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California cuts water deliveries to cities, farms

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 30, 2008 at 3:32 pm

From the Associated Press and the San Diego Union Tribune:

The state said Thursday it would cut water deliveries to their second lowest level ever, prompting warnings of water rationing for cities and less planting by farmers.

The Department of Water Resources announced it will deliver just 15 percent of the amount that local water agencies throughout California request every year. That marks the second lowest projection since the first State Water Project deliveries were made in 1962.

It could force farmers in the Central Valley to fallow fields and cities from the San Francisco Bay area to San Diego to impose mandatory water rationing.

The state’s reservoirs are low after two years of dry weather and court-ordered restrictions on water pumping out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This year, water agencies received just 35 percent of the water they requested.

Read more from the San Diego Union Tribune by clicking here.

October 30, 2008 · Filed Under DWR & State Water Project, Water Supply

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