There have been some years where California has only 50%-60% of the average rainfall. When they are consecutive years, California goes into a drought. There is a very large population in California so the use for fresh water is quite a bit.
I think California can produce more reservoirs to collect the water, but environmentalists would definitely protest. That is why nothing gets done, that and California would increase taxes to pay for them and no one would want a tax increase.
There have been some years where California has only 50%-60% of the average rainfall. When they are consecutive years, California goes into a drought. There is a very large population in California so the use for fresh water is quite a bit.
I think California can produce more reservoirs to collect the water, but environmentalists would definitely protest. That is why nothing gets done, that and California would increase taxes to pay for them and no one would want a tax increase.
The catch 22 of water. Thanks for the answer.