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I checked reservoir levels just now:<br>
Lexington (2nd largest reservoir) is at 19.2 % of capacity. <br>
Uvas is at 9.2 %.<br>
Chesbro is at 4.0 %<br>
Calero is at 45.5 %<br>
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Thankfully, the largest reservoir we have, Anderson, is at 62.9 %
since that is where water deliveries from the State Water Project
eventually arrive. <br>
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Yet, I have read that most of Silicon Valley is not conserving water
as requested. In fact, the average useage in San Jose had gone up.
We seem to be ill prepared... maybe incapable of thinking about
it... to deal with an extended drought. Is it time to shame our
neighbors? Is it time to shame our City Officials? <br>
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And, there is a real surprise waiting for us all. Since all of the
water infrastructure including it's operations, is funded by a user
fee, when the usage drops, the per unit fees will have to rise just
to cover costs. One Bay Area Water district has already decided to
deal with this by implementing a "Drought Surcharge." <br>
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"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and y $ou
don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth"
- <i>Roberto Clemente</i></div>
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