14 Nov, 2009
Sacramento to Orange County–You’ve Got Water?
Posted by: Beach Reporter In: beaches| california
Orange County Beaches– I just got off the phone with a girlfriend from Sacramento who realized this wasn’t her day to water her plants in the yard. Under water rationing restrictions imposed by the city, Sacramento requires residents to hold off and only water every other Saturday, she said.
I was fairly surprised. There’s no rationing going on in my beach town, and I asked her why her water is being rationed in a delta area with water everywhere, while my semi-arid desert home has no rationing at all.
“That’s what I’d like to know,” she said. We both scratched our heads.
Water is one issue the governor of California (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is pinning his great hopes on to create a legacy after he has departed office. Signing Legislative Bill SBX7 1 to rebuild California’s water system on Nov. 12, some legislators spoke about the debt of gratitude for making this come to pass, while others spoke about the debt. Creating an $11.14 billion bond to pay for his plan, few argue that California’s infrastructure and its water resources are in need of repair and financing to pay for California’s thirst now and in the future.
The bond which is called “The Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010″ is an $11.14 billion general obligation bond proposal is comprised of seven categories, including drought relief, water supply reliability, Delta sustainability, statewide water system operational improvement, conservation and watershed protection, groundwater protection and water quality, and water recycling and water conservation. See the fact sheet on this: http:// gov.ca.gov/fact-sheet/13823
