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Inland water agencies take water conservation steps

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 28, 2008 at 7:29 am

From the San Bernardino Sun:

The Boy Scouts have a motto, “Be prepared.” As the providers of water service to an Inland Valley population that is nearing 500,000, we share this philosophy.

The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) and the cities of Ontario and Upland, as well as other producers in the Chino Groundwater Basin, claim this as our own motto based on how we operate our business. The concept of being prepared does not only extend to emergency situations, but we also use it as the measuring stick when accommodating growth and the changing characteristics of our region from agricultural based to a more urban setting. Today, while agencies throughout the region are developing projects that address an impending drought, our commitment remains the same: to ensure a reliable water supply for the region.

Last year was the driest year on record. Even with recent rains at the end of May, there has not been nearly enough precipitation to pull us through this dry period. Agencies throughout this region are working together and crafting plans to disseminate and educate businesses and homeowners alike regarding the need to use the region’s water resources as efficiently as possible.

Today, we are not only facing the impacts of an impending drought, but we are also confronted with the likelihood of imported water supply reductions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as the result of a recent court decision addressing the decrease of an endangered fish species in the Delta. Nearly 30 percent of the water supply Chino Basin water agencies receive is from imported water coming from Northern California. Agencies - such as CVWD - receive as much as 50 percent of their water from Northern California. Any reductions in this supply would have a significant impact on the region.

This may not paint a positive picture of the region’s water supply future; however, as a result of smart choices agencies throughout the Inland Valley have made to manage water supplies more effectively we have been able to keep pace with growth while making efforts to conserve when possible. Although we know that future water supply reductions may be inevitable, our region is much further along because of the efforts of water agencies within the Chino Basin have made to implement innovative water supply management programs that have helped “drought-proof” the region.

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June 28, 2008 · Filed Under Other Water Agencies, Water Supply

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One Response to “Inland water agencies take water conservation steps”

Ray Walker on June 29th, 2008 2:46 am

BE PREPARED…. OK

Why not ask these water agencies to investigate a truely new fresh water Source that can yeild 325,900,000,000 gallons a year for southern California ?(Development of the one million acre foot Source will not damage the environment or the water rights of others.)

A retired “good scoutmaster”…. waterrdw@yahoo.com

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