you can water whenever you want until you are contacted, and that after that, you better have another family member open the door. Do we need to personally contact every property owner in the City before we can issue a citation? Is 11 days of constant news media coverage in print, on radio, TV, and every message board NOT a warning?<br /><br />In many ways, this is a lot like a snow emergency, during which the same excuses and explanations are proferred. Should we refrain from citing snow emergency violators until we have been able to find and warn them? If so, there are going to be a lot of burial mounds on our streets containing a Toyota or Hyundai. Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-64263033755841709442012-08-21T19:26:27.692-05:002012-08-21T19:26:27.692-05:00I do not understand how 450 people deserve warning...I do not understand how 450 people deserve warnings one week but the following week people get no break but instead get woken in the wee hours (when there is less water wasted) of the morning. Seems dangerous to have people opening doors in middle of night over this issue also. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-7876561601970125342012-08-21T19:24:33.386-05:002012-08-21T19:24:33.386-05:00Steve, Alice's Restaurant!!! That's a HOO...Steve, Alice's Restaurant!!! That's a HOOT! I haven't thought about that movie for eons!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-48711997500960994442012-08-21T19:24:23.847-05:002012-08-21T19:24:23.847-05:007:18,
1. Not every complaint proves to be an actu...7:18,<br /><br />1. Not every complaint proves to be an actual violation of the law.<br /><br />2. Probable cause can not be established for every suspected violation.<br /><br />3. Not all citations are turned in and processed on the same day that the alleged violation was reported.<br /><br />4. Not every person in violation can be found to receive the citation--yet.<br /><br />Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-7814573243331471222012-08-21T19:18:06.480-05:002012-08-21T19:18:06.480-05:00How are you choosing who gets citations...looks li...How are you choosing who gets citations...looks like lots of calls and many fewer tickets. I was told by officer he was REQUIRED to cite me...why not everyone else. I watched water run down the gutters this morning...but apparently that is ok because it is Tuesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-12423396662615871872012-08-21T15:48:13.377-05:002012-08-21T15:48:13.377-05:0011:16
Reminds me of Arlo Guthrie singing about li...11:16<br /><br />Reminds me of Arlo Guthrie singing about litterbugs doing time with mother-rapers, and father-rapers in "Alice's Restaurant". Talk about embarrassed.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-58740260495563442222012-08-21T14:58:39.399-05:002012-08-21T14:58:39.399-05:00I would never have believed people would get so wo...I would never have believed people would get so worked up over something like this. Seriously, jail time for watering your yard?<br /><br />I'm a law-and-order kind of guy, but I think we need to keep things in perspective. There are far more serious crimes that seldom result in any jail time. Even a $500 fine is excessive in my opinion, but if that is reserved for repeat offenders, I don't have a problem with it.<br /><br />Where are these people (like anon 11:16) when drunk drivers on suspended licenses with multiple prior offenses have a crash and kill someone? They should be screaming for the death penalty (and perhaps lengthy and repeated torture) in those cases, in comparison to the illegal watering ones.<br /><br />I'm fine with increasing penalties across the board, but putting people in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stocks" rel="nofollow">stocks</a> for watering their lawn should only coincide with stoning to death of flashers and litterbugs.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.com