Carol Kwan vies for re-election to water board
Carol Kwan, photo courtesy WBMWB At the bottom of the ballot on Nov. 4 there’s a contest that few voters may know much about, but it affects something they use every day and that’s water. Since 1996, Carol Kwan has served on the West Basin Municipal Water District representing the South Bay. If she wins re-election on Nov 6, Kwan would embark on her fifth consecutive four-year term. While they normally fall below the public eye, water issues in Southern California have a long and sordid history ever since the first pipeline brought freshwater from the north. Today, roughly two-thirds of Southern California tap water is imported either from the San Joaquin Basin near Sacramento or the Colorado River at an enormous cost to taxpayers. In the South Bay the percentage of imported water is closer to 80 percent. Over the past 10 years, West Basin officials have been exploring a possible seawater desalination facility that could help meet future supply needs. About a dozen water districts throughout California are also considering desalination, but none have spent more money – at least $18 million – on two pilot projects, one previously in El Segundo and the other currently ongoing in…
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