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Water use cuts may be on tap; Mandatory reduction could hit much of Stockton

Posted by: Maven on February 20, 2009 at 6:31 am

From Stockton’s Record:

Now the drought hits home.

For the first time since the late 1980s and early ’90s, much of Stockton may well see a mandatory 10 percent cut in water usage this summer, an official said.

The city has, until now, been somewhat shielded from the water shortages plaguing much of the state. But unless last weekend’s stormy weather is repeated, Stockton could join a growing group of communities planning mandatory cuts, said Bob Granberg, deputy director of the city’s Municipal Utilities Department.

Throughout the state, much hinges on the federal Bureau of Reclamation’s announcement today of how much water will be delivered to farms and cities south of the Delta, including Tracy and some south San Joaquin County farms.

Some farmers are expecting no water at all. Walnut farmer Jim McLeod, 80, describes the scene south of the Delta: “Everybody’s scrambling. They’re drilling all kinds of wells; they’re dropping the water table. It’s desperate measures for desperate people.”

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February 20, 2009 · Filed Under Conservation, San Joaquin Valley

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