And on 27 February this year, the former action movie hero declared a full-blown, state-wide state of emergency to deal with the current water shortage: California is currently suffering its third consecutive year of drought (2008 delivered the driest spring and summer on record).
The current water treatment process is like "using a fishing net to sanitise water", he said.
To overcome this, she said, a city must "unhook the current water from its history".
But several factors have combined to make the current water crisis more acute than those of recent years.
Most people think that the current water system can cope with urban growth far into the future.
The New Yorker, December 31 , 1949P. 24 REPORTER AT LARGE about N. Y. City's water systems, past & present, & about the current water shortage.
By Brendan Gill The New Yorker, December 31 , 1949P. 24 REPORTER AT LARGE about N. Y. City's water systems, past & present, & about the current water shortage.
WHEN it comes to the current water crisis, there are two outlooks in Westchester County: reservoir half-empty, and reservoir half-full.
The developers say that the current water supply is insufficient and that they are working feverishly to ensure adequate water by the time residents move in.
But rainwater harvesting has taken a backseat to drilling and the use of modern pumps and tube wells, which draw too heavily on the finite groundwater supply, the biggest contributor to the current water crisis.
The Rockefeller State Park Preserve didn't exist when the current water tank was built, and the village hopes to build its new tank in the park. Park lovers say no.
