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 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
Jun 13 2014
On May 28th, I wrote Mayor Kevin Falconer asking if he favored the EPA waiver that would allow the Pt. Loma Wastewater plant to continue its failure to meet the requirements of the 1972 Clean Water Act. The current waiver expires in July 2015, exactly a year from now. Will those in charge wait to […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rates, water saving
Jun 4 2014
On Sunday June 1st, a ninety-one year-old marathon runner, Harriette Thompson, set a new world record, running a marathon in her age class, in 7:07:42. It is an astounding feat that encourages all of us. Much has changed since she was born in 1923. Technological advances have generally made all of our lives better, especially […]
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, water Storage
Jun 2 2014
Now that the Carlsbad desalination plant is nearing completion, it’s hard to find detractors. No question it’s a welcome addition to the effort for San Diego’s water independence. Let us however keep it in perspective. Fifty million gallons per day sounds like a river of water, and it would be a torrent if it was […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project
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