California’s drought emergency
- From: Vol 9, Issue 6 (June 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: United States
- Related Companies: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, California Department of Water Resources and Golden State Water Company
The drought has forced Schwarzenegger to take drastic action, writes Kath Shandling. His USD11.9 billion bond proposal will be ballotted in November.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state- wide drought emergency earlier this month – the first since 1991. The move comes on the back of two straight years of below-average rainfall, low snowmelt run- off, and the largest court-ordered water transfer restriction in the country.
The California Department of Water Resources has been directed to facilitate appropriate water transfers to respond ...
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