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San Jose Mayor urges united support of delta-repair bond measure

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 28, 2008 at 6:28 am

From the San Jose Mercury News:

Water authority leaders are praising San Jose residents for cutting back water use in recent years, but they warn that half the city’s water supply hinges on fixing levees at the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

The San Jose City Council recently met with the Santa Clara Valley Water District board to discuss water supply and delivery challenges. San Jose receives roughly half its water from the delta, and Mayor Chuck Reed said that city officials should prepare to support a potential state bond measure on the November ballot aimed at fortifying the delta. City and Santa Clara Valley Water District leaders at the meeting said they would start coordinating projects that could use possible state bond money, including desalinization and recycled water programs.

Reed said he met with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s staff four weeks ago to discuss the delta, and they convinced him of the importance of repairing it. Aging levees, salt issues and animal habitat concerns have focused controversy on the area in recent years. Natural disasters also could cripple its supply to the South Bay. “The thing that got me was that one 6.5 earthquake could knock out water there and put it under salt water,” Reed said.

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April 28, 2008 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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