Comments on: Critical Time for Water http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2011/04/21/critical-time-for-water/ A Student-Run Newspaper Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lol http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2011/04/21/critical-time-for-water/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Lol Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.cityonahillpress.com/?p=16839#comment-650 Fuck the system!

]]> By: Sarah Naugle http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2011/04/21/critical-time-for-water/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Sarah Naugle Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:21:00 +0000 http://www.cityonahillpress.com/?p=16839#comment-282 Hi Chris,

Thank you for reading the article! The SCWD has looked into the situation in Santa Barbara and determined that the circumstances are very different. According to documents provided by the SCWD, Santa Barbara had the option of another supplemental source in the State Water Water project which now delivers the district water. Connection with the State Water project is not an option for the SCWD.

While I cannot comment on your suggestion to talk to Moss Landing, the SCWD has said that if they do find a viable supplementary source of water, they will not move forward with the plant. Hope that helps clear some things up.

-Sarah Naugle

]]> By: Chris http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2011/04/21/critical-time-for-water/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Chris Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:20:00 +0000 http://www.cityonahillpress.com/?p=16839#comment-280 Has anyone checked into the failed Desalination plant in Santa Barbara. The high cost of operation was a major contributing factor to their dismantling and selling it for scrap after paying through the nose to get it up and running. I was a student at UCSB when they consulted with my thermal dynamics Professor. He recommended that they build a power plant and use salt water for the condensation process which would produce steam (fresh water, no filtering). Let’s not cut off our nose, before we talk to Moss Landing. Wow, all we would need is a pipe line down the center of highway one. They would probably do the conversion for free if they could sell the water they produce. Cost and environmental impact would be minimal to the city of Santa Cruz. Let’s not lose our nose like Santa Barbara did.

Thanks
Chris a former resident of Santa Barbara.

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