[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING : URBAN GARDENING : UNITED STATES: CITIES: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: Will City Shut Off Water for Urban Gardens?
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- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:00:38 -0400 (EDT)
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INDOOR GARDENING :
URBAN GARDENING :
UNITED STATES: CITIES: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN:
Will City Shut Off Water for Urban Gardens?
Will City Shut Off Water for Urban Gardens?
By Matt Hrodey
July 8, 2010
Milwaukee Magazine
News Buzz
<http://www.milwaukeenewsbuzz.com/?p=151786>
With Milwaukee experiencing a boom in urban agriculture, the citys
Department of Public Works is moving to shut off a common source of water
fire hydrants. DPW says it plans to stop issuing permits for gardeners to
tap into hydrants, citing concerns over safety, dirty backflow and lack of
metering. Critics say this would stifle urban agriculture in the city by
driving up water costs.
In December, the Milwaukee Water Works sent a letter to the UW-Extension,
which runs a garden rental program with about 2,000 plots in Milwaukee,
Oak Creek and Wauwatosa, saying hydrant permits for gardeners would end in
2011. That came as a shock to us, says Dennis Lukaszewski, urban gardening
coordinator for UW-Extension.
After hearing objections, the city agreed to set no specific timeline for
cutting off the permits and to meet with the UW-Extension and urban
gardening leaders Wednesday. One of those leaders, Gretchen Mead of the
citys Victory Garden Initiative, an urban agriculture outreach program,
says banning hydrant use by gardeners will stunt the growth of the urban
agriculture movement.
Paying a relatively small fee to tap into an unmetered hydrant is a common
practice at community gardens that spring up on vacant lots in the city.
Lukaszewski says a hydrant permit for a small garden costs only about $75
a year. The city is still issuing the permits, but, Theyll be phased out
gradually once alternative methods of getting water to gardens have been
devised and are being implemented, says Cecilia Gilbert, manager of
permits and communications at DPW.
The hookups used by gardeners tie up hydrants for entire growing seasons
and can obstruct firefighters, she says. If the hydrant is needed for
firefighting, it costs precious seconds to firefighters to turn the
hydrant off and disconnect the gardening setup before they can hook up
their hoses and start fighting a fire.
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