Picture yourself not being able to shower for months or having to drive for about an hour to shower. These are some of the hardships residents of East Porterville are experiencing due to the extreme water drought. As a matter of fact there are multiple cities in California that are facing these hardships. How can the government and it’s people prevent this drought to worsen or expand to the rest of our country.
Resident of East Porterville, Angelica Gallegos declared that she has gone five months without showering due to the drought her city is going through (Source two). This is all due to the fact that water ground reserves have been exploited without regulations or consideration of future water needs. Jerry Cadagan, resident in Stanislaus …show more content…
It is already to the point where we have been pumping too much groundwater, “State water managers estimate that water tables in some parts of the Valley have dropped 100 feet below historical lows”, if the water dries out, then it is very likely that the ground will sink (Source three). Given that ground sinking is almost a reality, there is no telling of the chain of other disasters that the ground sinking could cause. Therefore it is important to consider, that it’s not just the water that is running out, but also the landscape structure as we know it.
In conclusion, the current water drought crisis is affecting residents basic needs, it’s affecting our economy, affecting the supply of food available to us and it can potentially damage our landscape to the point where greater losses will occur and can potentially damage the landscape to the point where greater losses will occur. The severity of out water drought is a direct result of the negligence and inconsideration of our people, and it is obvious that the water drought regulation is