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Drought shuts down east Santa Clarita Valley well

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 12, 2008 at 2:23 pm

From the Santa Clarita Signal:

Sporadic rain this past weekend and the “significant downpour” last weekend came just as plunging drought-critical water levels forced water officials to shut down a sputtering major well in the east end of the valley.

About .25 inches of rain fell on Santa Clarita Valley since the start of the month and less than a week after water officials reported pumping pockets of air out of the Lost Canyon well where Sand Canyon Road meets the Santa Clara River.

“A few weeks ago, air got in the lines and typically when that happens, we shut the well down,” said Mauricio E. Guardado, Jr., retail manager of the Santa Clarita Water Division, likening the incident to a straw sucking up the last few drops of a milk shake.

“Fortunately, there was a significant downpour in the east end where these wells are,” Guardado said.

He shut the well down, “to prevent an overdraft, because we can’t deplete the resource. We want to be able to sustain the appropriate water supply for the future.”

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November 12, 2008 · Filed Under Water Supply

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