A cost-effective investment that brings the L.A. Reservoir into compliance with new federal water quality mandates, the shade balls are expected to save $250 million when compared to other comparable tools considered to meet that goal. Those alternatives included splitting the reservoir into two with a bisecting dam; and installing two floating covers that would have cost more than $300 million. In addition, the shade balls will also prevent the annual loss to evaporation of about 300 million gallons of water.
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BobbyD 8 year s ago
2 things
1) You think they would be white.
2) Looks like a bitch to clean up.
1) You think they would be white.
2) Looks like a bitch to clean up.
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Haikiri 8 year s ago
channax I think that is a great idea... without the direct contact of the water with the air, it wont evaporate as much.
Here in Brazil we are having a big trouble with that, ppl who paid R$89/m with electricity in 2012 is going to pay over R$230/m for the same amount by 2016 because water levels of hydroelectric running low on water reserves they get to use thermoelectric(diesel) + investments on distribution net.
I was thinking they could make a roof here, but seems like the balls idea is way better.
Also, the balls are black to block the light from entering the water and heating it, also slowing the vapor effect.
Here in Brazil we are having a big trouble with that, ppl who paid R$89/m with electricity in 2012 is going to pay over R$230/m for the same amount by 2016 because water levels of hydroelectric running low on water reserves they get to use thermoelectric(diesel) + investments on distribution net.
I was thinking they could make a roof here, but seems like the balls idea is way better.
Also, the balls are black to block the light from entering the water and heating it, also slowing the vapor effect.
1) You think they would be white.
2) Looks like a bitch to clean up.
Here in Brazil we are having a big trouble with that, ppl who paid R$89/m with electricity in 2012 is going to pay over R$230/m for the same amount by 2016 because water levels of hydroelectric running low on water reserves they get to use thermoelectric(diesel) + investments on distribution net.
I was thinking they could make a roof here, but seems like the balls idea is way better.
Also, the balls are black to block the light from entering the water and heating it, also slowing the vapor effect.