Water Bond Vote

at the mouth of a violent week in playa del rey the incoming tide swirls and slabs of broken concrete steering of a battered styrofoam cup a sign on a nearby fence war and mussels from these waters are unfit for human consumption david now high is a member of the los angeles regional water quality control board he looks out and buy on a creek one of the most contaminated water weighs in la county and the nearby wetlands as a state official can't take a position on ballot measures that no high says the cleanup and conserve water in a number of ways deals with the savage nation looking into that avenue is once affecting the supply of water and making sure that we have new uses part of the money states have to go through the cycling reclamation and the development of other water sources new conservation measures you should find out of course a weapons assault so it's a it's a very broad sweep among other things proposition fifty would earmark four hundred and thirty five million dollars for safe drinking water projects like

water treatment and contaminate removal it would also spent millions of dollars on projects to prevent pollution capture storm water and refill underground aquifers nine hundred and fifty million dollars would go to purchase and restore wetlands and there's much more this grab bag makes proposition fifty opponents uncomfortable test done is director of water resources for the california farm bureau we did not dispute that there's water bond from that program then that overall what we were concerned where it is that they've wanted going back out to the voters of california claiming to deal with the water supply issue the beginning that that create any new water the water quality boards david now hyatt says to get the measure approved by a majority of voters its supporters will need to explain how water quality and open space are related to the availability of water he says this is easier to see in an urban environment like los angeles the resort it organized on the ground

surface the asphalt concrete roof tops the surfaces cannot absorb the water as a result when we have trained for fifty percent of it it's completely wasted you go straight into the storm drain system in doing that it also acts as a conveyance that was taking all of the pollutants and contaminants that we have on our streets so says they're high the water doesn't do what it would do naturally get filtered by the soil as it seeps into underground awkward first where could be tapped for reuse opponents of prop fifty say they're not opposed to cleaning up the water they just want more investment in infrastructure ted cost is chair of the california taxpayers coalition there's nothing about having no damage prop fifty supporters say these days having a reliable water supply is about more than just dance and

reservoirs small aquatic center in pasadena metropolitan water district vice president of dunne ortega has just finished an early mornings when i think that some opponents of the bond of understanding of southern california infrastructure means restoring a reprise of the water so that we can store water for example and reclaim it and dry seasons they don't understand it it means water recycling facilities the infrastructure doesn't need to me among those public works that cost billions of billions of dollars meanwhile top fifty opponent head pastor says without new reservoirs there will be any place to put water saved by conservation and other duties ortega says there are currently plenty of underground basins where water could be stored if we clean them up or keep them from getting polluted or they'd also says dams and reservoirs are expensive and can damage the environment so many water districts are eager to invest in other options ortega's as prop fifty is also important because it would provide funds for the cal fed project the project help southern

california get water from the san francisco bay delta while protecting wildlife if we don't fund cal fed one of the big problems we get into is if we start suing each other the environmentalist mean the city the city is suing environmentalist and the farmers and one of wait all day back at bio weapons the water quality boards david know high points out that unlike previous water bonds property wasn't put on the ballot by state legislators and that could be a sticking point and among its backers are a handful of developers who could benefit substantially from the measure some people believed that its suspect because various coastal property owning companies have donated substantial amounts of money in order to get proper fifty on the ballot playa capital owns land that used to be part of the bio no wetlands it has given more than eight hundred thousand dollars to a political action committee that supports prop fifty other backers include the irvine ranch company and signal landmark which owns the mesa of the bulls the chico weapons advocates of prop

fifty say there's no guarantee that landowners who've contributed to the measure would benefit from it they also say despite the weak economy this is a good time for the state to take on a bond because interest rates are at historic lows but opponents worry that the state has already taken on too much debt and they say they fear that if this measure doesn't take care of the state's water needs the public might not want to float another water bond in the future for kpcc news i'm gail says that sale by owner creek