tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post4447362960708028866..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: The Water District reducing GHG emissions and California cap-and-tradeEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-90430914703731822362012-01-10T23:46:56.577-05:002012-01-10T23:46:56.577-05:00Just a comment on embedded content: this l'il ...Just a comment on embedded content: this l'il bunny runs Linux with the Firefox 8 browser. Micro$oft Silverlight does not play well with Linux (not to mention to environmental pollution resulting from letting M$ software anywhere near my Linux boxen) and the Open Source alternative, Moonlight, does not play with Fx8. Sigh.owlbrudderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659475201048613993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1099143554571225062011-12-12T13:59:35.171-05:002011-12-12T13:59:35.171-05:00VC Summer is on the East Coast, David. We need to...VC Summer is on the East Coast, David. We need to buy power from sellers in California. And no, we're not going to build a nuke power station ourselves, that's for the big boys to do.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-91405620939451371352011-12-08T23:26:48.621-05:002011-12-08T23:26:48.621-05:00Brian --- I don't know what you are paying. V...<b>Brian</b> --- I don't know what you are paying. VC Summer [now in pre-construction] has an LCOE of US$0.076/kWh. That's considerably less than the solar project prices in California and the AP-1000's power is available 24/7, about 50 weeks per year.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-90701182521249459712011-12-08T21:01:13.118-05:002011-12-08T21:01:13.118-05:00David - point me to some nuke power that's che...David - point me to some nuke power that's cheaper than what we're paying, and I'll buy it. My understanding is that our nukes are incredibly expensive.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50979295555812843562011-12-08T20:52:08.711-05:002011-12-08T20:52:08.711-05:00Coeruleus - I think we do get some landfill gas po...Coeruleus - I think we do get some landfill gas power. There's also this pretty cool solution - our high pressure pipes feed into low pressure pipes, and instead of simply bleeding of the pressure, the plan is to put in a turbine and get some power out of it.<br /><br />Dallas - several percent of our water supply is recycled wastewater used in "purple pipes" mainly for landscaping. We hope to expand that to ten percent. It is kind of expensive and energy intensive though. We're considering indirect potable reuse through groundwater recharge, much like your second link.<br /><br />There may have been a golden time where money wasn't at issue, but that's not what I'm seeing.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-74352087297612576202011-12-08T06:32:55.596-05:002011-12-08T06:32:55.596-05:00When we were looking into the new sewer system I f...When we were looking into the new sewer system I found several interesting uses for final treatment and utilization of waste water. <br /><br />http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0551e/t0551e06.htm<br /><br />The University of Florida has quite a few options for storm water and waste water reclamation.Recovering in the Florida Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07913299764512464597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-61969438598538708892011-12-08T06:24:26.872-05:002011-12-08T06:24:26.872-05:00Seems there was once a time that doing the right t...Seems there was once a time that doing the right thing environmentally didn't require creative compensation through taxation. <br /><br />How is your waste water utilization? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101101093604.htmRecovering in the Florida Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07913299764512464597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-2931747315266197182011-12-07T22:05:06.703-05:002011-12-07T22:05:06.703-05:00Brian --- Less expensive than the (low carbon) alt...<b>Brian</b> --- Less expensive than the (low carbon) alternatives.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-45664923908660762582011-12-07T09:21:58.170-05:002011-12-07T09:21:58.170-05:00How are microturbines viewed as a power source for...How are microturbines viewed as a power source for the water treatment plants you manage? <br /><br />http://microturbine.com/prodsol/solutions/rrbiogas.aspCoeruleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329358348426560238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-58863486495178567612011-12-07T00:40:53.057-05:002011-12-07T00:40:53.057-05:00Very1 - that's a really good question. I was ...Very1 - that's a really good question. I was wondering about that myself, and didn't see anything in the materials. I will ask.<br /><br />David - I'm more open than some folks to nuclear, but our power provider is us, together with other water districts, and no way in hell am I jumping into that mess. Also I suspect nukes are very expensive.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-10792188011109779212011-12-06T21:19:31.029-05:002011-12-06T21:19:31.029-05:00Brian --- While there certainly are obstacles, con...<b>Brian</b> --- While there certainly are obstacles, consider encouraging your power provider to build a nuclear power plant (NPP). A recent report recommended that California (consider) removing its prohibition on building new NPPs.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-86114730345871733552011-12-06T10:30:40.615-05:002011-12-06T10:30:40.615-05:00Are emissions from concrete and cement manufacture...Are emissions from concrete and cement manufacture for the district significant? I know that some of the dams and creek linings maintained by the district include substantial amounts of concrete... Do you count this as a one-time cost at time of production or amortized over the life of structure?very1silenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/66504007@N00/noreply@blogger.com