[env-trinity] Without Conservation, California Water Use Would Grow 40% by 2030

[Tom Stokely]

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Without Conservation, California Water Use Would Grow 40% by 2030 
A report by the Public Policy Institute of California underscores the need for water conservation, water planning and recycling (essential also for conserving energy, since the pumping and treating of water takes up more than 10% of statewide energy use). If current water use rates are maintained, within 25 years the state will be using 40% more water. Much of that would be used for watering lawns, with half of the state's 14 million projected new residents moving to the thirsty Sacramento, San Joaquin and western San Bernardino and Riverside counties. (Half of all the water used by inland homeowners goes to irrigating yards, compared to one third or less on the cooler coast.) The report advocates for improved water planning and the increased use of conservation tools such as tiered water rates that charge high-use customers more. 
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Full PPIC report (PDF, 524 KB)


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Tom Stokely
Principal Planner
Trinity Co. Planning/Natural Resources
PO Box 156
Hayfork, CA 96041-0156
530-628-5949
FAX 628-5800
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