Water Resource Findings.

The Carthage Water and Electric Plant Board Members held their regular meeting Thursday afternoon in City Hall. CW&EP’s General Manager Bob Williams gave a presentation on the Tri-State Water Resource Coalition.

The City of Carthage has sixteen wells that are the soul source of water for the City. The water comes from the Springfield Aquifer (top layer of ground water), then separated by soil and rock is the bottom layer known as the Ozark (Roubidoux) Aquifer.

Bob Williams reported that a study was done and found that as usage increases the Ozark Aquifer will be unable to satisfy demand (during drought) within ten years. He also said that the use of wells drawing off the Ozark Aquifer should be used as a peaking supply rather than a soul source of water for Carthage.

"This may seem like a long time," said Williams. "It might take twelve to fifteen years or it might be six to eight. And regional participation is critical."

Williams stated that this is not just an issue for Carthage but also the surrounding areas including parts of Kansas and Oklahoma.

Williams reported that there are options to keep from a water shortage in the future. Options such as developing multiple facilities on multiple surface sources, a surface source with a peaking reservoir, a single facility that utilizes multiple surface sources, surface sources with additional supplies from existing reservoirs or a surface source with an in-stream reservoir.

Williams reported that an application had been submitted by CW&EP to the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a study on the best possible surface source for Carthage. Williams mentioned that this study is time consuming and costly.

Most anybody knows the difference ‘tween the consistency of pancake batter and biscuit dough. The main difference is the balance of the ingredients.

The fact is, the consistency of the two are so well known to those who do a little cookin’, recipe books use ‘em for reference all the time. Mix such and such to the consistency of pancake batter.

If someone is consistently an old grouch, you learn to live with it. Ya shut ‘em out or ya don’t hang around ‘em. It’s those people that ya can’t ever know ‘xactly where they’re comin’ from that scare ya a little.

Once we see the menu and lay it out on the table, we can avoid settin’ our guests down to a big bowl of ice cream with the consistency of clabbered milk.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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By Sam Mazzotta

Q. Please settle an argument between my wife and me. She wants to put three lamps in our tiny front room (we live in a one-bedroom apartment), saying that three is barely enough to provide the right amount of light for the space. I think one light — a standup torchiere, for example — is plenty. What do you say? - Greg B., Alpharetta, Ga.

A. In a way, you’re both right about the type of lighting to use. Since I’m not able to look at the room personally, I can’t say what exactly works for both of you. But it’s possible to find the right combination by figuring out what sort of light you need.

What do you use the front room for? Watching television? Reading? Entertaining? A second office? Or a combination of all these things? A room’s look can change to suit the occasion simply by changing the level and type of light.

According to Home Depot, lighting falls into three categories: ambient, task and accent. Ambient lighting illuminates the whole room, providing unfocused light at a number of levels; torchieres with dimmer switches are one example of ambient light. Task lighting does exactly what it says: it lights the area in which you will perform specific tasks, like reading or working. Accent lighting is decorative and often directed at certain features to highlight them (such as a spotlight on artwork).

Your wife probably wants a combination of lighting: an ambient source, such as the torchiere or a room lamp; a task light, set next to the armchair or couch; and an accent light, to highlight a corner or a nice picture.