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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (882271)8/24/2015 8:47:56 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 1576890
 
They aren't trying to save money; they are trying to save 300 million gallons of water from evaporating. Water will get you thru times of no money better than money will get you thru times of no water. You shouldn't be surprised to find out it actually discourages bacterial growth, since Bummer told you the opposite would happen.

Here's evaporation data for the state.

wrcc.dri.edu

Marty Adams, LADWP Senior Assistant General Manager of the Water System, stated in the news release that "not only do the balls protect the water and reduce evaporation losses, but they have also allowed us to virtually eliminate the need to add disinfecting chemicals directly into the LA Reservoir, saving approximately $28,000 each month in chlorine costs and reducing the amount of chemicals needed on hand."

LADWP has been using the shade balls in open-air reservoirs since 2008 to block sunlight, prevent chemical reactions and curtail algae blooms. They are currently being used at Upper Stone, Elysiand and Ivanhoe reservoirs in California.

The LA Reservoir is located in LADWP's Van Norman Complex in Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, and holds 3.3 billion gallons, enough to supply the entire city of Los Angeles for up to three weeks.

accuweather.com
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