Most of us probably take water for granted. We turn on the tap to fill a glass or casually turn on a hose to keep our plants green and our flowers blooming. We don't worry about taking a leisurely hot shower or about our children drinking from a fountain at school. We have only to think back a few years to recall what happens in drought conditions. When water is scarce, quality of life is greatly diminished.
Water rationing, forced or even voluntary, makes living here a chore and a bore.
Droughts are a fact of nature, and just because we didn't have one this year, doesn't mean we won't have one next year. Water doesn't just magically appear and there isn't an endless supply. Water is bought, sold, tested, promised, procured, allotted, and pumped out of the ground. Most importantly for us, water is managed. The Santa Clarita Valley is growing rapidly and the demand for water is escalating.