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Get used to water conservation in San Diego: There’s no quick fix to San Diego’s water crisis; Rationing may be here to stay for awhile

Posted by: Maven on June 11, 2009 at 6:44 am

From the San Diego News Network:

San Diego looks very much like a sub-tropical paradise. It’s covered with lush greenery, tall trees, and all sorts of plant life. Every local Chamber of Commerce uses pictures of all that greenery to draw more and more people to live here, or at least visit here.

There are a couple of major problems with that. Much, if not most, of that greenery is not native to San Diego. The millions of eucalyptus trees are just one example among many. The other problem is that maintaining that lush greenery calls for water — a lot of water — and that’s something that is going to cost us dearly in the years to come.

In fact, it already does. Ninety percent of our water comes from either Northern California or the Colorado River, and those are sources that are more or less drying up.

After decades of fighting over where our water comes from, and how we are going to make sure Southern California has enough water to sustain life as we know it, every expert in the field agrees that the time for talking is past, and the time for action is here. In fact, that the time for action has been here for years, and has been more or less ignored.

Read more from the San Diego News Network by clicking here.

June 11, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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