Tag: Water Management

Epic CA Water Shortfall Forthcoming; Stand by for Water Rationing; Lakes Powell & Mead Are Shrinking; Proposed Cut Goes to 35% from 15%;

Enough water is not enough;

CA must have lot of water & people;

Water is NOT being conserved in CA;

Preservation levels remained lower than 15 % target;

More water is being used;

Increased consumption of water is increasing since March 2020;

Reservoir levels are low; Shifts in water cycles;

Water districts want to cut consumption by 35%;

Water, Water, And less we are to have;

Drought proposal about to be announced (in May);

Mother Nature is reminding us that drought is forthcoming;

Pass On The Salt; Drought Buster Too Costly–Desalination of Ocean Water Solution Not Cost Effective; Plus Damages Marine Coastal Environment & Raises Water Bills;

Managing water resources may be focus.

Not desalination or other means of extracting water from the air;

California continues to seek to confront water supply issues.

Governor & Activists advocate desalination; BUT

Water district oppose the proposed desalination actions

Would seriously damage the marine coastal environment.

To produce the costliest water of any source available

Also raise water bills for residents and businesses;

Cost of salt removal process is too much for now.

Back to basics of water management;

Think water conservation every day.

A Slimy Growth Inside the Pipes in Your House Can Make You Ill or Cause Death: Contributes to Outbreaks Causing over 7M illnesses & 6,000 deaths Every Year.

Drink up & often but know the condition & age of the pipes that brought it to you;
Overall the U.S. water supply is working but facing a new challenge —
a slimy growth inside the pipes of people’s residences & buildings..
Causing problems & a need for action in private homes & local water systems.
The source of concern is Biofilm, glue-like mixture of bacteria, fungi, amoebas & other microorganisms inside these home pipes.
It is living inside some of the 6 M miles of plumbing that support drinking, sanitation, hygiene, cooling & heating systems.
Found in home & industrial plumbing, hot tubs, recreational pools & water parks.

Desalination has largely been abandoned in Hawaii. But that’s about to change. Now On list of Recommended Sources for Better Water Management for Molokai & Other Islands

Access to Water & it management is becoming a central issue as Climate Change & Local Crop production increases.
Water districts, local governments, & agricultural jurisdictions are going to be more critical as dependency on water supply grows.Reverse osmosis uses a high pressure to separate water molecules from the seawater-side of a chamber.
Water then flows through a membrane to the freshwater-water side.
New programs are kickstarting a movement. Investors are seeking to make desalination a viable option.
The Islands of Hawaii including Molokai are considering developing desalination plants & sourcing for communities.