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Water rationing grows increasingly likely for San Diego

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 26, 2008 at 6:46 am

From the Voice of San Diego:

For the first time since 1992, San Diego is facing the possibility of water rationing, a step that could happen as soon as January. The threat is expected to loom for years as Southern California readjusts to the tightest drinking water supplies it has experienced in almost two decades.

The Metropolitan Water District, the Los Angeles-based wholesaler that provides about 75 percent of San Diego County’s supply, will consider as soon as January whether to cut deliveries to the 13 million people it serves — including the San Diego County Water Authority, which provides water to the city of San Diego and 23 other local agencies.

While no decision has been made, many believe a 10 percent reduction is a foregone conclusion. Mike Markus, general manager of the Orange County Water District, said he is “fairly certain” that Metropolitan’s board of directors will cut deliveries regardless of whether the winter is wet. That sentiment is increasingly common among water managers throughout Southern California.

“We’re going to run out of water next year, and people don’t have a clue,” said Mark Weston, general manager of the Helix Water District in La Mesa. But water districts don’t want to make water-use restrictions mandatory, he said, until Metropolitan formally declares that it’s cutting back.

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September 26, 2008 · Filed Under Conservation

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