Every Californian, north and south, has to be concerned about the extreme lack of precipitation (some 12+ months now) and its across the board impact on the state. Drought, climate change, and growing demand (commercial, residential, and agricultural) lead to contentious debates over groundwater management (or lack thereof in California), increased surface storage capacity (raising Shasta Dam), and water exports (alternative conveyance – peripheral tunnels and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan).
Regardless of the short term approaches implemented today, there’s likely a longer term future ahead that differs from the vision of most.
Click for the full story on the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences’ blog.
