Jun 28 2014
Whenever the subject of raising water rates comes up, politicians head for the exits, despite the fact that essentially water pricing is established by government fiat. When Bill Gates published the Version 1.0 of Microsoft Windows November 20, 1985, what would have happened if some government bureaucrat had decided that “for the common good” pricing […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, rainfall, SDCWA, State Water Project, water Storage
Jun 25 2014
Hello, anybody home on the 11th floor of City Hall? It has been nearly a month since I mailed a letter to Mayor Falconer asking what his position is on the USEPA waiver. The letter is posted below and included a copy of the letter with a self-addressed envelope to save time. At a minimum perhaps […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purification, purple pipe, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike
Jun 24 2014
Deborah Sullivan Brennan’s puff piece in the 6/23/2014 UT “City Hopes To Tap Into Purification Process” is a public relations effort for the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and the San Diego Water Department. It was apparently written to show the latter two entities are doing something about reducing our dependence on imported water during […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, Colorado River, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, purple pipe, State Water Project, water rate hike, water Storage
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 18 2014
Breaking News: San Diego Developers have apparently invented a way to make water.similar to Charlie Reagan in Water Shock who, commercially found using xanantite, he could combine hydrogen and oxygen in a continuous process. The above must be true since today’s UT announced 1700 new homes, a new hospital and a downtown mixed use facility […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: augmentation, California Aqueduct, conservation, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, purification, rainfall, residential water user, SDCWA, State Water Project, water rate hike
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