http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/2013/02/16/expensive-decision-looms-over-treatment-plant/ A Firebrand Media Publication Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/2013/02/16/expensive-decision-looms-over-treatment-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-69883 Charlotte Masarik Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:22:02 +0000 http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/?p=28048#comment-69883 Thank you Jennifer for your fair reporting on this complex issue of replacing the Sludge Line for the Coastal Treatment Plant. Local organizations are meeting with cell-fuel experts even as I speak and I think we need to be thinking beyond what is the cheapest way to solve an aging pipeline by replacing it with the same old technology – this is just a bandaid not a valid solution.

]]> http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/2013/02/16/expensive-decision-looms-over-treatment-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-68984 Les Miklosy Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:40:11 +0000 http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/?p=28048#comment-68984 The nature of past pipeline failures will determine the urgency for replacement of the pipeline now or building a new sludge facility. The individual best qualified to make that call is Mr. Brian Peck, director of engineering at SOCWA. The late Gary Alstot has cautioned the Laguna Beach Council for years on wastewater matters, he cautioned to plan for retirement/replacement of these facilities. Since the replacements were not made prior to the end of the pipeline service live, we no longer have the luxury of choosing from ideal options. Capital infrastructure requires long-term investment and planning, we should learn from this example.

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