Monday, March 17, 2008

A Water Shortage in the City by the Bay?

SAN FRANCISCO — I'll keep this entry short because a) it's St. Patrick's Day and I plan on practicing green living with green beer, and b) it's spring break.

Her dad, a preacher of "if it's yellow, let it mellow," said he sometimes pays $600 a month for water.

I asked my mom what she usually pays in Phoenix. She said her bill last month was $15. I don't even pay for water at my apartment complex in Tucson because the rates are so low and is therefore included in my rent.

In Tucson, the current rate for a single family is $1.17 per 100 cubic feet (or Ccf) of water.

So how can a city like Tucson afford to charge its residents so little for a resource that is scarce while San Francisco charges an arm and a leg when it has an abundance of water?

The answer for San Francisco is the lack of the desalination process.

The Marin Municipal Water District is looking into the desalination of the bay. The only thing holding the district back is that by law a public agency must investigate and report any impacts on the environment that could occur.

There are five areas that desalination could affect: the use of the land, the marine environment, the groundwater, noise pollution and energy, according to ScienceDirect.com.
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

Maybe kids would like a nice plush toy like me? I'm green . . .

Kermit the Frog

http://www.groundzeroltd.com/kermit.jpeg

April 8, 2008 at 8:01 PM

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