Folsom Dam

Let’s just say it! California has lots of water right now, even before the rainy season really gets going.

Those of you who read the Water Cooler might be surprised we are telling you this, because we are constantly sharing with you ways to conserve water.

But right now, we have lots of it.

Central Basin’s David Hill reported to a community water roundtable this month that the dams that hold water in Northern California are 120% of normal and that the Colorado River Storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead is 16% higher than it was last year. Check it out for yourself.

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United States House of Representatives

Like many of you, we have watched with disappointment while Congress is unable to agree on a federal budget deficit program. We continue to recommend that any budget deficit program should include infrastructure spending.

Much of our nation’s urban water infrastructure is getting old and is in need of replacement. And there are many other projects that can developed that would both improve our ability to store and deliver water to you, as well as put people to work.

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Students prepare for Solar Cup 2012

Gray skies and chilly temperatures did not stop local high school students from kicking off their participation in the 10th Annual Solar Cup Competition this past weekend. Students from Warren High School in Downey, Paramount High School West, Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, La Mirada High School, Norwalk High School and the Southeast Regional Occupational Program met in Claremont on Saturday to begin assembling their boats. They may have a long ways to go before they’re

Students work together to build solar powered boats

ready for the races in May; but based on the positive attitudes, enthusiasm and dedication the students showed Saturday, this year’s competition is sure to be a year to remember! 

Haven’t heard of Solar Cup before? More information about the annual event is after the jump.

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Julian Hinds Pumping Plant

Water is coming to the forefront in the news and we couldn’t agree more on its importance. This past weekend an article in the Los Angeles Times highlighted the increasing cost of providing imported water to Southern California. Our region imports nearly half of the water we use and although last year California’s reservoirs and aqueducts received robust water supplies, increasing power costs and the impact of climate change will continue to increase the cost of imported water.

The rising cost of imported water requires that we look at alternatives to ensure that our region’s water supply remains affordable and reliable. This creates a need for the development of groundwater storage plans. It is one of the most cost effective ways to ensure the reliability of water to our region.

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For the Record

November 9, 2011

Working with a vendor, the Central Basin Municipal Water District has been seeking to communicate information across web-based platforms about our programs and policy initiatives in an effort to combat the Water Replenishment District’s cyber spreading of inaccurate information on fake websites designed to purposefully mislead the public. It is important to stress that the information related to the Central Basin Municipal Water District posted on the News Hawks Review website was true and accurate and reflected positive Central Basin announcements and policy initiatives and did not contain information designed to mislead the public about Central Basin’s substantive policies or the policies of other water districts.

Central Basin was not aware of issues related to the backgrounds of the individuals whose names appeared alongside the stories and had no knowledge of their biographies until it was brought to our attention, at which point the News Hawks website lost its Google Certification and Central Basin’s vendor discontinued using the website.

Central Basin is committed to maintaining a strong education and outreach effort and will continue to disseminate information to inform its customers and the public about important water issues.

Here are links to several various misleading online platforms (known as cybersquatting) sponsored by the Water Replenishment District:

www.centralbasin.net

www.central-basin.com

 www.centralbasinreplenishment.org