Post by Tiffie on Jul 24, 2007 17:05:19 GMT -1
...are getting ka-oodles of rain, we're in a drought!
Drought Emergency Declared for Riverside County
KESQ.com news services
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency in Riverside County Thursday, saying drought conditions have reduced water availability and caused millions of dollars in crop damage.
"I am directing the Office of Emergency Services and all other key state agencies to help provide immediate assistance to water agencies in Riverside County under the State Natural Disaster Assistance Act to drill new water wells or modify existing wells as needed, and provide other assistance to local governments under the California Disaster Assistance Act," Schwarzenegger said.
The county Board of Supervisors declared a local state of emergency Tuesday and asked Schwarzenegger to issue a state proclamation. The board also asked the federal government to issue a disaster declaration for the area.
"The situation in Riverside County shows how precarious California's water infrastructure is and underscores the need for a comprehensive plan for conveyance, storage and conservation," Schwarzenegger said. "The decreasing Sierra Nevada snow pack and declining conditions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, combined with our rising population, will make it increasingly more difficult to maintain adequate water supplies in California."
Riverside County officials estimated that the drought has caused $4 million in crop damage. Schwarzenegger's emergency proclamation notes that range lands and pastures have dried out, and livestock have been shipped outside the state, causing a "significant economic loss."
The governor also ordered the Office of Emergency Services to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare an agricultural disaster, which would make federal funding available to the area.
www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=6814901
Share some of that wet!
*resumes being slowly roasted and blinded by the direct and unending sunshine*
Drought Emergency Declared for Riverside County
KESQ.com news services
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency in Riverside County Thursday, saying drought conditions have reduced water availability and caused millions of dollars in crop damage.
"I am directing the Office of Emergency Services and all other key state agencies to help provide immediate assistance to water agencies in Riverside County under the State Natural Disaster Assistance Act to drill new water wells or modify existing wells as needed, and provide other assistance to local governments under the California Disaster Assistance Act," Schwarzenegger said.
The county Board of Supervisors declared a local state of emergency Tuesday and asked Schwarzenegger to issue a state proclamation. The board also asked the federal government to issue a disaster declaration for the area.
"The situation in Riverside County shows how precarious California's water infrastructure is and underscores the need for a comprehensive plan for conveyance, storage and conservation," Schwarzenegger said. "The decreasing Sierra Nevada snow pack and declining conditions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, combined with our rising population, will make it increasingly more difficult to maintain adequate water supplies in California."
Riverside County officials estimated that the drought has caused $4 million in crop damage. Schwarzenegger's emergency proclamation notes that range lands and pastures have dried out, and livestock have been shipped outside the state, causing a "significant economic loss."
The governor also ordered the Office of Emergency Services to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare an agricultural disaster, which would make federal funding available to the area.
www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=6814901
Share some of that wet!
*resumes being slowly roasted and blinded by the direct and unending sunshine*
One by one the penguins steal my sanity.