Water Conservation
Your May 18 editorial, “Serving Water Needs of All,” indicates that all interests must be full partners in the process, or Cal-Fed is bound to fail. Unfortunately, those of us who are interested in serious conservation solutions and who have studied Cal-Fed’s draft plans already feel that way.
California agriculture, which already uses 80% of the state’s developed water supply and which gets water at artificially low contract pricing from public agencies, could solve California’s water supply problems for the future with only a 10% improvement in water conservation. Urban areas have already proved that 30% reductions can occur with serious conservation efforts and tiered water pricing. Cal-Fed has a responsibility to promote meaningful agricultural water conservation instead of recommending another multibillion-dollar Peripheral Canal, which will only make the Delta water quality problems a continuing issue for the next generation.
NICK DI CROCE
Board of Governors
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