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Strategies & Market Trends : VOLTAIRE'S PORCH-MODERATED

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To: dustcatcher who wrote (39044)7/16/2001 12:16:00 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (1) of 65232
 
wow, that is the costliest water I have heard of
makes me wonder how long before California develops desalinization plants along the coastline

in suburban Boston, they pay for connection to the Quabbin Reservoir
that was filled in early 1900's with four planned flooded towns
located in center of state, near UMass in Amherst
it covers something like 200 sq miles and feeds Boston
the pipes are something to behold, about 5-6 feet in diameter
actually it is stunning with eagles sweeping regularly
and beavers working busily

recently, this Quabbin connection has seen costs lumped together with the Great Boston Harbor Cleanup effort
I am unsure of exact details

when I lived in a suburban town called Natick,
I paid $120-140 per quarter for water and sewer
that now is looking cheap
but nowhere as cheap as the well I had farther out in suburbs
that cost nothing except electricity
just filter out the copper sulfate, and presto CLEAN WATER
I had to replace a wellhead pump once for $90, no biggee

bring on the DESAL plants to California
much cheaper than building aquaducts, seeing 75% evaporate en route

go Red Sox, come back Pedro
/ JW
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