Jan 22, 2014
Boat slips in Folsom Lake in a drought (1976). The reservoir was at 18 percent of capacity on Tuesday (Jan. 7, 2013). Source: California Department of Water ResourcesAs a follow-up to this disasterous news about California's water situation, here is a very thought provoking blog about California's water future. They list their 10 predictions for our changed future, including:
- Parts of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will permanently flood.
- The Tulare Basin and San Joaquin River regions will have less irrigated agriculture.
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Urban areas will use less water per capita, reuse more wastewater and capture more stormwater.
Check out the California Water Blog - Resistance is futile: Inevitable changes to water management in California.