Local Leaders Call for Bond Measure to Fix State Water System

Posted on: Monday, 21 July 2008, 18:00 CDT By Bradley J. Fikes, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. Jul. 19--The crippled Sacramento-San Joaquin delta estuary should be fixed with money from a state bond put on the November ballot, County water officials. If the critical link in the state's water supply is not restored, the leaders warned that California and especially San Diego County would face drastic restrictions on water use. The estuary supplies a third of San Diego County's water. "Water rationing for residents and businesses may soon be imposed in San Diego County," said Fern Steiner, chairwoman of the San Diego County Water Authority, which is endorsing the ballot measure. The authority imports most ofl the water consumed locally. Because San Diego County is literally at the end of the pipeline from the delta, it... [read full story]