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Long Beach hits record low water use in June; June ‘08 is 10.5% below 10-year-average; FY’08 YTD tracking at new 10-year record low

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 9, 2008 at 6:56 am

From the Long Beach Water Department:

LONG BEACH, CA - Today, Bill Townsend, President of the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners, announced that Long Beach has hit another record low for water consumption, this time for June. Water consumption in June 2008 was 5.7 percent below the lowest consumption for any June in the last decade and 10.5 percent lower than the 10-year-average. For entire Fiscal Year 2008, Long Beach is tracking nearly 7 percent below the 10-year-average, which will set a new 10-year, annual water consumption record.

On September 13, 2007, the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners issued a Declaration of Imminent Water Supply Shortage and activated the City’s Emergency Water Supply Shortage Plan. As a result, the Board has issued mandatory prohibitions on certain uses of water. “The Board took the action it did, nearly one year ago now, to forestall lessen the impact of an expected water supply shortage,” stated Bill Townsend, President of the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners. “We took the action we did last September because we wanted Long Beach to be the very best prepared city in southern California to deal with a regional water supply shortage. We continue to be encouraged by the response we are getting from the community and we are hopeful others in southern California will join the effort.” The City of Long Beach has set a new 10-year record for low water consumption in six of the last ten months.

The Water Commission’s September 2007 Declaration was necessitated by the profound impact of a U.S. District Court’s August 31st, federal Endangered Species Act ruling; the dramatic, rapid reductions in water storage levels in key reservoirs in northern California; and drought conditions. Nearly half of the City’s water supply is imported.

The Long Beach Water Department is an urban, southern California, retail water supply agency and the standard in water conservation and environmental stewardship.

July 9, 2008 · Filed Under Conservation, Long Beach Water Department