he served as senior attorney as the national environmental defense county and was a member of the,m oren municipal water protection district for years. he was instrumental in negotiating the, san jaquin, refr river. we think this will be one of biggest restorations in our nation. please welcome me in welcoming. ja rad. >> welcome susan and welcome to all of you. the first or worst fear of any water manager is running out of water. i lerned that in my four years at,m oren, county the water district serves about 230 thousand people in that county and it's an agency that almost ran out of water in the 1977 drought and despite major investments in imported water supplies and water recycling the fact is they have been operating in a water supply deficit. thankfully for that period we've almost always had above average rain fall. if that occurred today, those residents despite all their plumbing facilities and other efficiency measures would have to reduce demand an additional 70 percent in order to keep from running out of water. the choices faces, them like many in the west are not easy and

i lerned that in my four years at,m oren, county the water district serves about 230 thousand people in that county and it's an agency that almost ran out of water in the 1977 drought and despite major investments in imported water supplies and water recycling the fact is they have been operating in a water supply deficit. thankfully for that period we've almost always had above average rain fall. if that occurred today, those residents despite all their plumbing facilities and other efficiency measures would have to reduce demand an additional 70 percent in order to keep from running out of water. the choices faces, them like many in the west are not easy and certainly not cheap. you're going to find a common thread the area of cheap and easy solutions to water supply is over. consider the fact that,mufd, is sponsoring around 8 hundred dollars an acre foot if any of you are paying more than that for incentive programs i would love to know but that probably is setg the pace. the district is considering a plant on san francisco bay to diversify it's water supply, portfolio and supervi

. >>> wgn radio's oren samuelson marking a milestone this week. his 50th anniversary broadcasting agriculture anding ary business news for our sister station. governor pat quinn is one of the many fans. hedroped by the wgn radio studios this morning to join the celebration. >> the first 50 years are the toughest. and oren has shown that he has a golden voice and a servant's heart. have i been a fan for 50 years and 50 more? >> starting my second 50 today. >> at least 50 more. >> governor quinn has proclaimed today as oren samuelson day throughout illinois. >>> coming up on wgn news at noon, extending the cta red line. we will tell you about plans to add several stops to chicago's south side route. >> plus, when illinois senator calls for creating as many as five new gambling licenses for the state of illinois. >>> in medical watch, avoiding common mistakes at the doctor's office. how to get the answers that you need from your next doctor's visit. this is kate. when kate finishes her orange juice, she still won't have consumed all the vitamin c tha

he served as senior attorney as the national environmental defense county and was a member of the,m oren municipal water protection district for years. he was instrumental in negotiating the, san jaquin, refr river. we think this will be one of biggest restorations in our nation. please welcome me el