It is EXCEEDINGLY unusual to post on an internet forum anonymously, and expect to claim credentials as any kind of expert. It is not possible to confirm credentials, and just as importantly, it is not possible to ascertain conflicts of interest. For example, it would tremendously bias anyone's opinion of what you say, if you did contract work on water structures for the State of Ca. But there is no way to know.
This is exactly why people don't want to put personal info out there. There is nothing I've written that would indicate a conflict of interest, that's nuts, but someone like you might start causing trouble for people.
you also have a tendency to simply make pronouncements as obvious and established fact, as opposed to citing links supporting your position. Surely your profession has robust literature??
It's actually quite the opposite, Ken. You make wild claims about being able to eliminate water imports to southern Cal. I provide graphs showing there just ain't enough water to do that. You claim that solar toilets can't possibly work at 12,000 ft on Whitney, I provide engineering reports from NPS where they're working fine at 12,000+ ft elevation on Long's Peak in Colorado. Etc etc.
In my profession, I'm required, anytime I get up in front of an audience, to state any conflicts of interest and financial interests. It's that important.
You might think that's special, but it's basic professional ethics in any field (except maybe politics).
Over on Supertopo, people solicit Ed Hartouni's opinion on the spread of nuclear fallout from Japan (essentially none). A lot of people have opinions, but he is an expert, and does not hide his identity.
That's his choice. I'm not here to express professional opinion, I'm just trying to correct your misguided engineering that you profess. People can judge for themselves.
You appear to take the position that no one who is not a licensed engineer could possibly know anything about water, and that engineering solutions are the only solutions, and that anyone else is a doofus.
You seem to have some serious issues to deal with regarding engineers. I'm curious what tramatic event started this for you, but not really.
There's probably a 12-step program for you somewhere. Low blow edited out. But your prejudice against engineers is glaring and insulting.
I could list the almost infinite mistakes and disasters that licensed engineers have caused, but that's true of any occupation. the whole global warming thing is because of things designed and built by engineers, where they didn't consider the consequences. In fact, a broad perspective is much much better.
I couldn't begin to list the thousands of people who die each year from medical mistakes.
Thank you for sharing. You should be proud of that accomplishment, and I've agreed with these basic concepts and ideas over and over, if you take the time to actually read what I'm writing. But you go way too far with these ideas thinking they can replace our current system entirely. When I point it out, you go on the attack attack attack. That's why I do not trust you and that's why I prefer to remain anonymous.
