Unexpected surplus means new decisions for MWD

In more drought news, the Whittier Daily News ran this story in Sunday’s paper as a  follow-up to their recent op-ed. With Southern California now receiving 50% of its normal allocation from the State Water Project, and with above average rainfall reported for the year, the Metropolitan Water District will now have an unexpected surplus of water that they must decide what to do with.

While we hope that at least some of this surplus will be used to replenish our dangerously low groundwater reservoirs, from the sound of it, MWD is more interested in storing it all away for future use. Read more here.

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2 Comments

1. rnoel on 29.07.2010 at 10:33 (Reply)

   I would hope that MWD would store any surplus water…California is a desert after all and heavily populated too. Doesn’t sound like they are in touch with reality though and future planning.

2. 55 gallon water barrel on 06.08.2010 at 13:08 (Reply)

   There seems to always be an argument like this when it comes to political use of natural resources and the public good. It’s difficult to say who is on the “right” side of the discussion. Replenishment always sounds like a good idea, in that it helps the supply side of the economic equation and therefore makes water cheaper. But then if it’s cheaper, people tend to waste it more.

   Hopefully, the right decision will be made for all Californians. We need our water.

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