| Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today
issued the following statement after the Department of Water
Resources released its final snow survey of 2008 showing
snowpack water content at only 67 percent of normal:
"Today's snow survey findings further underscore the need
for action now. I have proposed a comprehensive approach to
address our statewide water crisis that includes water
conservation, more surface and groundwater storage and new
investments in our aging water infrastructure. These actions
are vital to protect our environment, economy and quality of
life. I know that legislative leaders share my goal of
comprehensive water reform, but time is running out. The
longer we wait; the worse our situation becomes."
With two years in a row of below-average rainfall, very
low snowmelt runoff and the largest court-ordered water
transfer restrictions in state history, the Governor is
concerned that many California communities are facing the
very real possibility of water shortages and mandatory
rationing this summer.
For more information on DWR's snow survey, go to
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/current/snow/ |
