
Supervisors join statewide effort to push for solutions to water shortages
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors today officially added
Riverside County to a statewide coalition of interests promulgating steps by
the state to expand water infrastructure and take other actions to prevent
water shortages during cyclical droughts, including the current one."Different (local) water companies are getting together on the same
page," board Chairman Jeff Hewitt said. "It gives me hope they'll find
solutions sooner than later."The board unanimously approved a resolution declaring that
California's "current water system requires extraordinary investment and
operational changes to provide sufficient water supplies for today and the
future generations of Californians."The resolution establishes the county's membership in the Solve the
Water Crisis E