Drought in California
Water seems so abundant in the UK that it can be difficult to imagine the problems that would occur if drought were a problem right now. It is possible to see the strain by looking at California in the USA, who are currently in the midst of a three-year-long drought.
The result is an ongoing battle for water rights, between agricultural interests, conservation and wildlife advocates, and water for growing urban areas. A report produced by The Pacific Institute, Sustaining California Agriculture in an Uncertain Future, has shown that the solution to California's problems is water efficiency.
A 17% drop in water usage could be achieved if:
- More efficient irrigation technology was used: moving from flood irrigation to sprinkler.
- Regulated Deficit Irrigation: applying less water to crops during drought-tolerant growth stages
- Improved Irrigation Scheduling: using local climate and soil information to help farmers irrigate more precisely, to meet crop water needs.
We have to remember in the UK that we have had very little rain fall since November 2004, and that due to our high population density there is less water per person than in Mediterranean countries with a lot less rainfall than us!
http://www.reuters.com/article/ gwmSmallBusiness/idUS333630275920090723
http://www.environment agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/drought/31791.aspx
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