OC Water Summit On May 2 - Be There!
Posted by: Jubal | 04/09/2008 8:39 AM
This came over the transom last night from the OC Water District:
I've calendared the event, and I strongly encourage readers to attend as much of the summit as they can.
PUBLIC INVITED TO BE PART OF SOLUTION TO CALIFORNIA'S WATER CRISISAt first glance, a "water summit" may strike the reader as containing a high MEGO quotient, but it s a hugely important issue -- and a very interesting one if one starts once you get the hang of the fundamentals of the water.
O.C. Water Summit is May 2 in Costa Mesa
WHAT: California is facing a water crisis. The public is invited to engage with business, community and civic leaders to learn where our water comes from, the water supply crisis and water quality challenges we face. Learn what temporary measures are in place to address these issues as well as possible solutions to water reliability and preserving the Bay-Delta River, California's main source of water.
The O.C. Water Summit is sponsored by the Municipal Water District of Orange County, Orange County Business Council, and Orange County Water District.
WHY: Water supply imported into Southern California has experienced historic cutbacks with no immediate relief in sight. Orange County residents, businesses and community leaders must engage with water utilities and legislators on possible remedies and long-term solutions before it's too late.
WHEN: 7:30 a.m.. - 1:30 p.m.
Friday, May 2, 2008
WHERE: Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel
686 Anton Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
HOW: To register, contact Lorraine Roy at lroy@mwdoc.com or (714) 593-5013. Registration fee of $55 includes breakfast, lunch, self-parking validation, and Summit materials.
I've calendared the event, and I strongly encourage readers to attend as much of the summit as they can.
Mr. Ayer registered as a Republican to be electable in an interim election with no incumbents. He did...
as well as possible solutions to water reliability and preserving the Bay-Delta River
Ah - I think it get it. Various "old-school" elements of water lobby have been trying to resurrect the Peripheral Canal.
http://www.edf.org/pressrelease.cfm?contentID=7447
http://www.water-ed.org/marapr98.asp
This "summit" sure looks like a piece of that marketing effort. -- I was suckered into a similar affair last fall.
Assuming this meeting is part of that effort, the current argument is to improve water quality in Delta by dramatically reducing the amount of water flowing into the delta. (no, really. That's the argument. It involves a little, weak-swimming fish called the delta smelt http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/gallery/dsmelt.asp ).
We as a state do face water challenges, but resurrecting the Soviet-style dam-and-bureaucracy building programs of yore ain't the way to do it. California made a wise decision rejecting the Peripheral Canal 25 years ago.
A much better way forward is to allow market forces to influence how the water is used, but I no one seems to want to discuss that idea.
I thought that recycled toilet bowl water was the answer.
Wasn't that the reason given to block the water plant in HTB?
This should be interesting meeting to go to.
Aas well as possible solutions to water reliability and preserving the Bay-Delta River.
Ah - I think it get it. Various "old-school" elements of water lobby have been trying to resurrect the Peripheral Canal.
This "summit" sure looks like a piece of that marketing effort. -- I was suckered into a similar affair last fall.
Assuming this meeting is part of that effort, the current argument is to improve water quality in Delta by dramatically reducing the amount of water flowing into the delta. (no, really. That's the argument. It involves a little, weak-swimming fish called the delta smelt http://www.delta.dfg.ca.gov/gallery/dsmelt.asp ).
We as a state do face water challenges, but resurrecting the Soviet-style dam-and-bureacracy building programs of yore ain't the way to do it. California made a wise decision rejecting the Peripheral Canal 25 years ago.
A much better way forward is to allow market forces to influence how the water is used, but no one seems to want to discuss that idea.
Simple say to save water send all the illegals home and water will decrease