The news gets worse when you consider the effects on other sectors of the economy and in particular the water industry. Electrical power makes up a significant portion of the District' budget because it takes a lot of energy to pump water uphill and we do a lot of that here in the Crescenta Valley to get water to customers' homes and businesses. Furthermore, the problem will be worse this summer when much more water is used in addition to all the air conditioning power loads. So conserving water saves electricity directly and it will be of the utmost importance for the good of our community to be especially frugal with water and electricity this summer. Finally, on the issue of rolling blackouts, the District is well prepared.
Gravity works in our favor here.
We have enough reservoir capacity in our system which supplies water by gravity such that several hours of power blackouts will not interrupt your water service. In any case, low water use by our customers will again be extremely helpful during a rolling blackout. Please pass the word.