Hundreds of local water suppliers are asking for an end to restrictions requiring steep cuts in water use, saying “the drought emergency has been substantially alleviated.”
AP
California water districts believe the state's brutal drought emergency is over and want officials to end the restrictions that forced steep water cutbacks and prompted big fines.
The Association of California Water Districts, an organization that represents hundreds of local agencies, made the request last week in a letter. Association Special Projects Manager David Bolland reiterated the request during a public comment workshop Wednesday.
The letter argues that "surface water supplies are clearly available to water agencies statewide" and "the drought emergency has been substantially alleviated."
"[The Association] believes it is time to end the State Water Board's mandatory water use restrictions statewide," the letter concludes. "Continuing to ask Californians to sustain heroic water conservation efforts that are disproportionate to actual water supply conditions."
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