Thousands of black plastic balls cover the Ivanhoe reservoir in
Los Angeles.
It might not look like serious business, but The Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power dropped 400,000 black plastic balls into one of the city’s
reservoirs for a reason. The sunlight mixes with the chlorine and bromide
in the water creating a deadly mix which some scientist believe may be
causing cancer. The balls are meant to shade the water from the dangerous
sunlight.
Sure a tart or some kind of lid would have seemed more normal, but the
authorities say a tart would have cost to much too manufacture and a metal
lid would have taken too long. So, although it looks like an oil spill, this was
the best measure and it’s only temporary, the Ivanhoe and Elysian reservoirs
will be covered by 3,000,000 black plastic balls for the next four years.