ACWA President urges comprehensive water package

July 25, 2007
Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) President Randy Fiorini appeared at a news conference today with Governor Schwarzenegger to call for swift action to advance a comprehensive water package this year. President Fiorini made the following statement about the importance of a comprehensive water package to Southern California: "We all know it's a record dry year here in Southern California. ACWA commends Long Beach for its stellar record of local resource development, using the...

• Lauds Long Beach for local resource development

LONG BEACH, CA, July 23, 2007 -- Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) President Randy Fiorini appeared at a news conference today with Governor Schwarzenegger to call for swift action to advance a comprehensive water package this year.

President Fiorini made the following statement about the importance of a comprehensive water package to Southern California: "We all know it's a record dry year here in Southern California. ACWA commends Long Beach for its stellar record of local resource development, using the latest technology to stretch existing water supplies with desalination, water recycling, groundwater, and water use efficiency.

"But conservation alone won't solve the problems we are facing on a statewide level. A key source of water for Southern California is at risk, and that risk continues to grow.

"California relies on water conveyed through the Delta for 2/3 of its water supply. But the Delta is broken and it is literally one big storm or one big earthquake away from disaster. That would leave Southern California without a major water supply source - with very real consequences for the economy, environment and lifestyle we all take for granted.

"The Delta sounds far away, but it matters as much as anything in your backyard. It's not just a Northern California problem. It's very much a Southern California problem - and indeed it's a statewide problem.

"That's why ACWA members support a comprehensive plan to invest in our water system. The plan must include investments in surface water storage, conveyance improvements that work for water users and the environment, and expanded conservation.

"In the words of President Kennedy, 'If not us, who? If not now when?' The time is now to act on a comprehensive water plan."

ACWA is a statewide association whose 450 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California.

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