GROUP TO PUSH WATER PLAN DRAFT DOCUMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT PUBLIC MEETING.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer PALMDALE -- An Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley planning group will discuss regional water usage issues this week in a public stakeholder meeting. The group seeks to advance the draft of an Antelope Valley Water Plan at the meeting, which will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Lancaster City Hall. The planning group is made up of representatives of several water agencies and public officials. The group released a draft of its water plan last month. The plan calls for increasing supply, promoting conservation, improving water quality and providing environmental safeguards. The water plan would satisfy state grant requirements. Unabated population growth and the driest season in recorded history Recorded history can be defined as history that has been written down or recorded by the use of language, whereas history is a more general term referring simply to information about the past.[1] It starts in the 4th millennium BC, with the invention of writing. have put a spotlight on regional water usage issues. Rainfall from July 1, 2006, to June 30 measured just 0.65 of an inch in Palmdale and 1.4 inches in Lancaster, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Weather Service. Normal rainfall for both cities for the same time period is more than 7 inches. The meeting will include presentations by the groups from Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. that city officials say have addressed similar challenges. A draft of the water plan can be viewed on the Internet at www.avwaterplan.org. gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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