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North Bay cities and water districts caught off guard by state order to cut water use; consider challeging restrictions

Posted by: Maven on April 18, 2009 at 8:59 am

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

North Bay cities and water districts may challenge a state order that will ban irrigation of commercial lawns and require a 25 percent cut in water use. “I think there is a feeling it was put together in a rush,” said Jake Mackenzie, a Rohnert Park councilman. “I think we want to explore the exact reasons for the 25 percent number being chosen . . . the prohibition on irrigation of commercial turf is clearly something that was handed down with no explanation whatsoever.”

Instead, they might ask for something less painful, a decision that will be made at a special meeting of a Sonoma County Water Agency committee Monday. “It caught us all of unawares and it is not helping the discussion right now — it came out of the blue,” said Santa Rosa Mayor Susan Gorin, who is vice chairwoman of the Water Agency’s Water Advisory Committee.

The meeting will “give us the opportunity to propose alternative plans for meeting the intent of the order the state is directing,” she said.

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April 18, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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