Comments on: Contaminated: Silver Lake Reservoir to be drained http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DAVID A. SMITH http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21287 DAVID A. SMITH Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:28:03 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21287 It looks like this "accident" might have been either the result of testing chlorine dioxide, chloramine... <a href="http://www.csslr.org/thereservoirs/res_wqp.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.csslr.org/thereservoirs/res_wqp.shtml</a> ... was a stunt to get public backing for a very expensive *planned* capital improvement project... <a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LADWP+Board+of+Commissioners+Approves+Plan+to+Remove+Silver+Lake...-a0146274769" rel="nofollow">http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LADWP+Board+of+Commissioners+Approves+Plan+to+Remove+Silver+Lake...-a0146274769</a> What isn't true is that photocatalytic production of bromate from free chlorine was unknown... <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/195/4284/1335" rel="nofollow">http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/195/4284/1335</a> It looks like this “accident” might have been either the result of testing chlorine dioxide, chloramine…
http://www.csslr.org/thereservoirs/res_wqp.shtml

… was a stunt to get public backing for a very expensive *planned* capital improvement project…
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LADWP+Board+of+Commissioners+Approves+Plan+to+Remove+Silver+Lake…-a0146274769

What isn’t true is that photocatalytic production of bromate from free chlorine was unknown…
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/195/4284/1335

]]> By: J. Brooks http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21286 J. Brooks Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:16 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21286 The Safe Drinking Water Act no longer allows finished water (treated water) to be placed into uncovered reservoirs. How can this happen? Chlorine is usually added last after filtration or ozonation. How was the chlorine added to the water in the open reservoir...again by law it is not supposed to be uncovered if it is finished water.??If it was covered the sunlight would not have been available to react with the chlorine. The Safe Drinking Water Act no longer allows finished water (treated water) to be placed into uncovered reservoirs. How can this happen? Chlorine is usually added last after filtration or ozonation. How was the chlorine added to the water in the open reservoir…again by law it is not supposed to be uncovered if it is finished water.??If it was covered the sunlight would not have been available to react with the chlorine.

]]> By: J. Brooks http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21285 J. Brooks Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:30:05 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21285 The Safe Drinking Water Act no longer allows finished water (treated water) to be placed into uncovered reservoirs. How can this happen? Chlorine is usually added last after filtration or ozonation. How was the chlorine added to the water in the open reservoir...again by law it is not supposed to be uncovered if it is finished water.??If it was covered the sunlight would not have been available to react with the chlorine. The Safe Drinking Water Act no longer allows finished water (treated water) to be placed into uncovered reservoirs. How can this happen? Chlorine is usually added last after filtration or ozonation. How was the chlorine added to the water in the open reservoir…again by law it is not supposed to be uncovered if it is finished water.??If it was covered the sunlight would not have been available to react with the chlorine.

]]> By: R Larivee http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21284 R Larivee Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:32:25 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21284 I read the L.A. Times article 12/15/07 re: L.A. Resevoirs and have many many guestions. 1. If the the bromide is naturally present in the ground water and the reservoir is fed by local wells why would you refill using the same source? 2. The Ivanhoe reservoir which abuts the Silverlake reseroir is very much a integral part of the two reservoir system. I have often seen the water flow over the spillway from one to the other, so what effects Ivanhoe effects the other. How can the DWP now propose using Ivanhoe as a alternate source of drinking water while draining Silver Lake which is fed by the same well source? 3. If Bromide is natural in ground water and sunlight is certainly natural. So who is responsible for adding the chlorine that caused this elevated lever of suspected carcinogen bromate? Sounds like someone should contact Erin Brockovich and question the DWP. One more thing regarding the draining of the reservoir, I thought there is a federal law (Clean Water Act) against dumping known toxins into the any river including the L.A. river. I've lived in the Silver Lake area for almost 30 years and I am very concerned about the protection of our source of drinking water (or lack of it) and the developement of the surrounding area, i.e. Childrens Play Areas, Dog Parks, Coyote Refuge, Bike Paths, Pedestrian Walkways and Viewing Area currently under construction within a few feet of the waters edge. Someone, if not our elected officals, must step up and take seriously our immediate and fundemental health issues instead of placate to a few specail interest groups. I read the L.A. Times article 12/15/07 re: L.A. Resevoirs and have many many guestions. 1. If the the bromide is naturally present in the ground water and the reservoir is fed by local wells why would you refill using the same source? 2. The Ivanhoe reservoir which abuts the Silverlake
reseroir is very much a integral part of the two reservoir system. I have often seen the water flow over the spillway from one to the other, so what effects Ivanhoe effects the other. How can the DWP now propose using Ivanhoe as a alternate source of drinking water while draining Silver Lake which is fed by the same well source? 3. If Bromide is natural in ground water and sunlight is certainly natural. So who is responsible for adding the chlorine that caused this elevated lever of suspected carcinogen bromate? Sounds like someone should contact Erin Brockovich and question the DWP. One more thing regarding the draining of the reservoir, I thought there is a federal law (Clean Water Act) against dumping known toxins into the any river including the L.A. river. I’ve lived in the Silver Lake area for almost 30 years and I am very concerned about the protection of our source of drinking water (or lack of it) and the developement of the surrounding area, i.e. Childrens Play Areas, Dog Parks, Coyote Refuge, Bike Paths, Pedestrian Walkways and Viewing Area currently under construction within a few feet of the waters edge. Someone, if not our elected officals, must step up and take seriously our immediate and fundemental health issues instead of placate to a few specail interest groups.

]]> By: David A. Smith http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21283 David A. Smith Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:19:25 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21283 Bromate is not a carcinogen, unless carbonate, table salt, and ethyl alcohol are carcinogens. The experiments run that force bromate to generate cancer, do so with these compounds also. US-EPA made their fiat with insufficient evidence, and apparently are incapable of reversing it. You will see they never say it is a carcinogen, only that it is a "suspected carcinogen". This great storm is all about government "protecting" you from something based on bad science. Bromate is not a carcinogen, unless carbonate, table salt, and ethyl alcohol are carcinogens.

The experiments run that force bromate to generate cancer, do so with these compounds also.

US-EPA made their fiat with insufficient evidence, and apparently are incapable of reversing it. You will see they never say it is a carcinogen, only that it is a “suspected carcinogen”.

This great storm is all about government “protecting” you from something based on bad science.

]]> By: Dan hornback http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21282 Dan hornback Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:51:43 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21282 How many gallons do these reservoirs hold? How many gallons do these reservoirs hold?

]]> By: Robb http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21281 Robb Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:35:15 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21281 I was under the impression that Silver Lake Reservoir wasn't actually in use as a water supply; it's an emergency reservoir. I was under the impression that Silver Lake Reservoir wasn’t actually in use as a water supply; it’s an emergency reservoir.

]]> By: wil http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21280 wil Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:35:58 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21280 This makes me sad. I drive around the lake all the time and love how beautiful it is. Also, that's an awesome panorama, Will. This makes me sad. I drive around the lake all the time and love how beautiful it is.

Also, that’s an awesome panorama, Will.

]]> By: Will Campbell http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21279 Will Campbell Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:28:23 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21279 Holy shit! Where's <a href="http://blogging.la/archives/2007/03/top_la_legend_14_sylvie_the_si.phtml" rel="nofollow">Sylvie</a> gonna go? Holy shit! Where’s Sylvie gonna go?

]]> By: dorit http://blogging.la/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/comment-page-1/#comment-21278 dorit Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:12:29 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2007/12/14/contaminated-silver-lake-reservoir-to-be-drained/#comment-21278 one wonders what the City will do with all that water (I don't know if tha tis covered in th eartical, I haven't read the paper yet). one wonders what the City will do with all that water (I don’t know if tha tis covered in th eartical, I haven’t read the paper yet).

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