City of San Diego's Water Crisis

About 90% of San Diego's water supply is imported. In 2006, the City completed a Water Reuse Study which examines different alternatives for using more recycled water. The City Attorney is urging the public to read the report to become better informed about this issue. San Diegans will be asked to make some hard decisions in the very near future about how to maintain our water supply.

2006 City Water Reuse Study
Abbreviated version of the 2006 Water Reuse Study (PDF: 4.2Mb)

12/28/07	City Attorney’s Proposed Water Shortage Emergency Ordinance December 28, 2007 (PDF: 76K)
12/14/07	Interim Remedial Federal Court Order, December 14, 2007, Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne (PDF: 776K)
09/21/07	Memorandum to Mayor and City Council, Declaration of a Water Shortage Emergency September 21, 2007 (PDF: 17K)
09/21/07	Background Information Distributed to the News Media September 21, 2007 (PDF: 5Mb)
09/20/07	Memorandum to Public Works, Declaration of Water Shortage Emergency September 20, 2007 (PDF: 13K)