Regulating Groundwater In California

California's groundwater is almost completely depleted. Now, instead of making rules and trying to preserve and replenish the amount we have left, we are just sitting back letting farmers/growers take as much water as they want as well as how much they need. With minimal rules and no fees, farmers are now using 1000-1200 feet well drillers, “Many people are concerned because we don't know how much groundwater we have left” state's expert Nathan Halverson. In order to conserve and replenish our groundwater, California needs to regulate the use of groundwater, harvest stormwater, and desalinate. California's efforts on making laws about groundwater have failed, and they have not made regulations regarding the amount of groundwater that farmers …show more content…
Groundwater is very important to not just our Earth, but California especially. This is because we do not have nearly the amount of surface water that we use to have. I stated previously, farmers free with no charge are using very deep well drillers and absorbing tons and tons of our groundwater. A big fear of ours is that we are going to run out, we really don't know how much groundwater we have left. Also, farmers are using way more than half of the water and are leaving very little for the rest of the state's population. “The agriculture industry uses 80% of the state's water for their needs, that is only leaving 20% for the rest of the state's population”, states Nathan Halverson. California's groundwater levels are concerning, and as a state we need to make rules regulating the …show more content…
A lot of times people think of it as nothing and continue to allow it to be wasted. Imagine how much water gets wasted getting evaporated, and just going into runoffs. In some parts of California, rain is common. It's unfortunate to know that a lot of times rainwater is wasted and not saved or at least used for some kind of purpose. Rainwater could be saved and put in the underground holders, or cleaned and turned into fresh drinking water. Think of all of times it rains super hard, imagine it as gallons and gallons of water pouring from the sky, to just be wasted.“About 40% of the rain water gets evaporated, and about 10% runs off”, states the Blue Barrel Company. That is half of the rainwater that could have been used as a water source. Another thing that is concerning is, rainwater could fill up our drains, and when flooding happens it could become a disaster. “Collecting rainwater could prevent a lot of accidents from occurring. If we have full gutters, and our rain holding drains fill up too much that could cause excessive amounts of rainwater to flood our streets and ruin a lot of our stuff. Rainwater may not be the cleanest when it first falls, however, I think we should be thankful for that water a realize with a little cleaning that water could be perfectly