Posted on 07/05/2015 7:04:25 AM PDT by Whenifhow
The mayor of Poway is defending the city's decision to dump more than 500,000 gallons of what appeared to be perfectly good drinking water.
"I think it's a shame," said resident Helen Shelden. "I think the city should've prepared better for it."
"It was a perfect storm of conservation and heat," said Poway Mayor Steve Vaus.
Vaus said Poway residents conserved so much water -- by 45 percent in May -- that the water just sat in the Blue Crystal Reservoir. Heat eventually got to it and there was a chemical imbalance of Chloramine. Because of state regulations, Vaus told 10News the water was not safe to drink.
The amount of water released is enough to supply about four households for an entire year.
Some may wonder: Why not put it back into a lake from where it came? The answer, in short, is it would cost too much.
"If you think about it, making those hundred tanker truck runs back and forth, it just doesn't pencil out," said Vaus.
The city says it couldn't send the water through the pipelines into homes for irrigation because there's a chance someone may drink it.
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No I knew you meant “be” not “me”.
Just looked funny and I couldn’t resist a poke.
Listen, a guy who posts as much as you is bound to have a typo here and there...and just imagine the many reservoirs of wisdom you have already provided us!
Happy Holiday to you..
God help us all ;)
Well, since the 50 stars on the flag represent the states, I can see "certain" stars being eliminated.
For example, NY, CA and absolutely Hawaii.
Recently we have had to open fire hydrants to flush water out of the system. The explanation we got is that the chemicals they use to treat it eventually cause it to got out of safe spec.
Hydrants also need to be flushed and checked periodically to get rid of sediment and debris in the pipe lines and to make sure that there is enough pressure at the hydrant to fight fires if needed.
Pipe repairs in the system will also require that the lines be flushed to get rid of dirt or debris that enters the pipes during repair.
I was about to note that they do this all the time...but we live no more than 50 miles from each other...
Every few weeks, there’s always a giant puddle on the roads...
Because most places don’t use chloramine. Or when they do they also use their heads. It’s one of those additives that doesn’t evaporate out, so if you treat to X level of chloramine then 5% of your water evaporates you are now well about X in your chloramine. Smart place compensate for that.
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Many thanks for the info on that additive!
“...Other states have filed their own challenges...”
Which ones went solo?
Osha, good point about the water being treated —afterward—
Who dumps chloramines into a reservoir??!!??
I'm guessing it was perfectly good for drinking in 49 states. California is special.
Residual chlorine may react with phenols in malt to produce chlorophenols, which lend a plastic like taste to beer at parts-per-billion levels.
“The amount of water released is enough to supply about four households for an entire year.”
What the Hey? Five hundred and fifty THOUSAND gallons is only enough to supply four households for an entire year? That would be more than three times as much water per house as my wife and I use. Are they taking a shower every hour around the clock?
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