Mar 29 2014
Fox News Magazine Dateline: September 27, 2080 By William Brown The Worldwide Geo team has returned that has been touring the ghost towns of the region formerly known as the Southwestern US. They spent more than three months documenting the effects of depopulation of this once thriving desert and coastal region. Judy and George Halvorson […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, drought, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, potable, purification, rainfall, SDCWA, State Water Project, water Storage, wet centuries
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 10 2014
“Money will flow to Drought Relief”, the headline on the front page of the 3/10/2014 San Diego UT http://www.utsandiego.com/video/play/66924/. At first glance, and for those who read only headlines, or may not read newspapers anymore (a growing trend), the headline is encouraging…but the devil is in the details. The lead sentence tells of North County irrigating their groves with […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: Colorado River, conservation, MWD, SDCWA, State Water Project
Mar 3 2014
Next to the winners of the Academy Awards is the headline, DROUGHT POSES THREAT TO STATE WILDLIFE in a front page article on 3/3/2014 by Michael Gardner. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/02/drought-threatens-wildlife-ecosystems/. In the local section of the same date, Tom Meyer’s political cartoon makes the point that State Water Project flows for farmers are in conflict with State fisheries. […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: Colorado, conservation, dry centuries, MWD, SDCWA, State Water Project, wet centuries
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