Well I don't think large yards are a problem. Large yards with grass is. Of course this is getting way off topic, so I'll be brief. Perhaps the next step is for OKC and other cities to have separate meters. One for inside the house and another for any outside use. Then take a play from OG&E and spike rates up during critical periods to deter people from using water outside but not from using it inside for every day living.
I never bother to water my yard unless I'm trying to fill in new grass, but that only happens in the Spring. In the Summer I let it go because I feel drinking water is a bit more important than a green lawn. If I had the money I would stone the whole thing.
This does all tend to come back around though of controlling sprawl. 235 is there for good. I don't really mind it so much since 35 does jet out to the east pretty well. If it every becomes cost effective to bury it should we? Maybe...but I don't have much faith in our area's ability to curb flash flooding and we don't need an underground river with cars.
If anything we need to get rail in place first before talking about removing roadways. That would at least curb the need to widen the interstates any more as traffic shifts.
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