Comments on: Ribbon Cutting Set For $316 Million ECUA Wastewater Plant

By: Darryl

Darryl — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:43:46 +0000

“Name”, a properly functioning one does, and my comment had no bearing on the inspection system the state was dickering around with but on the overall issue. The fact is old systems leak and are a source of contamination in the water. And unfortunately there are those who would destroy their environment to save a penny. I remember when the county started the fees for dumping garbage and how suddenly trash started showing up in the woods, the creeks and along the edge of fields. It was disgusting the lack of concern and the pure cheapness of some people. If it had not been for some bold moves within government such as Pres. T. Roosevelt ramming conservation measures down people’s throat, and the pressure by people such as John Muir this country would be a treeless, stripped mined mess.

Think about this; how many of your creeks and streams would you drink out of now?

By: Darryl

Darryl — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:42:53 +0000

“Name”, a properly functioning one does, and my comment had no bearing on the inspection system the state was dickering around with but on the overall issue. The fact is old systems leak and are a source of contamination in the water. And unfortunately there are those who would destroy their environment to save a penny. I remember when the county started the fees for dumping garbage and how suddenly trash started showing up in the woods, the creeks and along the edge of fields. It was disgusting the lack of concern and the pure cheapness of some people. If it had been for some bold moves within government such as Pres. T. Roosevelt ramming conservation measures down people’s throat, and the pressure by people such as John Muir this country would be a treeless, stripped mined mess.

Think about this; how many of your creeks and streams would you drink out of now?

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:25:58 +0000

you meant Darryl, not David.

Personally, I’m thrilled we can take Pensacola’s waste and turn it into good things, useful for power generation processes and even paper making procedures. There is no such thing as waste, simply unused resources.

David for reverse osmosis desalination

By: Name (required)

Name (required) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:01:44 +0000

David,

A properly functioning septic system is not ‘dumping raw sewage in the waters’.

Having paid $6000 to replace a system, I desire to gain utility from that investment.

Government forcing citizens to replace functional equipment to finance their investment is not good policy.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:53:55 +0000

Wow, the first comment is so telling; lets continue to dump raw sewage in our waters in lieu of any improvements? It is amazing how we’ll dirty our ‘nest’ to such a degree, all in the name of saving a few bucks or some notion of ‘doing what I want with my property’ when they forget if you poison your property it is no good to your own heirs. I guess some would not stop destructive ways until the planet looked like a scene from “The Road”.

Something to think about regarding our drinking water:

Over 70% of our Earth’s surface is covered by water . Although water is seemingly abundant, the real issue is the amount of fresh water available.

* 97.5% of all water on Earth is salt water, leaving only 2.5% as fresh water

* Nearly 70% of that fresh water is frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland; most of the remainder is present as soil moisture, or lies in deep underground aquifers as groundwater not accessible to human use.

* < 1% of the world's fresh water (~0.007% of all water on earth) is accessible for direct human uses. This is the water found in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and those underground sources that are shallow enough to be tapped at an affordable cost. Only this amount is regularly renewed by rain and snowfall, and is therefore available on a sustainable basis.

By: Mrs. Spence

Mrs. Spence — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:52:15 +0000

I would rather connect to it then pay the fee for inspecting my septic tank. Bring it on!

By: Name (required)

Name (required) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:21:58 +0000

Sure hope they don’t force us all to connect to it in order to pay for it.