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We Need Water.
The drought demands our immediate attention and action.
As Crestview Mutual Water Company shareholders, we have the luxury to own a private utility with groundwater extraction rights. We have relied on these extraction rights to meet water needs and – for 70 years – Crestview has provided safe, affordable water to its shareholders through the building and maintenance of six local wells. However, one of our remaining two wells is over 30 years old and will run dry. A new well is the only hope we have of securing safe, clean water for our families and homes. We no longer have the luxury of ignoring the drought. Failure to take this seriously will be disastrous.
Turning on your faucet and hearing nothing but the sound of sucking air is not an imaginary threat. Across the state of California, groundwater levels are dropping, and aging wells are running dry. Since 2015, over 4500 wells in California have run dry. California tracks state-wide water well performance to inform agencies on drought impacts on household and certain agricultural water supplies, and a troubling trend has emerged: The number of dry wells reported is increasing at an alarming rate. From January to July 2022, over 600 wells in the state of California ran dry, a 123% increase over the same period last year. https://mydrywell.water.ca.gov/report/. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, “communities reliant on shallow wells for drinking water are vulnerable.” The PPIC recommends “groundwater agencies and local partners identify susceptible locations and implement rapid solutions, including drilling deeper wells and preparing tanks for water deliveries before wells go dry.” https://www.ppic.org/blog/commentary-how-better-data-can-help-california-avoid-a-drinking-water-crisis/.
As owners of a private utility with groundwater extraction rights, we can avoid the peril others are facing around the state. We already know we are in a location plagued by drought. And we already have solid plans in place to drill deeper wells to serve us for decades to come. We just need to act.
It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. All relevant state agencies, including the department, the state board, and the State Department of Public Health, shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and criteria are pertinent to the uses of water described in this section.
- California Water Code §106.3 (a),(b).
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1 This website was created by Crestview Shareholders, for Crestview Shareholders, to provide concrete information, relevant documents, and regulations in one place so that all shareholders can understand how our water needs are met, what risks are involved in well operations, and what we need to do to secure our access to water.
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