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Actually California is no longer in drought and has plenty of water (for now)
by Areading314 7y ago
Actually California is no longer in drought and has plenty of water (for now)
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoNo. That is not true. California water situation is very complex and convoluted. There are a bunch of zones that have water rights grandfathered to them but have the legislation permitting them to lease it. It’s really a mess. Google ‘Resnicks’ and water in California. Ok: here is one..there are so many other articles https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/08/lynda-stewart-resnick-california-water/ https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/08/lynda-stewar... Its something I have posted here on HN before.. it’s really complicated. Short answer: we are not out of water scarcity.
- CameronNemo 7y agoAquifer depletion is a big problem too. We pull underground water faster than it is replenished. This can permanently shrink the capacity of aquifers and/or make them unreachable.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoAnd salt water intrusion in Monterrey county..Salinas river and Salinas valley is known as the salad bowl. It’s a ticking bomb for salt water intrusion. Already areas around San Juan Bautista have no water..no matter how deep they drill..
- serf 7y agoDrought.gov, ran by FEMA/NDRP indicates no drought[0], as well as well as the NDMC/USDA ran Drought Monitor[1]. If everyone is insistent that the drought is still continuing, can someone please point me to some (current) data that indicates it? [0] : https://www.drought.gov/drought/states/california https://www.drought.gov/drought/states/california [1] : https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonito...