Water crisis

About how often did you see rain? STATE THESIS & MAIN POINTS: The causes of the drought in California led to serious effect nowadays; having the expensive costs of water brings people to the shortage of water. Body I. MAIN POINT: In the first paragraph, I will be talking about a bit of the background information about drought and water. A. SUBPOINT: Firstly, I will explain what is drought? 1. Drought is defined as a period of dry weather; for example, warm temperature or no rain. a. There are…

and paucity of underground water. I calculated my daily water use, according to Vigil, “1.6 gallons per flush for toilets, 2.5 gallon per minute for shower heads, and 2.2 gallon per minute for faucet aerator.” In consequence, I used 81.68 gallons of water in a normal day. Among of the activities, I used most of the water in showering, and then teeth brushing. On the next day, I restricted my water use to as minimum as I feel comfortable. For instance, I reduce water use from shower, teeth…

get cleaner water and have better sanitation the United Nations made a declaration. They declared 1981 to 1990 the “International Water Supply and Sanitation Decade”. During this decade the “US Agency for International Development” (A.I.D) created a program called “Water and Sanitation for Health” (W.A.S.H). WASH, along with many other projects, helped provide 600 million more people with a drinkable water supply and 360 million more people with sanitation during the International Water Supply…

Americans also had to be careful with crossing rivers. During the late fall and winter, the temperatures of the water could cause a person to get sick, let alone die from the lack of medical care. Americans also had to be careful crossing rivers for their wagons and animals were so heavy. They had to be careful not to let animals drown. According to Shannon, more than half of the pioneers, along with their cattle drowned in 1844 when trying to cross the Columbia Gorge. Besides the weather not…

farmers from California is facing problems due to lack of water. A recent report from the federal department of Agriculture states that 20 percent decline in California crops and a 35 percent decline in cotton this year. This is not only concerning for the farmers, but as well consumers as there has been a 3 percent increase in fruit cost, and 2 percent increase in vegetables. Greater demands on water with booming population and decline of water use for farmers caused by environmental laws has…

that says to regulate water, but farmers don’t want that .We will know next year who wins over the bill.My decision is to oppose the groundwater regulation because it’s your property; you own the land, so why take away a right of yours as an American citizen?. .Officials say at least 1,300 people have lost their water in and around East Porterville”.:additionally there are thousands facing water crisis.Not only is there no water, but the farmers are also using more water and won’t stop.…

The video “Drought Caused by Decreasing Water Supply in Texas,”focused on the recent drought and record temperatures in Texas. The community is having to cut back on their water supply due to the lack of it. In Texas, seventeen systems are predicted to run out of water in six months or less. The community have made drastic conservation efforts and they have been working so far, but if water supply continues to decrease the town of Robert Lee has worked so far, but if the reserves deplete at…

discomfort for the growingly dissatisfied californians. With both state and county wide water consumption regulations gradually being put in place, like 30 million in rebates to update to more water conscious toiletry and turf. With few applicable solutions to this problem, many californians have started to ask themselves “when can I put my sprinklers back on”. However the problem may be a interval on a larger scale of water flow through the state. Recent analysis on tree ring formation suggests…

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…

California groundwater We are in a drought and we hardly have water and people waste too much water. Some people need to stop using the amount of water so we don’t get on a bigger drought.If they do a water regulation it can change a lot of thing like farmers not getting a lot of groundwater.if we don’t do it it can get worse.California should have a water regulation on groundwater before it’s too late Some people can lose their , houses because we are in a drought and there's no water…