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Prepare for drought, emergencies, analyst tells Inland water vendors

Posted by: Maven on March 24, 2009 at 5:57 am

From Riverside’s Press-Enterprise:

Most water districts are just starting to plan for drastic shortages and the rationing that could likely follow, a water use strategist said Monday.

Suppliers should already be prepared for how to handle up to a 50 percent slash to the water supply — not just from drought but also a major earthquake or other emergency — and know where water use can be sacrificed, said Larry Farwell, a consultant for the state Department of Water Resources.

“Get your plans in place so you’re ready to protect your communities if things get bad,” said Farwell, who led a “Ready to Ration” workshop at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency in Chino.

It was the third in a series of meetings the state has held to help agencies prepare for continued water deficits. Of the 30 Southern California water agencies at the workshop, most have imposed voluntary conservation measures. Only two have mandatory conservation that limits outdoor watering to certain days and prohibits landscape runoff.

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March 24, 2009 · Filed Under Conservation

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One Response to “Prepare for drought, emergencies, analyst tells Inland water vendors”

  1. WaterSource on March 24th, 2009 6:34 am

    A Boy Scout … Be Prepared …For a major earthquake … CA did you hear that ? If not, maybe the actual sound of the earthquake will awaken you …

    Oh what a tangled web CA weaves,…

    It’s true…You can lead a mule to water in CA, but you can’t make it drink !

    CA certainly needs Drought Insurance and a Drought Water Bank.

    The banks (existing storage facilities) are already built and most are only half full !

    Why not store a million acre feet of real NON-TRIBUTARY fresh water EACH YEAR from a Source that is legally available, economically feasible and can be developed without damage to the environment or the water rights of anyone, anywhere !

    Yes California, such a FRESH WATER Source does in fact exist.

    It’s NON-TRIBUTARY aspect legally allows water developed from it complete flexibility in California’s multi-faceted complex distribution and delivery systems.

    The reason for the flexibility is because there will be NO HARM to existing water rights, entitlements, Court rulings or environmental flows !

    Development of the new fresh water Source and associated infrastructure will provide the greatest returns in achieving economic recovery, tremendous JOB GROWTH, greater efficiency and farm productivity in California.

    With cooperation & coordination of efforts, it Is also possible to develop the Source so that no power will be required to move the water.

    The infrastructure also be designed to deal with the quagga mussel problem .

    “The laughter of fools has always been the reward of any man who comes up with a new thought.”

    Will CA be able to hear the laughter over the roar of the earthquake … time will tell …

    Ray Walker (Retired Water Rights Analyst) waterrdw@yahoo.com

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