I agree with the overall concern addressed in the “Dawson aquifer tug of war” article. Homeowners with wells need to exert their concerns on every front. The article only addressed a single front for the most part and hinted at the larger front that needs to be addressed.Developers are making a fortune because of the density of population across the city, county and even the state. Water is the limiting factor on how many people should live in any given area, but we don’t have sufficient understanding of how the hydrology works with the aquifers to properly limit the draw on them. Various approval authorities need to take a more conservative approach to how they grant use of the available water resources. More importantly the approval authorities for land use need to stop approving such high density developments or letting developers get away with changing the actual density from approved density. The higher density developments put a greater demand on the available water resources. The developers have no responsibility to the future impact of these resources. Homeowners, as stated in the article, end up bearing the responsibility in the long run, and thus the cost. The developers only have their own financial responsibility in mind. I don’t begrudge them making money, but they don’t need such a high profit because they increase the number of lots that they make a profit from each one.Falcon School District was successful in putting some of the burden for new schools on the developers, which they passed onto the consumer through pricing. It appears to be time to do the same about water resources. Developers create a long term issue. They need a stake in that issue so they don’t over extend limited resources.- Chuck Danley
