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Inland water agencies are serious about capturing storm runoff

Posted by: Maven on February 9, 2010 at 6:08 am

From the Riverside Press-Enterprise:

“Long before Southern California’s water supplies dwindled, storm runoff was something to be disposed of quickly by sending it down concrete channels to the ocean.

But no more, say water officials who are coping with shortages caused by drought, population growth and environmental restrictions on imports. They want to capture every drop, especially during intense storms like those in January that dumped more than 3 inches of rain in many Inland areas.

“Our 20th century thinking was, ‘Storm water bad, flood water even worse.’ We’re now saying that’s water we desperately need,” said Celeste Cantu, general manager of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, which plans and builds facilities to protect the water quality of the drainage basin that starts in the San Bernardino Mountains. … “

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February 9, 2010 · Filed Under Flood Control/Stormwater

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