Mar 27 2014
In Water Shock, I wrote the following in the Afterword: Researching the historical data for this book has deepened my understanding of how temporary are the changes to our ecosystem made by human endeavors, from the Hohokam in the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix, Arizona) thousands of years ago to the Central Valley in California […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, dry centuries, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, SDCWA, water Storage
Mar 24 2014
In the blog, First in Time, First in Right, I talked about the inequalities of access to clean water around the world, and about how little we really appreciate being able to flush a toilet and fill a glass with clean water from a faucet. That last phrase is a big deal in Southern India […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, Direct, drought, dry, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, rainfall, reuse, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike, water Storage
Mar 22 2014
Today is World Water Day .but my guess is there are only a few water wonks that have noted it. I’m not even sure why there is a day so noted. Is there a purpose? The average person flushes the toilet and draws a glass of water with no thought about how the water came to […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: California Aqueduct, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, rainfall, SDCWA, State Water Project
Mar 19 2014
Pat Mulroy, the retired Las Vegas water executive, said when asked if water was a basic right, “Sure, if you want some water, take your bucket to Lake Mead and get it.” This blog is not about the philosophy of whether water is a basic human right or not. We can discuss that later. Ms. […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, conservation, Direct, Dry years, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, purification, purple pipe, SDCWA, wet years
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
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