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Whittier Daily News: water supply could be cut

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 31, 2007 at 6:26 am

From the Whittier Daily News:

Southern California officials are bracing for a federal judge’s ruling that could cut back the local water supply from Northern California by up to 50 percent. U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger could rule as early as today after hearing evidence this week in a case brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council that, to protect the endangered smelt fish, could force the state to temporarily shut down pumps in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta.

Local water officials have not ruled out the possibility of rationing if the judge orders drastic cutbacks. “Conservation, rationing - those are the types of things that are always on the table to look at,” said Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water to Los Angeles and other cities and water districts serving about 18 million residents.

To read the full text of the story from the Whittier Daily News, click here.

This story also appears in the Los Angeles Daily News, and other local papers.

August 31, 2007 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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