Water Conservation Still Necessary For Carlsbad Residents

CARLSBAD, CA — Though recent rains have helped, the city of Carlsbad is still striving to conserve water.

The rains have helped, but conservation is still needed, according to the Carlsbad City Manager's office.

"There are a couple of reasons – one of which is that we are dealing with three years’ worth of extremely dry conditions,"City Manager Scott Chadwick said. "So, a few weeks of heavy rain is not enough."

Southern California's water comes from both Northern California, where rains have been captured by reservoirs, and also the areas feeding into the Colorado River, which still remain very dry.

"The San Diego region has invested heavily in creating new water supplies, so we do not depend on any single source like we were in the 1990s," Chadwick said in his recent newsletter to the city. "Creating water supplies we can control locally is a big part of the strategy. I’m proud that Carlsbad has long been a leader in promoting local sources, such as water recycling and desalination."

You can learn more about this on the San Diego County Water Authority website.