Palouse Issues

• The water levels in the Grande Ronde Aquifer, the main source of drinking water for there area have historically been dropping.
• Costs of developing new water resources are high.
• Moscow City water users consume about 68% of the water pumped from the Grande Ronde.
• As Moscow’s population grows, so does our water use Moscow water users can change water use habits and use low water requiring devices and landscaping to reduce the total amount of water pumped each year.

Worldwide Issues

• Only 1% of all the water on earth is available for human consumption.
• This amount of water is adequate if we take care of our supply by reducing our use and ensuring that drinking water sources are kept clean.
• While we are not in danger of running out of water in Moscow, it is each of our responsibilities to do what we can to limit our water usage.
• If each of us does our part we can ensure plentiful, clean water for generations to come.

Price Does not Equal Value

The monetary price for water is not representative of the value and the need for water in our society.  A can of soda costs about 50 cents, while that same amount of money buys 223 gallons of water.  People can live without soda, no one can live without water.

For further information or assistance in Water Conservation please call Nichole Baker at (208) 883-7114 or stop by the Water Department at 120 West A Street between the hours of 7 AM and 4 PM.