Nov 6 2014
Deborah Sullivan Brennan’s report on water use is another winning journalist article in the UT San Diego 11/6/2014. The next step? How to get the message to the high users. Not complicated. Follow the money. The water rates are tiered somewhat now, but they need revision. If those in Rancho Santa Fe and other high […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, dry centuries, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, purple pipe, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike, water Storage, wet centuries
Nov 3 2014
In “My Fair Lady”, the professor, Rex Harrison, finally says to Eliza Doolittle, “You’ve got it!” after many hours of attempting to have her say, “The rain falls mainly on the plain” without a Cockney accent. That simple statement, “You’ve got it” has become an icon of language in the American lexicon, and also the […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, Direct, dry centuries, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, purple pipe, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike, water Storage, wet centuries
Oct 22 2014
This blog has raised many questions about current and past actions by San Diego water policy implementers. Recently the Water Policy Coalition produced a presentation that does a good job of outlining the future for water in San Diego. While this blog does not entirely agree with the strategy and goals put forward in the […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, Direct, dry centuries, El Nino, La Nina, precipitation, purification, purple pipe, rainfall, State Water Project, water rate hike, water rates, water Storage, wet centuries
Oct 3 2014
The San Diego region continues to treat, use once and dump over 200 million gallons a day of water into the ocean. Desalination and potable recycling essentially use the same process, but there is no brine left from potable recycling. It is environmentally friendly, yet our water policy makers shy away from even discussing it except in vague […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, dry centuries, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, rainfall, residential water user, State Water Project, water rate hike, water Storage, wet centuries
Sep 28 2014
Thanks to the UT editorial staff for finally publishing an opposing view of the State Water Bond initiative Prop One. Marco Gonzalez’ logic In support of his no vote gives southern CA voters the truth about why they should join him in voting no. Here is some insight why all voters should send this bond […]
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