The Frontier Project nearly complete
The Frontier Project, a 14,000-square-foot demonstration building, is almost ready. A "Green Tie Gala" on Oct. 17 will give special guests a sneak peak of the earth friendly project.Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Staff Photographer
The Cucamonga Valley Water District is getting ready to open the Frontier Project to the public on Nov. 7. After a personal tour by district staff members, I realized there's too many green features to list here.
There's the obvious things: solar panels and waterless urinals.
There's the really neat things: a kitchen countertop made of recycled glass, floor made out of cork.
There's the thing that hasn't had much use because of the drought: a cistern that collects rain water.
What ever happened to telling people to turn off the water when brushing teeth?
The conservation message of this project is indeed multifaceted which is why the project comes with a price tag of $14.3 million. So far, the district has raised about $1 million.
Like I mentioned earlier people...it's a BUILDING! It is 13 million in the red already, or should I say, us taxpayers/CVWD payees have financed this shameful abuse of good money "down the proverbial drain".
It'll take a lot of lettuce to pay off the green building.
I was along on the tour and have to admit it's an impressive facility.