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LA Times Editorial: Beyond the water bond - The time might not be right, but the intent is

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 20, 2008 at 7:04 am

From the Los Angeles Times, this editorial:

As California contemplates its water future, one simple principle should guide its choices: Any 30-year investment in water infrastructure must take into account what California’s water supply situation will be 30 years from now. If population and warming forecasts are correct, by mid-century our state will be more crowded and precipitation patterns will have changed. Some regions may be wetter; most are likely to be drier. No matter what investments we make, water supplies from Northern California and the Colorado River will continue to diminish. More people will chase less water.

That reality is inescapable and makes long-term investment necessary, either this year or soon. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that this is the right time to ask voters to approve a $9.3-billion water bond, notwithstanding the state’s other pressing needs. He may or may not be right about the timing, but he’s certainly correct that we’ll have to spend to adapt to a difficult future.

As such, California should invest in projects that encourage everyone to get real — to acknowledge that water is a scarce resource. Such projects would include investment in local, renewable sources, much like the water-supply action plan that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa laid out in May. The state should invest to encourage cities to recycle water for potable and nonpotable reuse; to capture rainwater that today flows to the ocean; and to rebuild hardscapes to minimize runoff pollution and allow water to filter into underground aquifers.

More on this story from the Los Angeles Times by clicking here.

July 20, 2008 · Filed Under Water Legislation

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One Response to “LA Times Editorial: Beyond the water bond - The time might not be right, but the intent is”

Ray Walker on July 20th, 2008 7:23 am

True ! It is a good time for CA to have good INTENT.

So…Does CA now intend to pursue the truly new fresh water Source that will yield a million acre feet (325,900,000,000 gallons) a year ?

Ray Walker (Retired Water Rights Analyst) waterrdw@yahoo.com

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