Miscellaneous
In this episode we discuss the water infrastructure in Orange County—where we get our water, who manages it, and the future of our water as the effects of climate change intensify. To learn more about water management in Orange County visit: Cycle of Insanity: the Real Story of Water (20 minute video produced by Surfrider volunteers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPDvhJXYCWw Residents for Responsible Desalination http://r4rd.org/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Residents-for-Responsible-Desalination-190410121007356/ Orange County CoastKeeper https://www.coastkeeper.org/ Surfrider Foundation https://www.surfrider.org/ State Water Project (imported water from northern California): https://water.ca.gov/Programs/State-Water-Project Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (distributes imported water from Colorado River and State Water Project): http://www.mwdh2o.com/ Municipal Water District of Orange County (countywide wholesale of imported water): https://www.mwdoc.com/ Orange County Water Department: https://www.ocwd.com/ Pacific Institute study of economic water management alternatives: https://pacinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PI_TheCostofAlternativeWaterSupplyEfficiencyOptionsinCA_ExecutiveSummary.pdf Pacific Institute Desalination Response (great response to some of desalination proponents' talking points) https://pacinst.org/national-geographic-scienceblog-the-future-of-desalination-in-california-is-still-in-the-future-california-israel-and-australia/