(Oct. 30, 2008, The Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California said Thursday that it plans to cut water deliveries to their second-lowest level ever next year, raising the prospect of rationing for cities and less planting by farmers.
The Department of Water Resources projects that it will deliver just 15 percent of the amount that local [...]
For the first time ever, certain developments are being curtailed or slowed in California because there isn’t enough water to support them, reported The New York Times:
“The water in our state is not sufficient to add more demand,” said Lester Snow, the director of the California Department of Water Resources. “And that now means that [...]
There’s a growing rift between those who set water policy and developers who must follow these policies to the ‘t’, and it’s not going to get any better any time soon. There was an interesting article in the San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday, titled “Builders Facing Water Pressure“, about this very issue.
When the economy [...]
