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Is Agriculture water rationing that far off?

Todays is : Thursday, 20 November 2008

Written by George Gale
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
(A water shortage could be declared)….The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors received a report on this year’s inadvertent water over-run at their Tuesday meeting. The over-run has been decreasing, but recently it has been reported above 100,000 acre-feet. The Board set in motion the process for a possible Declaration of a Supply Demand Imbalance for 2009. IID spokesperson Kevin Kelley said if the SDI is declared it would kick in a system of apportionment, which is a form of water rationing. Mike King, Water Department Manager, will submit a report to the Board at the August 19 meeting. That report will include a recommendation for the possible Declaration of a Supply Demand Imbalance for the next year.