...Research paper nt1320 The State of California is in its worst water drought to date, many are affected by the water shortage including farm crops, and small cities. The management of the states water resources are not up to standards; however; their efforts of water conservation are improving. The state of California has issued state-wide regulations for water use, but many cities are taking it a step further. The City of Fresno is in a stage two storage contingency plan, which regulates outdoor water usage. According to the city of Fresno's website (www.fresno.gov) the watering schedule allows residences and local business to water outside on specific days Depending on the last digit of their street numbers. For example; street numbers ending in ODD numbers can water on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Street numbers ending with EVEN numbers can water on Wednesdays and Sundays. Also watering can only happen from the hours of 7:00pm to 6:00am. Anyone who is caught not following the water restrictions in the City of Fresno can face a $500 daily fine. In Madera county, the city has declared a stage four plan to conserve water. This means that watering outdoors is prohibited, even parks and other recreational facilities. Their goal is to reduce water usage in half. If water usage is being abused the board of supervisors can increase the penalties. The states government is also trying to request a bond that will allow the state to build reservoirs and aboveground water storages...
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...As of August 14, 82 percent of the state of California was in extreme drought. As California entered its fourth year of record-breaking drought, it was met with extremely parched landscapes. CBS News reports reveal that, “According to an aerial survey conducted by the U.S. Forest Service in April, about 12 million trees have died in California forestlands in the past year because of extreme drought.” Dead trees along with plant life in severe condition are seen throughout the Los Padres National Forest. These dead trees add another element to the hazards of the drought by threatening the dry landscape with the possibility of intense wildfires. On January 17, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for the state of California. This...
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...All California residents are familiar with the statewide drought that began in 2012. Effects of it can be seen in day-to-day life in decreased rainfall, billboards and laws encouraging conservation, front lawns being replaced with drought resistant landscapes and little reason to take a ski trip during the winter months due to lack of snowfall. Water recharge has decreased due to the decline in precipitation in the past two and a half years, leaving California with a huge need to properly manage its water. According to Nature, consequences of the long-term drought are increased seasonal wild fires and destruction to ecosystems throughout California. Southern California felt the negative effects of dry vegetation during the series of fires...
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...Recently, California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record. Many governors, large companies managers, and citizens start spending and investing a lot of money on draining groundwaters every year when there is a drought. This does not solve the problem of drought, but causing groundwater being withdrawn faster than it can replenish. Water conservation and water management are keys to address these issues. By enforcing laws and regulations, there will be a great improvement in water conservation and will help sustaining water resources. Severe drought has brought several disaster to all residents in California by drying out soils, reducing stream flows, decreasing tree growth and biomass, and reducing crop yields. Mohamed El-Ashry of the World Resources Institute estimates that 65% to 75% of the water throughout the world is wasted through evaporation, leaks and others. Therefore, water tracking is needed to reduce these leaks and would at least save 15% of these water from being wasted. According to water resource expert Sandra Postel, “By heavily subsidizing water, governments give out the false message that it is abundant and can afford to be wasted – even as rivers are drying up, aquifers and are being depleted, fisheries are...
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...California is known for its earthquakes. There are approximately 10,000 earthquakes in California every year. Most of them are so small that they are not felt. Only a few hindered are big enough to cause a scare. These earthquakes are a normal occurrence for Californians. In 2016 and 2017 California suffered a crazy drought, which ultimately leads to a massive amount of large Wildfires. In the Year of 2017, there were a total of 9,133 fires burned in California alone. This caused many short and long-term problems for California and surrounding states. Though legendary for the threat of earthquakes, the 2027 Wildfires were the worst thing to happen to California in the 21st century. The wildfires destroyed a lot of land and buildings during...
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...California has been widely known across the globe for its great agriculture. As its main source for economic growth, California prides itself on its ability to produce mass amounts of crops in order to serve our nation. The backbone of everything that goes on in California is built around the Californian farmers’ ability to produce crops. As of late, the task of producing crops has become more difficult than ever for farmers to accomplish. Farming, and producing crops, has become increasingly difficult for farmers in California due to the scarcity of water. With little access to fresh water for their crops, farmers in California are having a hard time maintaining their fruits, vegetables, livestock, and nuts. Water has been hard to come by...
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...What if California’s drought continued? Not only the people in California would care, but as a whole, the United States would; California is one of the main sources where food grows. I predict that all the animals from fishes to bears would have to migrate to find a new home because of lack of food and fresh water in the area. As the scientists find a solution to the problem, Californians would try their best to continue to spare the water. Furthermore, water would become more expensive. Due to high demand and low supplies, utilities bill will shoot up to prevent water from being wasted. The laws on business restaurant might even change, by saying water can now be sold rather giving out of free; California may become the most expensive place...
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...With increasing drought levels rising in California we must diminish our water consumption. Growing up you were told not to leave the ware running while you brushed your teeth, but what if there was a better idea. Landscapers have actually developed beautiful water conservative gardens just for this reason. Not all ideas of saving water are hard, new landscaping can actually be quite beautiful. After 4 years of cons3ecutive drought in California, that is now approaching its 5th year, house owners and landscapers have teamed together to provide amazing gardens and landscapes that's soul purpose is to conserve our state's fresh water source. Urban development uses 10% of California's water, if we just changed all developing house's landscapes...
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...This year, California is experiencing its worst drought ever recorded in history. “The drought is so dire that experts are considering adding a fifth level to the four-tiered drought scale” (Hamblin, 3). Due to the constant dry heat during the winter and the rise of global warming, California’s water supplies has become limited. In California, there are three major water sources that they use: snowpack, reservoirs, and groundwater. “This year the snowpack is at a record low, just 5 percent of normal. Reservoirs are doing a bit better, at about two-thirds of normal. Groundwater has made up some of the difference, and is being pumped at a rate thirty-four percent above normal” (Holthaus, 2). As a result of over-pumping, the integrity of the...
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...The California drought has claimed to be a big epidemic for this state of dreams. This drought alone has been said to put many residents in a panic of what's to become of their beautiful state, but many wonder just how this crisis began in the first place. Residents and other American’s thought of ways just how this possibly terrifying ordeal came to be. Some say it is manmade, others believe it is due to the environment while a few believe it is the way for the big businesses and the rich to gain extra money or extra water. The facts will show us each of their arguments, but the truth is up to the people themselves. The droughts claimed current state can lead anyone to their own beliefs of the matter. For instance, California water usage website gives a list of current events of the presumed drought. California Water Usage says the drought is currently in its fourth year making 2014-2015 the warmest years on record. On April, the 1st the department of water resources stated that the snow packs is now at 5%; which they presume is the...
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...Environmentalists are said to be one of the main problems that causes the drought in California and they are defending themselves. Environmentalists have a problem with farmers and agriculture. It is point out that environmentalist tried to preserve the federal guideline that limiting water supplies from the north to the south California while farmers said they were restricting important source of water supplies from reaching places that need the water (“Facing Drought, California”). At this point, it can be seen that environmentalists and farmers have their right point of view about the water supply. One side supposes to preserve water for fishes and this can help fishermen survive while the other is against that people need more water than...
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...What would you do if you had 2.2 billion dollars? California has been in a drought for about four years. This means there are citizens and farmers who have less water than they are used to or they do not have water at all. So they are not able to live the life they are used to living. To prevent this, the state should have rules to save the water they do have. California suffered from the drought economically recently. In Source two it is informed that the “drought is expected to cost the states $2.2bn in 2014”. The money the states wasted on the drought could have been used for a better cause. The citizens and the government could have prevented the misuse of the water since they could not have prevented the drought. This drought...
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...DuPont Challenge 2016 In 2015, the California drought hit the news as the worst in the state’s history. Government officials asked for a mandatory water reduction by all residents. Apparently, Californians had been using too much water in their homes in addition to the increased amount used by the agricultural industry. In average home, the shower is typically the third largest use of water after toilets and washer machines. The average person uses approximately seventeen gallons or sixty-five liters of water every time they shower. and it lasts for just over eight minutes at an average flow rate of two gallons per minute or eight liters per minute. The average American family uses up to four hundred gallons per a day. Seventy percent of that water, which is approximately two hundred-eighty gallons, is used indoors. A toilet alone flushes about twenty-seven percent of that water or seventy-five gallons per a day! Every time we flush a toilet, we use roughly four to seven gallons of water. A bathroom faucet runs two gallons per a minute. A standard shower uses up to three gallons per a minute. The average dishwasher uses six gallons per every cycle. Worse, hand washing dishes wastes even more than a traditional dish washer with an average of twenty-seven gallons of water. Although majority of the water is being used in the...
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...The Californian Drought Crisis This section of the paper will outline the current Californian drought crisis, taking the position that climatically, it is a combined result of lower than average precipitation and higher than average temperatures and that the population, in residential, commercial and agricultural settings place an excessive demand upon the state’s water supply. Working together, these stressors have a collective effect in causing the drought crisis in California since 2012. 2015 marks California’s fourth consecutive year of severe drought. The last two years alone have been the driest and warmest individual years since records began in 1895, with ten of the last fourteen experiencing below normal levels of precipitation (Howitt, et al., 2015) (Mann & Gleick, 2015). From autumn 2013 to spring 2014, central and southern California experienced some of the lowest precipitation on record, it is said that the impacts...
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...Would you resist not taking a shower for five months? California has been in a drought for the past year. Citizens do not have enough water to shower, flush the toilet, and other basic rights. California should control water from the ground, Aquifer. “For Angelica Gallegos, the worst part has been going without a shower for five months.There are also the endless treks to the laundromat for the family wash and the supermarket for drinking water, not to mention the horror of the nightly dishes (source 2).” The drought in California has led many citizens to lose their basic rights they deserve. One of the many reasons why California should control water from the ground, is that citizens are having to go through harsh days not being able to shower, use the toilet, and wash dishes. “That includes deciding whether to use precious water hauled from the local fire stations for the “bird baths” Mrs Gallegos says everyone now has instead of showers, or flushing the toilet (source 2).” Citizens in California, are the ones suffering the most. For example, many citizens haven’t been able to shower for months and they...
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