Every year California Governor Jerry Brown along with other state employees meet to evaluate the accretion of winter and how spring runoff may help irrigated agriculture. The percentage of snow has been decreasing each year. A press conference was held to inform the public of Governor Brown’s executive decision to restrict urban water use by twenty-five percent. It was no surprise to Californians after facing four years of drought. With the lack of rain and increasing temperatures, climate change for California is already here. There is a probability that climate change caused by humans and global warming had a vast effect of the drought in California.
The state of California continues to suffer from a drought that continues to break historic …show more content…
Farmers are increasingly relying on groundwater to water their crops when surface water is limited. Groundwater is a strategic backup play; however, it is rapidly vanishing. After the groundwater is all used up what will be the next strategic plan? Several organizations and individuals are concerned that there is not reliable strategy placed for environmental issues that will protect California. Communities are looking for a contingency plan that they can rely on for more than two decades.
The governor has spared the biggest water consumer in the new executive order. Big agriculture companies continue to prosper while small farmers are being hurt from reduced water deliveries. The restrictions are severe on irrigators who depend on canals. In fact, the Central Valley Project is expected to stop distribution this year.
Poor resource management has created a bigger issue in addition to the lack of rain. California has been over-distributing water. More water is being assured than nature can supply. The shortage has created a social issue. A strong disagreement has instigated between Central Valley farmers and …show more content…
The solutions needed have already far surpassed the precautions they've already taken. Analysts have suggested that water cuts become mandatory not only for civilians but for big businesses as well. Capturing and managing stormwater has become a major concern due to the amount lost to bays oceans and lakes. Old infrastructure accounts for 10 to 15% of the state's water loss as well. Increased water efficiency and water reuse and stormwater capture will become a main focus to helping this incident occurring in California. As noted this is only the beginning of the long-term Solutions that need to be implemented in order to protect their sources of water. Solutions to this problem in the coming years Will eventually need to match the scale of the problem in order to make a big
The state of California continues to suffer from a drought that continues to break historic …show more content…
Farmers are increasingly relying on groundwater to water their crops when surface water is limited. Groundwater is a strategic backup play; however, it is rapidly vanishing. After the groundwater is all used up what will be the next strategic plan? Several organizations and individuals are concerned that there is not reliable strategy placed for environmental issues that will protect California. Communities are looking for a contingency plan that they can rely on for more than two decades.
The governor has spared the biggest water consumer in the new executive order. Big agriculture companies continue to prosper while small farmers are being hurt from reduced water deliveries. The restrictions are severe on irrigators who depend on canals. In fact, the Central Valley Project is expected to stop distribution this year.
Poor resource management has created a bigger issue in addition to the lack of rain. California has been over-distributing water. More water is being assured than nature can supply. The shortage has created a social issue. A strong disagreement has instigated between Central Valley farmers and …show more content…
The solutions needed have already far surpassed the precautions they've already taken. Analysts have suggested that water cuts become mandatory not only for civilians but for big businesses as well. Capturing and managing stormwater has become a major concern due to the amount lost to bays oceans and lakes. Old infrastructure accounts for 10 to 15% of the state's water loss as well. Increased water efficiency and water reuse and stormwater capture will become a main focus to helping this incident occurring in California. As noted this is only the beginning of the long-term Solutions that need to be implemented in order to protect their sources of water. Solutions to this problem in the coming years Will eventually need to match the scale of the problem in order to make a big