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Recycling is a major topic in “Water Shock, The Day Southern California Went Dry”. San Diego County has a critical need to approach water independence instead of importing water from hundreds of miles away, in pipe lines subject to disruptions by nature and the capricious court system.       Unfortunately, those charged with the responsibility for […]

The media buzz about California’s drought is increasing daily. Long before any mention was made in the print and broadcast media, I was writing “Water Shock, The Day California Went Dry” that was released in September of 2013. The following is in the Afterword in the book. It is becoming more relevant every day.   […]

The following has been quoted from www.americanwaterintel.com It’s been four years since California began implementing decoupling mechanisms to allow investor-owned water utilities to recover costs in light of state-mandated conservation. Although there hasn’t been a comprehensive review by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to evaluate decoupling’s effectiveness, there is some concern that the benefits […]

At a recent international water conference, a water manager from Southern California was boasting per capita water consumption had dropped from 200 gallons per day per person to 150. An Aussie spoke up from the audience saying, ““You have your units wrong, mate. You mean 150 liters per day.“” The US water official said,” “No. […]

From all outward appearances, the underlying policy of the San Diego County Water Authority is found in the Bible stated in Exodus 16:4, “Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from Heaven.” Why else would SDCWA be silent on Indirect Potable Recycling/Direct Potable Recycling (IPR/DPR)  initiatives, putting storage and conservation front […]