Governor’s task force recommends 40% reduction in per capita water use by 2050
August 20, 2008 by Editor
Filed under Advocacy, The Southwest
SAN FRANCISCO- The California Legislature is debating a bill that would aim to reduce the per capita use of water by 20 percent by the year 2020. It is an ambitious goal. But it is only the start. The governor’s delta task force is recommending a 40 percent reduction in per-capita water use by 2050, and more after that. Conservation is no longer just a civic virtue. It is fast emerging as a statewide necessity. There is no longer the assurance that a healthy snowpack in March means a healthy water supply come May.
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Source: San Francisco Gate
Legislative package to address California’s water and environmental needs
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Senate passes bill to protect Great Lakes
August 6, 2008 by Editor
Filed under Great Lakes Region, The Midwest
CHICAGO — Efforts to protect the Great Lakes from those who may covet their vast quantities of water for an increasingly thirsty world took a major step forward Friday as the Senate passed legislation endorsing the Great Lakes Basin Compact.
The broad multi-state agreement would ban most diversion of Great Lakes water to any place outside the basin and would mandate conservation efforts inside it. Despite what some criticized as significant loopholes in the measure, House leaders said the bill would be a priority after the five-week congressional recess, and President Bush has said he would sign it.
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Source: The Chicago Tribune
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