ALABAMA: Jerry Brown talks at a press conference after the governor met San Diego civic leaders to discuss the ongoing drought and conservation. Along with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer were over a dozen notable civic leaders.San Diego County and other parts of the state may get some flexibility in complying with California’s rigorous water conservation mandate, Gov. Jerry Brown hinted.
Meeting at San Diego City Hall with local political, business and water industry leaders, Brown said conservation would continue with some modifications once his emergency mandate expires in February. Media were admitted to the meeting near the end.
Since details of the mandatory conservation program were announced in May, numerous water agencies in San Diego County have said they are hurt by inflexible rules that don’t account for water reliability programs, such as the desalination plant soon to open in Carlsbad.
