Jun 24 2014
Deborah Sullivan Brennan’s puff piece in the 6/23/2014 UT “City Hopes To Tap Into Purification Process” is a public relations effort for the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and the San Diego Water Department. It was apparently written to show the latter two entities are doing something about reducing our dependence on imported water during […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purple pipe, State Water Project, water rate hike, water Storage
Jun 22 2014
“Crafting Water Bond For Ballot A Struggle” is the headline in today’s UT San Diego, a six column half page piece by Michael Gardner that has a serious omission. Without getting into the weeds of the plethora of arguments between competing interests, where in this article is any discussion of water pricing? Three indisputable facts […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, dry centuries, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, rainfall, residential water user, water rate hike, wet centuries
Jun 19 2014
Sam San Diego’s clock radio signaled the beginning of another day. He rolled out of bed taking care not to disturb the person next to him, unplugged his cell phone from the charger….6:00 AM. Without turning on the light, he groped his way into the bathroom, closed the door, flipped on the light and doffed […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike
Jun 18 2014
Breaking News: San Diego Developers have apparently invented a way to make water.similar to Charlie Reagan in Water Shock who, commercially found using xanantite, he could combine hydrogen and oxygen in a continuous process. The above must be true since today’s UT announced 1700 new homes, a new hospital and a downtown mixed use facility […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, purification, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike
Jun 17 2014
Brent was taking Roger Hedgecock’ place today on radio station KFMB 760 while Roger is away. Brent was discussing Slate Magazine’s article “Thirsty West: Why Californians Will Soon Be Drinking Their Own Pee”. It’s a much better option than desalination, they said simply because after spending a billion dollars for the desal plant in Carlsbad, […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, purple pipe, residential water user, SDCWA, water rate hike, water Storage
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