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In California, many farmers are desperate and are starting to create tunnels under the environmentally damaged Delta for more water, but this would only deprive it of more water. State officials are pressuring California’s largest-in-the-nation agricultural sector to shore up flows through the Delta by reducing its use of San Joaquin River water.

At the same time, those farmers also face new demands to reduce their pumping of underground water because overdrafting is causing land in the Central Valley to sink ominously...

Published April 22, 2020 10:30am

Published April 20, 2020 1:43pm

No Farms, No Food, but Does that Mean No Water?

As the United States' populations exponentially grows, so does the agriculture industry. We are producing more food than ever in the history of the world, but it comes at a price. Are we ready to deplete every water source to compete with hungry mouths across the globe where we are lavishing in fast food and desserts everyday? We are changing the ecosystem in a matter of a century to combat our consumption habits.

There needs to be change. More than ever, right now...

Published March 29, 2020 3:29 pm

Killing the Colorado River

After finding out how much the meat industry is the cause for the majority of California's water consumption, I realized I have have a voice from my choice. And I am choosing to not eat meat and to choose an alternative. It takes 660 gallons to produce one hamburger and we barely drink a gallon of water a day! That's crazy. We are killing ecosystems by taking their precious water away but we are too consumed with consuming everything insight, we are missing the bigger picture. Earth Day is coming up so at least reflect on that day on how to treat Mother Nature right.

With that in mind, let's come together to reduce our water imprint and think about the generations to come who won't see what the Colorado River looks like because drained it. We can see the affects already in LA, where the Los Angeles River is no longer a river but a barrier to overcome. Let's change history and refill the rivers by not eating meat.

Many Californians overlook the state’s enormous reliance on the Colorado River for its urban water supplies and the fact that the Colorado river is approaching its worst state in a generation.

The Colorado River water provides a significant portion of the drinking water to some 19 million of the state’s 39 million residents, making up, as the state’s largest water utility puts it, “the backbone” of supplies for Los Angeles and 25 other cities and municipalities. In San Diego County, Colorado River water comprises 64 percent of the total supplies...

Published March 12, 2020 4:29 pm

Killing the Colorado River

California relies heavily on snow and rain and if there is not enough on an annual basis, California could go into an extreme drought state like 2015 again, or worst. And the state relies also on aquifers and if they are depleted, the state will have no backup supplies to surface water. Desalination could make up some of the difference, but can be expensive and is energy-intensive.

In recent years, there has been an increase in water reductions and restrictions in urban areas to help combat wasting water. This can be seen through setting limits through car washing and lawn watering. There was even a movement to convert front yards of green grass to more native species of plants lie cacti and succulents to save water. And now if there is an extreme emergency of water in California, the first to receive water restrictions are farmers, which could be seen in a lower supply of food to cities. However, before we get there let's try to reduce and reuse as much water as we can...