No need to doubt when there is a drought...
The state's plan is to reduce water use by 20%!
Following a dry 2007 and 2008, California is now in its third year of a drought.
These years also mark a period of unprecedented restrictions in State Water
Project and federal Central Valley Project (CVP) diversions from the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to protect listed fish species. Together, these
factors are having a significant impact on the ability to meet the state’s water
supply needs.
Drought impacts from this year’s water shortages are most severe in the west
side of the San Joaquin Valley. CVP deliveries for that area are at 10 percent
of contractors’ allocations this year, following deliveries of 40 percent in 2008
and 50 percent in 2007. The resulting water shortages are causing major
economic impacts to agriculture and communities that depend on agriculture
for employment. Demands for social services – food banks and
unemployment assistance programs – have stretched the ability of local
agencies to respond, as described in the Governor’s recent request for a
presidential declaration of major disaster in Fresno County.
The state's plan is to reduce water use by 20%!
Following a dry 2007 and 2008, California is now in its third year of a drought.
These years also mark a period of unprecedented restrictions in State Water
Project and federal Central Valley Project (CVP) diversions from the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to protect listed fish species. Together, these
factors are having a significant impact on the ability to meet the state’s water
supply needs.
Drought impacts from this year’s water shortages are most severe in the west
side of the San Joaquin Valley. CVP deliveries for that area are at 10 percent
of contractors’ allocations this year, following deliveries of 40 percent in 2008
and 50 percent in 2007. The resulting water shortages are causing major
economic impacts to agriculture and communities that depend on agriculture
for employment. Demands for social services – food banks and
unemployment assistance programs – have stretched the ability of local
agencies to respond, as described in the Governor’s recent request for a
presidential declaration of major disaster in Fresno County.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- A study completed by
UC Davis in June 2009
concluded that lawn
painting reduces
watering by 40%-50%.
- A study completed by
UC Davis in June 2009
concluded that lawn
painting reduces
watering by 40%-50%.