Drought vs CaliforniaPresented by: Group 006

Causes:

⬜ Man-Made: ⬜ Drilling/water table⬜ Population growth⬜ Agricultural

⬜ Natural:⬜ Lack of

precipitation⬜ High pressure ridge⬜ Global warming

Facts:

⬜ $300.00 per foot (bore holes)

⬜ Court ordered drainage of man made lakes to restore fish population to San Joaquin river delta which resulted in central California’s reservoir to dry up

⬜ 2/3 of California is in “extreme” drought

⬜ 40% in “exceptional” drought

⬜ The massive high pressure ridge hasn’t budged for more than 13 months

Effects

⬜Decreasing water tables, wells going down 100 ft per year

⬜Extreme subsidence in San Joaquin Valley

⬜Infrastructure failure⬜Governor Brown has

made an official mandate to cut water usage 25%

⬜Cash For Grass

Folsom Lake

⬜Hydroelectric dams are putting out nearly half of what they normally produce

⬜Reservoirs are drying up

Long-Term Drought Impacts

Long-Term Drought Impacts

⬜Land Subsidence

⬜Seawater intrusion into

groundwater

⬜Endangerment of wildlife

⬜Wildfires

⬜Flashfloods and mudslides

Drought impact Loss quantity

Water supply

Surface water reduction 6.6 million acre-feet

Groundwater pumping increase 5.1 million acre-feet

Net water shortage 1.5 million acre-feet

Statewide costs

Crop revenue loss $810 million

Additional pumping cost $454 million

Livestock and dairy revenue loss $203 million

Total direct losses 1.5 billion

Total economic cost $2.2 billion

Total job losses 17,100

California’s Drought Impacts Us All

⬜California’s vast agricultural

industry produces half of our

fruits and vegetables, along

with a significant amount of

dairy and wine.

⬜Agricultural job losses will

hurt the econosphere

Water Drought Solutions

⬜Home Water Filters- using home refrigerator water filters with tap water vs. bottled water

⬜Xeriscaping home properties to conserve yard water usage

⬜Governor Jerry Brown- Water Regulations