Comments on: Pools will be allowed to open this summer http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/ Keeping you informed about the Georgia drought. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:57:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chicken Little http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-3020 Chicken Little Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-3020 I just want to be a top 5 commentator! I just want to be a top 5 commentator!

]]> By: JohnC http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2872 JohnC Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:59:52 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2872 Rich, there are a lot more problems involved with an inter basin transfer, and so far GA has said that they have no intentions of doing a IBT, so this contradicts what they have told Agusta and Savannah. sorry I don't have time to touch on every issue. Rich, there are a lot more problems involved with an inter basin transfer, and so far GA has said that they have no intentions of doing a IBT, so this contradicts what they have told Agusta and Savannah.

sorry I don’t have time to touch on every issue.

]]> By: jackson http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2863 jackson Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:53:22 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2863 oh not to mentoin if you live downstream of a city... like everyone else... you are getting the toilet to tap treatment because their treated water goes into the rivers mainly and juse gets diluted as it goes downstream... oh not to mentoin if you live downstream of a city… like everyone else… you are getting the toilet to tap treatment because their treated water goes into the rivers mainly and juse gets diluted as it goes downstream…

]]> By: jackson http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2862 jackson Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:48:10 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2862 The main problem with DESAL has to do with the amount of money it costs. the amount of time it takes is a non factor. when you need it you need it. if we really wanted to find a solution, we would be more open to the idea of "toilet to tap" which people don't seem to understand pretty much happens anyways if you understand the water cycle. If the water gets cleaned and filtered like normal whats the difference between human and animal droppings? i know at first it sounds gross, but we have to do something if we want to save wildlife, the lakes and possible even ourselves. to learn more about this amazing and nessicary technique check out http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=17227 please try to keep an open mind about it The main problem with DESAL has to do with the amount of money it costs. the amount of time it takes is a non factor. when you need it you need it. if we really wanted to find a solution, we would be more open to the idea of “toilet to tap” which people don’t seem to understand pretty much happens anyways if you understand the water cycle. If the water gets cleaned and filtered like normal whats the difference between human and animal droppings? i know at first it sounds gross, but we have to do something if we want to save wildlife, the lakes and possible even ourselves. to learn more about this amazing and nessicary technique check out http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=17227
please try to keep an open mind about it

]]> By: RichS http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2858 RichS Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2858 John, the beauty of bringing water from the TN river vs desal is not only the saved cost of desal, and less miles pipeline necessary, but also that not a lot of pumping would be necessary. Remember distance isn't the important issue, elevation is. Water will move itself downhill no matter how many miles it needs to move. If we were to tap water from the TN river, we would be bringing it from a much higher elevation than sea level (700 feet higher maybe?) thereby saving an ENORMOUS amount of energy in comparision. John, the beauty of bringing water from the TN river vs desal is not only the saved cost of desal, and less miles pipeline necessary, but also that not a lot of pumping would be necessary. Remember distance isn’t the important issue, elevation is. Water will move itself downhill no matter how many miles it needs to move.

If we were to tap water from the TN river, we would be bringing it from a much higher elevation than sea level (700 feet higher maybe?) thereby saving an ENORMOUS amount of energy in comparision.

]]> By: SouthSideNative http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2831 SouthSideNative Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2831 "Work together"?When was the last time you saw politicians doing THAT?The average U.S. politician(both parties)has the mindset of a snot nosed brat squabbling with other kids in the sandbox.We should just give Sonny,Charlie & Bobby a sandbox,a pail and a shovel and see what happens. “Work together”?When was the last time you saw politicians doing THAT?The average U.S. politician(both parties)has the mindset of a snot nosed brat squabbling with other kids in the sandbox.We should just give Sonny,Charlie & Bobby a sandbox,a pail and a shovel and see what happens.

]]> By: JohnC http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2820 JohnC Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:16:28 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2820 Rich, yeah I can see why Tennessee wouldn't want to subject themselves to endless litigation and fighting with GA. I mentioned in an earlier post that Atlanta would need to meet a lot of requirements for conservation and sustainable development. There are also issues with pumping water hundreds of miles from the source, etc. I was just thinking Tennessee is a big river, although I don't know all the issues. All of the states should be utilizing their resources better to find solutions and work together instead of wasting all this time and letting the courts make the final ruling based on a technical issue. Rich, yeah I can see why Tennessee wouldn’t want to subject themselves to endless litigation and fighting with GA.

I mentioned in an earlier post that Atlanta would need to meet a lot of requirements for conservation and sustainable development.

There are also issues with pumping water hundreds of miles from the source, etc.

I was just thinking Tennessee is a big river, although I don’t know all the issues.

All of the states should be utilizing their resources better to find solutions and work together instead of wasting all this time and letting the courts make the final ruling based on a technical issue.

]]> By: ST http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2819 ST Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:14:42 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2819 Hey guys, Alternet just posted this excellent interview with Maude Barlow, a water conservation expert on a book tour at the moment, promoting her book "Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water". I've not read this book yet, but I plan to after reading this interview: http://www.alternet.org/water/76819/ Read and discuss. (I'm guessing Mickey is off on a well-deserved holiday, but maybe when he returns he can set this up in its own post...) ;) st Hey guys,

Alternet just posted this excellent interview with Maude Barlow, a water conservation expert on a book tour at the moment, promoting her book “Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water”.

I’ve not read this book yet, but I plan to after reading this interview:
http://www.alternet.org/water/76819/

Read and discuss.

(I’m guessing Mickey is off on a well-deserved holiday, but maybe when he returns he can set this up in its own post…)

;)
st

]]> By: GThierry http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2815 GThierry Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:24:27 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2815 Sen. Shafer's explanation of the GA-TN border resurvey proposal is at http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/021208/opinion_20080212006.shtml Also, the AP says the governors will not meet the Feb. 15 deadline: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iYOMIAzXREFVjcYtNagkheasCXwAD8UQA9801 Sen. Shafer’s explanation of the GA-TN border resurvey proposal is at http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/021208/opinion_20080212006.shtml

Also, the AP says the governors will not meet the Feb. 15 deadline:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iYOMIAzXREFVjcYtNagkheasCXwAD8UQA9801

]]> By: RichS http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2814 RichS Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:17:57 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080206/pools-will-be-allowed-to-open-this-summer/#comment-2814 You're convincing me John. There seems to be something there. I might be a little easier to convince than a Tennessean though. You’re convincing me John. There seems to be something there.
I might be a little easier to convince than a Tennessean though.

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