The News Review:

- p-Ed Contributor A Bottle Bill That Will Rot Your Teeth
- Water officials to crack down on overuse of private wells
- Camp Pendleton desalination water plant considered feasible

p-Ed Contributor A Bottle Bill That Will Rot Your Teeth
New York Times
When Californians recycle their beverage containers at the curb a portion of the redemption value (not paid to the consumer) is invested in community-based recycling. I am both a water bottler and an environmental activist. My water company Keeper Springs donates all its profits to the protection of rivers and public water supplies. I am also committed to achieving zero waste through recycling. To get there we need bottle deposit laws that require all beverage makers to take responsibility for reaching the highest possible levels of recycling and that finance the range of recycling options — drop-off centers buy-back centers and curbside pick-up. Keeper Springs has filed a declaration in support of a coalition of bottled water companies that have filed suit to keep New York’s new law from taking effect. (n Wednesday a federal judge temporarily blocked the law from going into effect until the lawsuit can be resolved.

Water officials to crack down on overuse of private wells
Las Vegas Sun
But in the 1960s the valley outgrew local water resources ? springs dried up and homes and businesses began to use Colorado River water. For most longtime residents the taste of Las Vegas Valley spring water is a hazy memory from simpler times when the city was small and children played on acres of lawn-covered yards. Wells are far from a thing of the past though. More than 1300 pumping sites are still in use ? some housing multiple wells. They serve outlying homes ranches and Strip features such as the Bellagio Fountains.

Camp Pendleton desalination water plant considered feasible
Village News Network
A draft feasibility study was completed in March. In addition to the environmental and permitting issues additional prerequisites include an agreement with the United States Marine Corps to locate the facility and conveyance pipelines on Camp Pendleton. “We have a long way to go” said County Water Authority water resources manager Bob Yamada. Less daunting future issues include defining roles and responsibilities for the various parties and amending the CWA’s capital improvement program to add the desalination plant. The seawater desalination plant would provide desalinated water to the San Diego County Water Authority the Municipal Water District of range County and Camp Pendleton. It would produce between 50 and 150 million gallons per day (mgd) of desalinated water. In November 2005 the County Water Authority in conjunction with the Municipal Water District of range County approved a consultant contract with RBF Consulting to conduct a detailed feasibility study for a potential seawater desalination plant on Camp Pendleton.
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