Why I'm concerned about MBR...
Some of you may know that I worked for Texaco for over 20 years. Part of my career, I worked in Reserves Engineering(not as an engineer but doing the grunt work; gathering data, processing it, creating maps, writing reports, etc). Reserves is the oil that's still left in the ground that needs to be recovered(pumped out).
As reserves have become more scarce over the years, oil companies have sold off marginal fields and kept the "cream of the crop" fields. Well, eventually even those became marginal and the majors had to start merging. Texaco doesn't exist anymore.
I saw Matt Simmons at an energy conference in Denver in 2005. He is the biggest energy investment banker in the business. Watch this February 1, 2007 video interview on Bloomberg TV
After watching it, I encourage you to google "peak oil" and educate yourself.
Bottom line, using a system that uses three times more energy than conventional treatment, even if it is the best there is, may create more problems than the RWQCB.
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posted by Gayle Washburn @ 10:47 PM
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Gayle,
In searching American Water on the Internet. I found this interesting site.
What caught my eye was the Conclusion, page 21 the similarities. How so many here in Fillmore have questioned the Last group of City Council Members and their adamant (head strong) conclusion that we need this Particular Company and their Sewer Plant.
That there was no other choice.
Page 21 very interesting and similar to what we here in Fillmore are dealing with today.
How ironic that we the Citizens of Fillmore have been questioning the last Council Members Decision.
Apparently American Water’s Practices have been questioned through out the World.
http://www.citizen.org/documents/RWEProfile.pdf
Gayle,
Here are more links about
American Water.
Attorney Generals got involved too,
Complaints and Lawsuits.
Also how hard it is to get out of their contracts.
The 1st link above this one also talks about Privatization and the Nightmares that go with American Waters.
(you may have to copy & paste)
2/03/2007
http://www.thedesertadvocate.com/011707/news
/20.htm
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2006
American Water Complaints filed in different U. S. Courts
Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Homer Glen Village Mayor Russ Petrizzo
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/pressroom
/2006_02/20060201.html
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/pressroom
/2006_07/20060705.html
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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Cases Filed from 7/02004 – 10/2006 all open
Complaints on service most on being over charged
http://dis.puc.state.oh.us/CasesByIndustry
PurposeStatus.aspx?indcode=WW&purpcode=CSS&status=
OPEN&count=(15%20cases)
_______________________________
2005
http://waterindustry.org/New%20Projects/American-12.htm
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2004
Sludge Watch ==> American Water Services Fined $50K for improper treatment, illegal dumping
http://list.web.net/archives/sludgewatch-l/2004-May/000607.html
Gayle Can you please name a single small medium or large company that does not have similar web sites about it, complaints from consumers, governments, lawyers, etc................ I would be willing to bet that you will find every one of them has web sites exactly like to ones to have listed. The issue is not the information or web site, the information is having all the information that is not biased and can be proven. Try to use this when critically thinking about subjects.
Anonymous: Yes, you have a point that other companies have negative comments on websites and blogs, etc.
Does that dismiss the information about American Water and the privatization issue? No. And if you read all the links and informed yourself alarms should be going off in your head.
The cities that have gone through the privatization process are NOT better off.
Even in Thousand Oaks, where American Water operates part of their water system, the American Water customers pay 35% more for the same service.
A municipally operated plant does not have to pay it's overhead and shareholders and CEO's out of the sewer rates. A municipal service should be operated as such.
I'm not saying that privatization doesn't have it's place. There are appropriate applications for it - it can improve competition. But the customers of a municipal sewer plant or water distribution DON'T have any other option. There is no competition so there is no price control. Only what the market will bear and as in our case beyond what the market will bear.
That is not all American Water's fault because starting out their service fee could be reasonable. But the increases over time along with all of the add ons to the service fee are too cost prohibitive.
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