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ACWA conference discusses California’s water crisis

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 30, 2007 at 8:37 am

From MyDesert.com, a story on the ACWA conference, which has been happening in Indian Wells this week:

Worry over California’s future water supply has reached “crisis” levels in government and among water agencies. But concern by most Californians over the issue is still at a trickle, officials said at the Association of California Water Agencies’ annual fall conference on Wednesday. “Despite intense media attention, a governor that put his star power on the line traversing the state talking about water problems and a Legislature that was really engaged, the public is still unaware of the problem,” association spokeswoman Jennifer Persike said.

The weeklong conference attracted more than 1,600 local water deliverers and experts to the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa and Hyatt Grand Champions Resort and Spa in Indian Wells.

A survey conducted before the association launched a public awareness campaign this fall found that most people were unaware of the water crisis. The campaign has since increased awareness, which officials will continue to work on.

Paul Mandabach, a political consultant who helped put together the campaign, said the debate over how bluntly to put the state’s water woes was short-lived.

“There is a crisis,” he said. “The crisis is not looming. It is now.”

To read the rest of this article from MyDesert.com, click here.

November 30, 2007 · Filed Under DWR & State Water Project, Water Agency News (all)

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