Water main roulette continues troubles for DWP
When DWP general manager David Nahai resigned recently, Deputy Mayor S. David Freeman was named to fill his place in the interim. With water mains breaking on an almost daily basis, the challenge to meet the Mayor's goal to get 20% of DWP's power from renewable sources by 2010, conflicts with the union on how to best get that done, and the city council calling for an in-house rate-payer advocate -- his plate is full.
When DWP general manager David Nahai resigned recently, Deputy Mayor S. David Freeman was named to fill his place in the interim. With water mains breaking on an almost daily basis, the challenge to meet the Mayor's goal to get 20% of DWP's power from renewable sources by 2010, conflicts with the union on how to best get that done, and the city council calling for an in-house rate-payer advocate -- his plate is full.
Guests:
S. David Freeman, acting general manager of the LA Department of Water and Power
- Patt Morrison for October 20, 2009
- Water main roulette continues troubles for DWP
- While water flows in the streets of L.A., will there be a deal in Sacramento?
- AG Brown sues State Street bank to recoup $200 million in losses
- Energy Star—lame-duck imprimatur
- “Unsustainable”—U.S. debt on a collision course w/our way of life
- State of Seafood report isn’t as fishy as we feared
- Pandora’s music genome project
Also on this episode
Events
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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