What is the Water Authority doing to minimize potential impacts from drought?
Enhancing water reliability has been a primary focus of the Water Authority for the past 15 years. At the time of San Diego’s last major drought (1987-1992), the region imported 95 percent of its water from a single supplier, MWD. Over-reliance on one provider made the San Diego region vulnerable to reductions in water deliveries. Since then, the San Diego County Water Authority and its member agencies have significantly diversified and improved the reliability of the region’s water supply. Aggressive conservation programs, new local and imported supplies, and improved infrastructure provide the region with growing resources and flexibility to cope with dry conditions. Over the last year, the Water Authority has moved 50,000 acre-feet of water into local storage, and another 51,000 acre-feet of water was saved region wide through conservation programs. In addition, the region will receive 71,500 acre-feet of new and reliable imported supplies this year from the historic Colorado River
