Gayle Anderson was live at Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet in southwest Riverside County to see the region's dwindling water storage accounts to illustrate the region-wide water saving call as we head into the summer.
Beginning July 1, Southland consumers and business for the first time in 18 years will face mandatory water conservation restrictions, a reflection of the region's limited water reserves and worsening environmental and regulatory conditions in Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Diamond Valley Lake, which is the largest surface water storage reservoir in Southern California, provides the best visual to tell this story.
Today, the lake is only 42 percent full. Due to low lake levels, private boat launches from the lake's marina have been suspended because water levels have left the boat launch ramp high and dry. In fact, dry cracked mud flats now span the area between the docks and the end of the boat ramps.
If you're wondering what you can do to save water, the Metropolitan Water District maintains a web site: www.bewaterwise.com or e-mail: Metropolitan External Affairs at californiafriendly@mwdh2o.com or call 1-877-CFLIFE 1 (1-877-235-4331) which provide excellent information about water-saving tips, guides and rebate information. It also prominently features the Metropolitan Water District's water reserve gauge.
Beginning July 1, Southland consumers and business for the first time in 18 years will face mandatory water conservation restrictions, a reflection of the region's limited water reserves and worsening environmental and regulatory conditions in Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Diamond Valley Lake, which is the largest surface water storage reservoir in Southern California, provides the best visual to tell this story.
Today, the lake is only 42 percent full. Due to low lake levels, private boat launches from the lake's marina have been suspended because water levels have left the boat launch ramp high and dry. In fact, dry cracked mud flats now span the area between the docks and the end of the boat ramps.
If you're wondering what you can do to save water, the Metropolitan Water District maintains a web site: www.bewaterwise.com or e-mail: Metropolitan External Affairs at californiafriendly@mwdh2o.com or call 1-877-CFLIFE 1 (1-877-235-4331) which provide excellent information about water-saving tips, guides and rebate information. It also prominently features the Metropolitan Water District's water reserve gauge.
