Mar 17 2014
Sustainable is the buzz word ubiquitous in Green literature. It is defined in the Merriam Webster Dictionary: “as of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged“. In the Great Central Valley of California the water systems and socio-economic model that […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: conservation, Dry years, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, potable, SDCWA, wet years
Feb 23 2014
Norm Miller, an economist at the University of San Diego says in the 2/23/2014 San Diego UT, to the question, “Will the state water shortage have major consequences for the local economy in the immediate future”:http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/21/econometer-water-shortage-consequences/ “No, there is excess demand for water because it is too cheap.” And he goes on to say, “It […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: drought, dry, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, rain, SDCWA, water Storage, wet
Feb 22 2014
An anniversary is coming that few will honor or recognize. May 4, 2014 is the 46th anniversary of the dedication of the Oroville Dam in Northern California. On that date in 1968, this dam became the centerpiece of the State Water Project (SWP). In 1961, ground was broken on Oroville Dam, and in 1963, work began […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: El Nino, La Nina, MWD, SDCWA, water districts, water rates, water Storage
Feb 16 2014
A Hobson’s choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; “take it or leave it”. The phrase is said to originate with Thomas Hobson (1544-1631), a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England. To rotate the use of his […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, SDCWA, water Storage
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