In the spirit of water conservation, the associated fire agencies in the valley have canceled the annual fireman’s water-fight at the Vintage Festival. Fire Marshall Steve Marler informed Vintage Festival community events chair Paula Vinson in a phone call the afternoon of Thursday July 26.
“Of course, we understand the concerns regarding water conservation, but we’re disappointed that the 110th year won’t have this popular event. We’re looking into other activities to fill the hole in the event schedule,” said Vinson.
City councilmember Ken Brown, who spoke with the Fire Marshall, said he quoted numbers ranging from 30,000 – 50,000 gallons of water might be used at the festivities depending on how long the nozzles are open.
According to the 2000 census there are 9,128 residents within city limits. The average low flow toilet uses 1.6 gallons of water per flush. By extrapolation, the amount of water intended to be used by the Vintage Festival would equal only 3 toilet flushes per city resident.
