League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Board Member; Alameda County Water District

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Fremont, Newark, and Union City and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Water supply Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. What new ideas could ACWD implement to make sure there is an adequate water supply for a growing population in times of drought? Answer from Judy C. Huang: First and foremost, ACWD should continue to promote water conservation. In addition, ACWD needs to look at new local sources of water which are less dependent on the reliability of the Delta and water from the Sierras. Examples include The Newark Desalination Facility, which ACWD has recently expanded under my leadership, and recycled water for non-potable uses such as landscape irrigation and industrial process cooling. I will work with Union Sanitary District to explore development of a source of recycled water. I also support promotion of drought tolerant landscaping -- more than half of the water used by private residences goes towards irrigation. Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League. Answers must not refer directly or indirectly to another candidate. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.