PCA SDR

Dan Chambers wrote:And as a surfer and waterman, I can definitely attest to storm drains leading directly to the ocean.

Yes, and when a sewer system break or blockage occurs, the overflow goes straight into the storm drainage system, which is why we need a comprehensive low-flow storm drain diversion system at our beaches as well. http://www.sandiego.gov/thinkblue/about/index.shtml

TT

ttweed wrote:

Dan Chambers wrote:And as a surfer and waterman, I can definitely attest to storm drains leading directly to the ocean.

Yes, and when a sewer system break or blockage occurs, the overflow goes straight into the storm drainage system, which is why we need a comprehensive low-flow storm drain diversion system at our beaches as well. http://www.sandiego.gov/thinkblue/about/index.shtml

TT

I could not agree more, Tom. For over 2 decades I have talked with people involved in water treatment about San Diego's plight. We need to convince those responsible for clean water to stop paying the annual Federal fines and start building adaquate treatment systems for both sewer and storm drain systems. This city is well below the curve when it comes to sewege tratment. It's appalling!

This city is well below the curve when it comes to sewege tratment. It's appalling!

I guess this explains the following article:

10 U.S. cities with the worst drinking water

9. San Diego (San Diego Water Department)
Located on the Pacific in Southern California, San Diego is the country's eighth-largest city. According to California's Department of Public Health, San Diego's drinking water system contained eight chemicals exceeding health guidelines as well as two chemicals that exceeded the EPA's legal limit. In total, 20 contaminants have been found. One of those in excess of the EPA limit was trihalomethanes. The other was manganese, a natural element that's a byproduct of industrial manufacturing and can be poisonous to humans.

Full story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41354370/ns ... nd_energy/

Somebody call Brockovich!! Remind me not to drink the water...

JERRY B wrote:NEVER try to re use brake fluid, Your life depends on your brakes.
You should be able to do the flush with one can.
How are things up north?

Yeah, I guess sometimes I put reason a bit ahead of common sense! No-recycle!

I'm living in Mountain View now. I was closer to Lake Berryessa, Napa and Sonoma, which all offer tons to great winding roads. Now I'm right in between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. So with all the nearby mountain roads, come redwood groves and similar scenery. I'm a :30 drive to Alice's Restaurant, if that means anything. We do have to be more careful of fog and wet roads than in San Diego but as they say, life starts when traction ends!

The PCA clubs here aren't like SDR. First there are too many of them and they seem kinda like factions; political and a bit contentious. Nobody has the easy access full of camber AX like SDR either....

-George

Don Middleton wrote:

galis wrote:Can I reuse fluid? I don't mean the stuff in the lines but new fluid spent in the course of bleeding? I was thinking purging existing fluid, then capturing new fluid lost durring bleeding and putting it through a coffee filter or something to save for later?

Like I said, I'm not trying to save the cost of a quart or two, I'm more interested i eliminating unnecessary waste. Any suggestions for filtering and reusing new fluid?

George, as you probably know, the enemy of brake fluid is humidity and moisture. The filtering process in the open air would add even more moisture to the fluid. Using fresh brake fluid that has been sitting in an open container is a no-no for that same reason. Putting your used brake fluid throug a filtering process would not be as important as putting it through some type of "drying" process, if that is even possible.

If you want to reuse your brake fluid, save it for some sort of paint removal job. I hear it works well

Great observation Don!

-George

martinreinhardt wrote:

This city is well below the curve when it comes to sewege tratment. It's appalling!

I guess this explains the following article:

10 U.S. cities with the worst drinking water

9. San Diego (San Diego Water Department)
Located on the Pacific in Southern California, San Diego is the country's eighth-largest city. According to California's Department of Public Health, San Diego's drinking water system contained eight chemicals exceeding health guidelines as well as two chemicals that exceeded the EPA's legal limit. In total, 20 contaminants have been found. One of those in excess of the EPA limit was trihalomethanes. The other was manganese, a natural element that's a byproduct of industrial manufacturing and can be poisonous to humans.

Full story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41354370/ns ... nd_energy/

Ouch, that's bad. The tap water around here is noticeably softer but I still go through the trouble of refilling bottles for drinking and cooking....

Regards,
-George

I hesitate to question an authority in the field but in California at least, I don't think you can put antifreeze in the sewer system. See my new thread on this topic as it is kind of buried here.