Relatively speaking Tri Valley cities Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon and Livermore have responded exceptionally well to California governor Jerry Brown’s call for mandatory water district conservation, He mandated a 25% reduction, starting June 2015.
The decrease of water usage in Pleasanton (- 48%), Dublin/San Ramon (- 43%) and Livermore (- 49.8%) compare exceptionally well to the average usage decrease for all California cities and districts (- 27.3%).
| City name | Decrease in % |
|---|---|
| Pleasanton | - 48% |
| Dublin/San Ramon | - 43% |
| Livermore | - 49.8% |
| Average for all CA cities | - 27.3% |
Data info: Water usage decrease from 2013, measured June 2015 (2013 is designated by the state as the “base” usage year)
Good job Tri Valley! This is a good start. Unfortunately it looks like these efforts will need to continue for quite some time to make lasting gains. Even with predictions for high likelihood of an El Nino’ event this winter in California. An above (or even well above) average rainy season would not be enough to erase all of the reservoir, water table and snow pack depletion that has occurred over the past 4 years.
(Source: ClimateCentral.org)
From the brown and dying hills to the dead lawns, there is no question the drought is a full blown disaster. In fact, a record high of Californians polled (69%) say that “regional water supply is a big problem.” This is according to a survey released by the public policy institute of California.
(Source: Ppic.org)
Coincidentally I happened to be camping in the South Eastern high Sierra in the summer of 2011 and again just a month ago, summer 2015. It was amazing to see firsthand the extreme depletion of the California snow pack in the high Sierra. Take a look below at the pictures I took in 2011 and 2015 of the same mountain range. I am reasonably certain that the highest peak in both pictures is Mount Whitney which is 14,505 feet above sea level.
The difference is quite stark.
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Max Manatt
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