Archives for November 2008
Many thoughts…
Highwood zoning upheld. While I am mostly against the coal plant, I support this decision. I believe the County Commissioners had a very difficult decision to make, and either way they went, for or against this zoning, there would have been litigation.
I was reading over at the Tribune forums this morning. Well, one thing lead to […]
I have written a fair bit about water rights
and knowing that the DNRC is currently in the process of scanning a great deal of water rights information into its online database, I checked back there recently to see if there was anything new going on.
They now have the original City application for our water reservation, which was secured by the City two decades ago in anticipation of […]
106
There has been recent discussion regarding SME’s access to the water they need for the plant. The Army Corps of Engineers is the lead federal agency in charge of completing the Section 106 consultation, which is must be completed prior to construction of the water intake needed for HGS.
In todays Tribune, Allan Steinle, Montana program manager for the U.S. […]
“I didn’t expect that,”
November 19, 2008 Tribune “For several years, Great Falls officials touted the city’s electric rates as cheaper than those offered by NorthWestern Energy, the state’s dominant electric utility.” Yep, they did.
March 3, 2008 ECPI Board Meeting.
“Mr. Rezentes said he was surprised that Ms. Balzarini was not providing monthly financial statements to the Board. Mr. Rezentes […]
oh.
“One risk to the city is it remains unclear…”
“Let’s get this process under way,” Beecher said.
As you can see from the story preceeding that remark, that type of thought process works well for our City.
What is the rush?
Our City Commissioners have a very important issue before them tonight.
What will they do.
We do not need water RIGHT NOW. We have enough to last until 2025, by the accounts of City Staff.
We have other options that have never really been explored. Water storage, irrigation wells, etc.
We do not know if we will get our water […]
An Observation.
I have been reading Electric City Weblog for well over two years now, and while the content is certainly colored by it’s authors views, I have always found it an interesting place to read and discuss the issues presented. Gregg has always promoted the discussion, and allowed differing perspectives, sometimes to the extreme, as any of us who […]
More Water…
“In light of these and many more unsupported cost estimates, the entire cost analysis in the application is compromised.
(5) Environmental impact assessments for several alternatives are inadequate. In particular, all wet-ESP options were eliminated on an improper “environmental” basis, i.e. that water usage approvals, wastewater discharge permitting and solid waste licensing would “…at a minimum, […]