ACWA SURVEY SHOWS CALIFORNIANS CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RELIABILITY, SUPPORT INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE

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December 13, 2011                        

ACWA SURVEY SHOWS CALIFORNIANS CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RELIABILITY, SUPPORT INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE

Southern California Water Committee Responds to Newly Released Poll Results

The Association of California Water Agencies released results today from a survey conducted by Field Research Corporation showing that 75 percent of voters are concerned about water and 84 percent agree the state has major water problems and needs to invest in infrastructure that will ensure a reliable water supply. The following is a statement from Rich Atwater, executive director of the Southern California Water Committee in response:

Los Angeles, CA--“Californians clearly recognize and support the need to invest in our water infrastructure. A healthy economy depends on a healthy water supply. Today the water for 23 million Californians, businesses and farms is ushered through the Delta by fragile, old levees that could breach in the event of an earthquake allowing saltwater to contaminate a critical freshwater supply. Until we invest in building a reliable water delivery system, such as those being explored through the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, we are in serious risk of losing a major portion of our water supply and along with it, jobs, environmental resources and other critical infrastructure.” 

Rich Atwater
Executive Director
Southern California Water Committee

SCWC has recently launched a regional public education and outreach program focused on the vulnerabilities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the solutions offered with implementation of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. More information on the program, entitled “Delta Disrupted,” can be obtained at http://www.socalwater.org/delta-disrupted. 

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Established in 1984, the Southern California Water Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public education partnership dedicated to informing Southern Californians about our water needs and our state’s water resources. Spanning Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, Ventura and Kern Counties, the SCWC’s members include representatives from business, government, agriculture, water agencies, labor and the general public. Visit us at www.socalwater.org and find us on Facebook.