User:AmbarBarnes

The consensus of environmental scientist in California is the current water supply infrastructure is not reliable. California’s water system infrastructure is failing, as there are levees and dams that are over a 100 year old. Some are ready to burst, and could flood an entire area of farmland creating an issue for our state economically and personally with losing that source of water for the Southern part of California. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2009) They need to carry out new ideas and to stop putting billions of dollars into a broken system that was built for a time with less population and less agriculture. Using an alternative method of collecting and delivering water will sustain the state for decades to come, not just years. Using solar-powered desalination plants, fog harvesting or recycling wastewater are just a few of the alternative methods that could be used. These ideas are using the resources already available and maximizing its availability to deliver water to the populace and farmland without taking from other parts of the state or depending on outside states for water. These options have been proven to work through the years in other parts of the world. The state of California has a hard time pulling the trigger on trying something new when it comes to our water system infrastructure. It’s time to think outside of the box and not just ignore the situation at hand which could affect millions of people one day if action is not taken.