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Water For A althy Economy A fe,affordable and sufficient into our underground water supply, Farmers have used water from water supply is fundamental reducing its quality. the Calaveras River since well before for the economic prosperity Our groundwater supply is the District was formed. Beginning in of the city of Stockton and the Eastern deteriorating and declining. 1978,we have treated Calaveras River San Joaquin County farming area. In 1971,the State Legislature water for urban use.We supply it to Securing and protecting that water mandated Stockton East Water District your retail water purveyor,either the supply is the responsibility of the to develop additional surface water City of Stockton,the County of San Stockton East Water District(SEWD). resources and to replenish the region's Joaquin or the California Water When many people think of water, underground water supply.To do this, Service Company. they think of their personal use— we need to import river water to offset We are working to bring addi- cooking,cleaning,watering the lawn the use of wells. tional surface water to our service and flowers.But a reliable water Live Oak Road area.We have a contract with the supply is also very important in nurturing our Eight Mile Road regional federal F t economy. z s x £99 u, s, rr `j ppy a Bureau of Most of s ` 's ! f ' u ZL�' S y Reclamation for x ; � r��ti �� x u •'� j the water used s IAF 3r water from New in the Stockton lones Reservoir on /f East Water r the Staruslaus River. i NtoCkr 2 kms'"' However,the government has District is pumped from x , x 4 R not honored this contract.We have underground had to go to court to make them pro- by "<na by thousands Delta r � vide us with the water promised,but of wells.Over the asscourt cases take a long time to decide. years,more water has been rk+ Stockton In the meantime,we continue to pumped from this basin East work with local,state,and federal than is replaced by rainfall.Too !�Rf fiagencies as well as members of the much pumping allows saltier Water community to develop the additional water from the Delta to intrude french Camp District water supplies our region needs. This information is presented by the Stockton East Water District in order to better inform the public about the vital importance of reliable water supplies for our regional economy and the District's vigorous efforts to secure additional neces- sary water resources.If you would like more information,please contact the Stockton East Water District at(209)948-0333. Stockton East Water District 6767 East Main Street• P.O.Box 5157 9 Stockton,CA 95205-0157