![]() ![]() They also have a huge groundwater aquifer to store and distribute water, and they have an innovative groundwater replenishment system to top off the aquifer. That’s because, unlike districts to the south, north and central county have access Santa Ana River water. While most of south Orange County relies on imports for 90% or more of its water, the north and central parts of the county import only about 25% of their water. Additionally, the growing stock of recycled wastewater, typically used for irrigation, is easing the pressures of demand. ![]() ![]() It says it can handle the drought with no water-use restrictions on imported water at least through 2021.Īlso helping the current outlook is a dramatic reduction in per capita water consumption, thanks to campaigns and incentives for low-flow showerheads and toilets as well as for drought-proof landscaping. Metropolitan reports that it has roughly 13 times more water stored in reservoirs and aquifers than it had in the 1990s. “Southern California, because of its investments, is in much better shape than most of the rest of the state.” “The good news is that Metropolitan has more water storage than ever,” he said at the forum, hosted by the South Orange County Economic Coalition. His district receives imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and distributes it to local agencies in the county. “The bad news for California as a whole and the West overall is that we’re in a serious drought,” said Rob Hunter, general manager of the Municipal Water District of Orange County. ![]()
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