The Too Low, Low-Flow Toilets
The Arizona Daily Star reports on a strange scenario in the Tucson region. The local wastewater district agreed to sponsor a low-flow toilet program – replacing water guzzling toilets in older parts of the city. However the reduced flow from homes Continue reading
Pelicans Are Soaring Again in SoCal
After nearly getting wiped out by DDT in the 1970s, the Brown Pelican, common in many Southern California bays and harbors, has rebounded. The population is now strong and healthy enough the U.S. Secretary of Interior on Friday proposed removing them from Continue reading
Whittier Narrows Plant on TV
The Whittier Narrows plant (LACSD) is featured on Time Warner Cable’s So-Cal News. The plant was originally built in 1962. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abXnQEf0AIQ[/youtube] (note: Flash video)
Sell Sewers, Fund Scholarships Says Ohio Mayor
Akron, Ohio Mayor Don Plusquellic would like to offer local high school grads free college scholarships and has proposed selling the city’s sewer system in order to fund the effort. He thinks it’s worth a cool $100-250m. The mayor’s proposal Continue reading
Galanter Points To Smarter Stormwater Use in LA
Former City Council member and President Ruth Galanter writes in the Daily News today about the inter-agency cooperation needed to make better use of stormwater. Money quote: Part of the problem is that the agency responsible for supplying a community Continue reading
Sewer Leaks February Issue
The February issue of Sewer Leaks is here (pdf).
City’s Green Streets Project Profiled
The trade magazine Municipal Sewer & Water writes about the City of LA’s Green Streets (aka Street Ends Biofiltration Project) – a large stormwater filtering project on Oros Street near the Los Angeles River. The project involved several City departments and Continue reading
LABS 2008 Awards Banquet Gallery
Photos from the awards banquet dinner at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Photos by: Julie Turnbaugh
Testing the Gallery 2
This is a test of the gallery without Flash… Credit: Paul Cockrell, professional photographer
Testing the Gallery
[slideshow=3] This is a test of the photo gallery software (uses Flash)… Credit: Paul Cockrell, professional photographer