Comments on: Uh oh. The LADWP bird balls aren’t good enough to drink.*

By: Cheryl Luptowski

Cheryl Luptowski — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:39:58 +0000

As a point of clarification, NSF/ANSI Standard 61 is a voluntary American national standard that was developed to address concerns about the potential introduction of impurities from products intended for exposure to drinking water, including residential plumbing fixtures and faucets as well as products used at water treatment plants. This standard does not currently contain any provisions to address issues related to a product’s exposure to UV light or friction.

While the standard is based in part on EPA safe drinking water guidelines, the amount of impurities that a single product would be allowed to introduce into drinking water would be much lower than most state and federal drinking water guidelines. In fact, the single product allowable concentrations for many contaminants would be closer to 10% of the U.S./Health Canada federal limit (not 10% over these limits).

Cheryl Luptowski
Public Information Officer
NSF International
888-99-SAFER

By: Laurie Pepper

Laurie Pepper — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:35:24 +0000

When it’s this hot it’s hard to get worked up about anything. But I’ve managed to get a little exercised.

Anyway, here’s what I’ve gathered so far.

Apparently as regards the reservoirs, there are “factions,” none of whom is particularly interested in the reservoirs: Silver Lake. Ivanhoe.

The issue, to these factions, seems to be future uses of “The Meadow.”

The Neighborhood Council has ceded any interest in the reservoirs to the CSSLR.

The CSSLR, nominally in charge of the reservoirs — at least they did a great job in the past — seems to have ceded all liquid matters to the DWP. They are now completely taken up by Meadow matters.

Which leaves us, the actual neighborhood, up you-know-which creek without a paddle. Look, there it is, right outside my window!

That is why the famous “meeting” with the DWP in January, was played down to those of us not wildly excited about The Meadow. It seems a few interested souls did attend that meeting and did try to ask the DWP some intelligent questions, but they were shouted down, booed and hissed(!) by those who cared a lot about the uses of The Meadow and nothing at all about those of us who actually have to look at the new Tar Pit on Tesla and wonder what burning hot plastic balls are doing to the drinking water.

Members of the Neighborhood Council — Janet Cunningham and others are attempting to set up meetings for those of us who DO care about such things. There’s no point in just getting together to complain. We need a meeting where we might actually talk about the The Reservoir, not about The Meadow, with representatives of the city and the DWP. I will definitely let everyone know if such a miracle comes to pass.

Love and kisses to my neighbors, Laurie Pepper

By: Laurie Pepper

Laurie Pepper — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:43:30 +0000

I’ve been sending emails to my local neighborhood watch group here by the lake.
The results: a meeting is planned soonest by the Neighborhood council.
Meanwhile, at 10:30 AM Monday the 21st, a small group of those I emailed are meeting at the Coffee Table — to discuss the whole thing. Thanks for your really informative info. — Laurie Pepper