Let's Establish a Water Cooperative

I suggest we establish a for profit "Water Cooperative" county owned and operated by which we 1. Make water a real and now economic reality and engine 2. Make water a political and monetary force. 3. Give an economic incentive and choice against gas drilling. What for example is the value of 2 million gallons of bottled water as opposed to 2 million gallons polluted in a gas well? First, the infrastructure needed to harvest water is way cheaper than to drill for gas and the burden to the environment would be negligible by comparison. Why not sell water instead of polluting it? And I mean an industry approach like Perrier or Badoit. Why give away and ruin our best asset?

Do we know who has signed leases for drilling in the watershed served by Walt Helmick's water bottling company in Minnehaha (which, by the way, means "Laughing Waters" in Ojibway or similar language)?
Has the PSD discussed possible problems with the Durbin water supply if there are fracking operations up hill from the huge spring that supplies that water? What a waste of grant funds to fix the leaking pipes in Durbin if the County Commission then allows shale fracturing to destroy water.
Before we make water a business, we should take action to make sure all county residences (for example, everyone in Thornwood/Piltown) has access to good water.

I saw Walt's son, Tim, delivering water today. It is a great idea! The courthouse has gone to it.