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Storms haven’t washed away need to conserve, says commentary

Posted by: Maven on March 18, 2010 at 4:38 am

From the North County Times, this commentary by Greg Morrison of the Elsinore Water District:

“The recent rainstorms that pounded Southern California may have some people thinking our water worries are behind us. Think again. A winter’s worth of wet weather isn’t enough to compensate for three dry years of little to no rain. It took us a long time to get to this point, and it will take extraordinary measures to get us out.

The latest winter downpour thankfully helped revive some of our regional supplies, but our major reservoirs are still below acceptable levels.

For example, Diamond Valley Lake, the region’s emergency water supply, recently reported it added five inches to its water level during January and February.

However, the major Southern California reservoir still requires nearly 424,000 acre-feet of water to reach its capacity. Additionally, key reservoirs throughout the state were reported to have reached only 50 percent of their storage capacity as of late January. … “

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March 18, 2010 · Filed Under Conservation, Southern California

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