Bob DeCastro talks with guests about the drought plaguing California, what might be done about it and more.
was not a good place for it and that they have an abundant groundwater availability there.
Sackett says that despite some drawbacks of desalination, there can be places in California where such plants would be useful. She does say that there are certain designs, such as the one proposed for Huntington Beach, which would be very destructive to the environment. Surfrider foundation says we need to maximize other, better alternatives first, such asMWD General Manager Adel Hagekhalil joins Bob to talk about the drought crisis, which he calls the worst drought ever.
The areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and upper San Gabriel are facing the biggest problems because they get water from Northern California. If they exceed their water usage, they are mandated to cut back as of June 1st, and there will be penalties if they don’t comply.Hagekhalil says there is a water recycling plant that filters wastewater to be released into the ground, and then is brought back up with extraction wells and turned into usable water.