Posted by Tanya Heikkila | Sep 10, 2009 | 3 Comments
The “Golden” State doesn’t seem so golden these days. LA’s recent wildfires and Sacramento’s recent budget crises have left a dark cloud hanging over the state. Compounding the state’s financial woes and charred image is a problem potentially even more challenging: drought. Since 2000, the state’s reservoirs have been depleted and current climate change [...]
Posted by Meaghan Daly | Jun 10, 2009 | 3 Comments
We’ve been following some of the issues related to the drought in California. In response to water shortages, a “water bank” has been implemented to allow users who do not use all of their water to sell it to other users. In theory, such a system allows water to be used in an efficient manner, [...]
Posted by Meaghan Daly | Mar 27, 2009 | 1 Comments
California is in some serious trouble as a result of continued drought conditions and is looking to bail itself out through the creation of a water banking system. In California, this would mean buying water from owners in the northern part of the state and transferring it to water-starved areas in the south. This makes [...]
Posted by Meaghan Daly | Mar 20, 2009 | 3 Comments
It’s been a bad stretch of years for farmers in California…and things don’t look like they will be getting better any time soon.
Three years of consecutive drought in the state have ravaged the agricultural industry, leading Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency. The announcement was accompanied by pleas for municipalities to cut [...]
Posted by Timothy Gildner | Mar 6, 2009 | 0 Comments
In the US we spend on average $3.75 for every 1,000 gallons. However, averages are misleading - prices range from $1.30 in Phoenix to over $7.70 in Columbus Ohio.
This map below shows relative pricing for the 30 largest US municipalities. Take a look at Florida (Miami $1.60) compared to the relatively water rich east coast [...]
