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On the global front earlier this week: a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand.  Today, over 80 percent of the city’s municipal water customers are still without fresh water.

Around the world, lack of clean water causes millions of deaths each year. In Haiti, as a result of last year’s earthquake, residents are now suffering from a waterborne cholera epidemic.  To assure this doesn’t happen in New Zealand, experts are weighing in on what infrastructure is at risk, how repairs will be conducted and where emergency water sources can be obtained.

Read more here about their findings and tips on how to keep your water safe after an earthquake:

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It looks like our dry La Niña will be turning the spigot back on this week, bringing some much needed precipitation to Southern California.  With the coming rains, Central Basin would like to remind everyone to turn off any outdoor irrigation devices.  We won’t need to water our lawns or our landscaping this week.  Mother Nature apparently is going to take care of that for us.  Visit our website today and see how else you can “Shut Your Tap!”   Water conservation is the job of all Californians!

Water has long been a substantial issue in California as our state grapples with how to provide it to all of our residents. Central Basin’s Water Blog is devoted to keeping our readers up to date on the latest developments regarding water policy.

While most of the attention in California this year has been rightfully centered on our budget concerns facing the state, one of California’s leading political writers thinks the issue of water is about to become very prominent in California. Read what he has to say in the Sacramento Bee.

If recent statements from the Brown Administration’s top official on Delta matters are any indication, it appears the answer could be yes.

Central Basin serves 2 million people living in 24 cities and unincorporated areas of southeast L.A. County. Our priority is to ensure that our residents have access to high quality drinking water.

An article in today’s Oroville Mercury-Register  indicates that the state is looking for ways to increase availablity to Southern California. Check it out here:  “Delta water chief: Canal will be built”

For decades, Central Basin has been a leader in water conservation. With a wide range of programs in place, we continue to find new and innovative ways to raise awareness about one of our most valuable assets: water.

In our recent partnership with Park Water Company, we are helping to bring High Efficiency Toilets (HETs) straight to your door, free of charge. Open to qualifying residents in the Park Water/Central Basin service area, this program could provide a new model for future conservation. Check out the news story here: news story . To find out if you qualify, please visit Park Water’s website.

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Construction on Phase I of the Southeast Water Reliability Project (SWRP) is now complete in the City of Pico Rivera.  

SWRP will reduce regional demand on imported water by 25% by delivering more than 5 billion gallons of recycled water annually. SWRP also provided a positive economic impact by creating nearly 300 jobs and injecting $2 million in local tax revenue.

Check out coverage of SWRP in this month’s Pico Rivera Profile.