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November 4 2008
2. Supply –
Sierra storm brings snow, raises skiers' hopes
Associated Press
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By GARY WARTH - Staff Writer
If rationing is implemented,
Preparing people now for a cutback in January is a better strategy than surprising customers with large changes that may fluctuate during the year, Kightlinger told district board members.
"We want to 'measure twice and cut once,' " Kightlinger said about how to deal with a dry 2009. He also said the district does not want to repeat its actions of 1991, when it cut 30 percent of its customers' allocations, only to return later with an additional 50 percent cut.
"This time around, we want to move into it a little more thoughtfully," he said about the district, which is considering reducing allocations by 5 percent to 10 percent in January.
The Metropolitan Water District already has called for commercial farmers to reduce water consumption by 30 percent. The district is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving 18 million people in
Gary Arant, general manager of the Valley Center Water District, was ready with a recommendation about what to do if Kightlinger's predictions of water cutbacks come true.
Under a plan that would go into effect only if the Metropolitan Water District calls for rationing, the approximate 10,000 residential customers in
"It's very straightforward," Arant said of the plan. "There's no hocus pocus to it."
The district has scheduled five public meetings to explain options for agricultural customers. Meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 17 and 5 p.m. Nov. 18. Three meetings are scheduled for 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Nov. 24.
The Valley Center Water District offices are at
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/11/03/news/inland/vc/zd3ed0aa5a724a8e4882574f700047472.txt
Sierra storm brings snow, raises skiers' hopes
Associated Press – 11/4/08
(11-04) 09:39 PST
An early-season storm left up to 15 inches of snow in the Sierra, giving headaches to mountain motorists but hope to skiers and snowboarders.
Alpine Meadows resort just north of
"Winter has made an entrance," said David Thatcher, the resort's snowmaking manager. "This weather system has not only provided the cold temperatures needed to begin making snow, it has given us a head start with natural snowfall as well."
The Boreal resort atop Donner Summit reported 12 to 15 inches of snow from the storm, and said it hopes possibly Thursday to become the first Tahoe resort to open for the season.
Most Tahoe resorts traditionally open around Thanksgiving, but start times vary depending on the amount of snowfall.
"This early November snowfall is ideal," said Andy Chapman, tourism director of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. "A significant change like this in the weather pattern gets the phones ringing."
Chains or snow tires were required overnight on all three major highways linking Lake Tahoe and
Similar controls were in effect on other highways around the Reno-Tahoe Area.#
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/04/sports/s093923S50.DTL
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