UCSB Gets Modified Permit Burning of Toxic Waste at Sea Judicial

Vol. 64, No. 106 M on d ay, A pril 9,1964 Ona Section, 16 Pages Water Reclamation UCSB Gets Modified Permit By TAMMY ABRAMS Maschke stressed the need to hard sciences as the reason for Nexus Staff Writer “ seek some safeguard to offset the additional water. “ We want water Continuing debate between the impact” of potential to do research,” he said. UCSB Administration and Goleta overenrollment which might result “The board doesn’t have any Valley Water Board members by the university’s new water authority (to question enrollment resulted in a modification of supply. figures) and we don’t have any UCSB’s water permit, allowing the Board President Patricia authority to accept it,” Kroes said. university to continue its planned Shewczyk was concerned that The university “could increase desalinization and water increased enrollment would tax enrollment by as much as we reclamation program without the water supply. With every wanted” without consulting the suffering a reduced water allot additional student, the increase in Goleta Water Board, he added. ment. the number of people brought to The 16,000 enrollment figure was The main issue was the water the area is actually more than just proposed years ago by the board’s proposal that an one person due to faculty and staff university as a long range planning en ro llm en t c e ilin g o f 16,000 increases necessary to service figure but doesn’t bind the students be placed on UCSB to student’s needs, she said. university to a specific policy, limit water consumption in Isla UCSB Vice Chancellor of Ad Kroes said. Trying to limit water Vista and Goleta. After much ministrative Services Robert consumption by instituting an disagreement the board dropped Kroes rejected the enrollment enrollment ceiling would be the proposal at last Thursday’s ceiling as an “ irrelevant issue.’’ “ erroneous,” he added. m eeting. He cited a shift in student em The current overenrollment Water district Boardmember Ed phasis from the humanities to the (Please turn to pg.10, col.3) Goleta Water Board members Ed Maschke and Patricia Schewczyk (right) argue the need for UCSB to limit enrollment. Vice Chancellor Raymond Sawyer (above) explains “ we are under pressure and obligation to accept StudentS. ’ ’ WALKER COLSTON/Nwu» EPA's Proposal California's Colleges Burning of Toxic W aste at Sea Help State Economy By VALERIE DELAPP could result in a toxic spill, con forth such a grandiose proposal Nexus Reporter tamination of the air through without fully studying the potential By LISA BELLOMO The Environmental Protection burning, and escape, of hydrolic adverse impacts of such a plan.” Nexus R eporter Agency has proposed burning toxic acid which causes acid rain, California’s universities and colleges constitute a $30 billion industry chemical waste on ocean-going O’Connell’s Legislative Assistant ’Toxic waste disposal is a very that promotes and propels much of California’s economy, according to vessels approximately 200 miles Carla Frisk explained. big problem,” Frisk said. Placing Bill Storie, higher education analyst from the Post Secondary off the coast of Santa Barbara. the waste in tanks, dumping it Education Commission. State Assemblymember Jack An EPA report pointed out the down wells, or flushing it down The direct economic inpact universities made on California’s O’Connell (D-Santa Barbara) has formation of acid rain would not sewers is not acceptable, she. economy amounts to nearly eight percent of California’s total gross written a letter to EPA Chief affect the local environment explained. A more appropiate state product of $360 billion. Administrator William because the rain would fall into the method of disposal is necessary. Based on 1961-82 data, the most recent available, breakdown of Rucklehaus requesting a public sea and diffuse into the ocean revenue provided by higher education incudes $3.8 billion through in hearing be held in Santa Barbara without any harm. But the EPA “The problem is similar to stitutional expenditures for utilities, supplies and other day to day County to discuss the issue. An has not studied the effects of the nuclear waste (disposal); people purchases. Tlie faculty and staff of these institutions recycle ap environmental impact report must unburned chemical residues or just don’t know where to put it,” proximately $4 billion back into the economy via payments for also be submitted before the potential toxic spills. Frisk said. groceries, rental and other goods and services, Storie explained. burning is approved. “There are too many unknown The EPA believes off shore in “ Such a plan is not well thought factors with such a proposal,” cineration is the best method The universities also help generate tourism, an important sector of out. The risks of transporting these O’Connell said. “I am greatly available for toxic waste disposal. the state economy, Storie said. “ This state would not be the economic wastes to such a location are concerned that the EPA, an Locations in the Gulf of Mexico and garden it is, if not for higher education.” substantial,” O’Connell said. agency charged with the protec in the North Atlantic are also The University of California’s direct and spin-off contributions to our Transportation of the chemicals tion of our environment, has put under consideration. economy alone are estimated at $8.6 billion, Storie said. These estimations account for only those things that can actually be measured, he added. There are numerous products of research, such as agriculture, that Judicial Candidates Participate are unmeasureable and would add to the figure of $8.6 billion, Storie explained. The economic benefits can be measured in terms of jobs as well as In Local Public Issues Forum money, Storie said. The faculty and state employees of the university, By TAMMY ABRAMS Opinions on night court were expressed by the along with institutional purchases made by the university, result in the Nexus Staff W riter candidates. “ It would be hard to envision night em ploym ent o f over 240,000Californians. Santa Barbara county voters were given an op court in criminal court,” Judge Bill Gordon, third portunity to evaluate local judicial candidates in a district candidate said. It would be unfair to If the taxes on workers are taken into consideration along with the forum co-sponsored by two local political action litigants to have a jury try a case after a full day’s taxes paid by the institutions through purchases of goods and services, groups last Saturday. work, he said. the total represents a significant return to the state o f its investm ent in Candidates for South Coast Municipal Districts Hastings, his opponent, favored night court from higher education, he said. one and two, and Superior Court District three were the “ business person’s perspective.” “Our economy is more a result of higher education (than other all present. The candidates were asked their All the candidates for municipal court also states),which is why we have one of the best public universities in the feelings about propia persona, or litigants who favored the option of the night court, with Frishman United States,” Morgan Odell, executive director of the Association of choose to represent themselves. All respondents suggesting the possibility of Saturday court as well. Independent California Colleges and Universities said. believed the litigant was doing him or herself a California’s higher education system draws in bright people who upon disservice but that the law prescribed a fair and When candidates were asked to enumerate any graduating often stay in California and begin filtering into its economy equal hearing for both sides. predilections they would bring to the bench, the by way of taxes and rentals, Storie said. Richard Frishman, second district candidate issue of sentencing drunk drivers emerged. Graduates from higher education institutions in other states often commented on the increasing numbers of people Frishman cited “ 25,000 alcohol-related deaths” last migrate to California and find employment, Storie said. California’s representing themselves because of high attorney year caused by intoxicated drivers. He wanted to highly educated residents attract industry which in turn boosts our fees. Mike McGrath first district candidate, said he “ deter that type of conduct,” but was against the econom y, he added. would be “sensitive and cautious” to litigants policy of incarcerating people for public without lawyers. drunkeness. “ It’s wrong to put alcoholics in jail” California’s universities and colleges prepare students for fields such Candidates were also asked to determine if unless they get behind the wheel, he said. as medicine, law and research, and in turn these professions w ill con owning rental property in the area would affect Second district candidate James Marino favored tribute toward improving the quality of life and helping the economy, their decisons in court. more alcohol awareness education rather than Storie said. Higher education generally leads to higher earnings, which Second district candidate Jim Patillo said he had sentencing. in turn leads to higher taxes, therefore repaying the cost of their been a tenant and landlord and felt he understood The only personal criticism against another education, he said. “both sides.” Owning rental property shouldn’t candidate was leveled by both challengers for One reason the federal government financially supports higher preclude judges from hearing tenant/landlord Municipal Court District one. Jim Kula criticized education is because of the enormous benefits our country gains from cases because a ju dge should be fa ir, Judge Joseph “ poor decision making” by Judge Lodge. McGrath research, Odell said. In addition to the financial aspect, there are Lodge said. Third district candidate Bill Hastings, alleged a “ lack of trust” on the part of the Lodge’s numerous other benefits incuding advances in electronics, medicine, Patillo and Frishman each own small rental offices.

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