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Water crunch eases for Silicon Valley, much of Bay Area

Posted by: Maven on March 17, 2010 at 7:20 am

From the San Jose Mercury News:

“Significantly reducing the chance that Silicon Valley residents will face another summer of water restrictions, the Obama Administration on Tuesday promised to pump a lot more water from San Francisco Bay’s delta this year.

Benefiting from a rainy winter, cities and farms across California will receive the bounty. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which last year called for a mandatory 15 percent cutback in water use, will receive 32,000 acre-feet more this year than it had been allotted last month — enough extra water for 160,000 people for a year.

“We could really use the water, especially after three-year drought,” said Keith Whitman, water supply manager for the district. … “

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March 17, 2010 · Filed Under Bay Area

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