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27thStreet t1_ir9vfim wrote

Reply to comment by jabbadarth in EXCLUSIVE: Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore owes $21,000 in delinquent Baltimore City water bills by mindfulminx

It take a lot of water to keep a pool topped off in the summer.

I wouldn't assume anything about either party.

edit: I guess I offended the pro-pool party.

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b16walla t1_ira0p3y wrote

Pools evaporate less water per ft^2 than grass lawns do.

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bad_scott t1_irai2gm wrote

the american suburban lawn is definitely one of the biggest environmental disasters i can think of

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fireflash38 t1_iraxzcc wrote

We're in MD not Arizona, you rarely need to be watering your lawn.

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bad_scott t1_irb5hg2 wrote

its more than just water consumption

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fireflash38 t1_irb93yz wrote

Well fuck me apparently for using context of a water bill to assume that you're referring to water usage.

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[deleted] t1_irah8x4 wrote

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coolhandflukes t1_iram5p7 wrote

While public pools often get drained and refilled, private homeowners typically don’t drain and refill their pools every year. You fill it once and only drain it if you need to repair it. Otherwise people just cover their pools for the winter.

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Matt3989 t1_iras7uq wrote

  1. No one is filling a pool with a garden hose.

  2. At Baltimore's increased 2023 rates, it costs <$12k (both water and sewer fees) to fill a full Olympic sized pool.

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