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May 19, 2009
2. Supply –
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The Associated Press
Tri-Valley residents asked to voluntarily cut water use by 20 percent
The Valley Times
Long-planned reservoir is finally under construction
The
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Calif.
The Associated Press - 5/18/09
The California Department of Water Resources is buying the water from two irrigation districts in the
It will be sent to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and sold to a group of 10 buyers, most of whom are located in the drier southern half of the state.
Department officials are requiring buyers to cut their normal water use by 20 percent as a condition for participating in the program.
Most farms won't receive the extra water until the beginning of July, when federal officials say increased flows in the delta won't risk harming a threatened native fish. #
http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/1872593.html
Tri-Valley residents asked to voluntarily cut water use by 20 percent
The Valley Times – 5/18/09
By Sophia Kazmi
The cities of
The Tri-Valley does have local groundwater reserves to help meet the projected demand for several years, but the water retailers would like to maintain those reserves through conservation. Water supply uncertainties may last for many years.
Water retailers are offering incentives such as rebates on high-efficiency toilets and washers, free water-saving devices and rates that reward conservation. For more information, visit your retailer's Web site: California Water Service Company at www.calwater.com; DSRSD, www.dsrsd.com; City of
Long-planned reservoir is finally under construction
The
By Tony Barboza
A long-planned reservoir intended to supply water to protect homes that were destroyed in the
Work crews broke ground last week on a 2-million-gallon underground reservoir that will feed water to the upper Hidden Hills Estates neighborhood, a hillside community where 19 homes burned down in November's Freeway Complex fire.
Firefighters had to abandon the neighborhood after pumps that supplied water to homes and hydrants failed during the blaze and only air came out. Fire officials later said five homes could have been saved if they had had water.
The reservoir facility will cost at least $5 million and is scheduled to be completed by June 2010, according to the Yorba Linda Water District.
The Times reported in January that the plan to build a reservoir to give the neighborhood a reliable water supply remained stalled in bureaucracy for years, even after thousands of homeowners paid for it through property taxes and the agency responsible for it had $9 million in an account ready to build it.
Water officials had planned to build the reservoir since 1978 but repeatedly delayed the project because they were uncertain how many homes developers ultimately planned to build in the neighborhood -- and, thus, how large to build the tank.
After the fire, residents who for years had complained of spotty water service filed legal claims against the water district and the city, saying that if the reservoir had been built decades ago as promised, their homes might have been saved.
Water officials expedited the project in recent months, moving past land-use and environmental regulations.
"We're glad to see it finally get into construction," said Ken Vecchiarelli, general manager of the Yorba Linda Water District.
But even when the gravity-fed system is completed, there will be no guarantee every home will be protected, water officials said, as demand can exceed supply in a large-scale blaze.#
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-reservoir18-2009may18,0,3292960.story?track=rss
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