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Conservation Urged to Combat Water Shortage and Pump Shutdowns

San Diego County and most of Southern California were already dealing with water shortages before the fires started. Water agencies are dealing with pump shutdowns in the county, possible caused by th

San Diego County and most of Southern California were already dealing with water shortages before the fires started. Water agencies are dealing with pump shutdowns in the county, possible caused by the fires. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has this update.

Joyce : At this point we are focused on supporting our member agencies with the fires and maintaining their water supply deliveries. Not sure anyone has addressed the long term impacts of water use in fighting the fires. As far as a "don't use water" angle, the message for those who are not threatened by the fires is "don't use water", don't hose off the back patio or wash the car, just wait until all this is over and even then minimal use of water for clean up is critical.