<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="ydpba9cfb74yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div class="ydpba9cfb74signature" dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-07-16/drought-water-use-strategies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-07-16/drought-water-use-strategies</a></div><div class="ydpba9cfb74signature"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><h1 class="ydpce64d9baheadline" style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: -0.2px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;">The current drought is worldwide. Here’s how different places are fighting it<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></h1><div class="ydpce64d9bapage-wrapper" style="margin-top: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;"><div class="ydpce64d9bapage-main-content"><div class="ydpce64d9bapage-lead-media" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><img class="ydpce64d9baimage" alt="The shot of Arizona's landscape" src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/534ed13/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F61%2F181e96be4e23b4acd2f2d890aa1e%2F526787-na-sedona-virus-kkn-27695.JPG" style="display: block; max-width: 800px; vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; 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color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">The current drought is worldwide. Here's how different places are fighti...</h2><p class="ydpcc52ac86card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Stricken by drought, countries on nearly every continent are struggling with the same question: How do we save w...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></ul></div></div><div class="ydpce64d9bapage-article-container" style="max-width: 680px; margin: 0px auto;"><div class="ydpce64d9bapage-article-body"><div class="ydpce64d9barich-text-article-body"><div class="ydpce64d9barich-text-article-body-content ydpce64d9barich-text-body" style="font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 30px;">The world is facing unprecedented levels of drought.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In the U.S., nearly half the mainland is<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/june-2021-was-hottest-june-on-record-for-us" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">currently afflicted</a>, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. The situation is especially dire in the Northwest, which is facing<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Summary.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">some of its<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></a><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Summary.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">driest</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>conditions in over a century following a heat wave that killed<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-07-01/record-breaking-northwest-heat-wave-may-have-killed-hundreds" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hundreds</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>of people.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">No continent, except Antarctica, has been spared, according to the<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://spei.csic.es/index.html" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SPEI Global Drought Monitor</a>.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In Brazil, the current drought is one of the worst ever recorded. Coffee production is expected to fall 23% this year, and low reservoir levels mean the country can’t fully utilize its hydroelectric plants, driving up<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.aneel.gov.br/sala-de-imprensa-exibicao/-/asset_publisher/XGPXSqdMFHrE/content/acionada-bandeira-vermelha-patamar-2-para-o-mes-de-junho/656877?inheritRedirect=false&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aneel.gov.br%2Fsala-de-imprensa-exibicao%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_XGPXSqdMFHrE%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_count%3D3" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">electricity bills</a>.</p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-center="" style="clear: both; margin: 30px 0px; width: 680px;"><div class="ydpce64d9bagoogle-dfp-ad-wrapper" data-min-height="270" data-ad-rendered="true" style="text-align: center; min-height: 298px;"><div class="ydpce64d9bagoogle-dfp-ad-caption" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; text-transform: uppercase;">ADVERTISEMENT</div></div></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In Madagascar, drought has left hundreds of thousands of people malnourished,<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="http://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1152969/?iso3=MDG" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pushing the country</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>to the edge of famine.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Drought — low precipitation leading to<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-19/western-united-states-drought" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">water shortage</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>— has existed forever. But<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/SR15_Chapter3_Low_Res.pdf" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scientists say</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>that rising global temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are already leading to more frequent droughts and that the situation is likely to get worse.</p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-right="" style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 30px 40px; width: 340px; float: right;"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-wrapper"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-media" style="position: relative; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 110px; width: 110px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-15/california-drought-water-cutbacks-newsom-decisions" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent; display: block; position: relative;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="ydpce64d9baimage" alt="OROVILLE, CA - JUNE 30: A truck crosses the Enterprise Bridge at Lake Oroville, which stands at 33 percent full and 40 percent of historical average when this photograph was taken on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Oroville, CA. 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max-width: 800px; vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; width: 100%;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></a></div><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-content"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title-container" style="display: block;"><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-category" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-transform: uppercase;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/california" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CALIFORNIA</a></p><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.2px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-15/california-drought-water-cutbacks-newsom-decisions" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">With drought worsening, should California have much tougher water restrictions?</a></p></div><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-timestamp" data-date="July 15, 2021" data-shouldshowdate="true" data-shouldshowtime="true" data-timestamp="1626350414916" data-show-timestamp="true" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; display: block; margin: 0px; text-transform: none;">July 15, 2021</p></div></div></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In the last two decades alone, the United Nations estimates drought has affected 1.5 billion people and led to<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.undrr.org/publication/gar-special-report-drought-2021" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">economic losses</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>of at least $124 billion.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-center="" style="clear: both; margin: 30px 0px; width: 680px;"><div id="ydpce64d9banativo_1"><div class="ydpce64d9bantv-moap ydpce64d9bantv1081110-441735-86400 ydpce64d9bantvClickOut ydpce64d9banoskim" id="ydpce64d9bantv1081110-441735-86400" data-confiant-id="CONFIANT_AD_SUFFIX_7512" style="width: 680px; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); position: relative; border-color: rgb(214, 214, 214); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; margin: 20px 0px; display: table;"><div class="ydpce64d9bantv-entry" style="vertical-align: middle; display: table-cell; padding-left: 15px;"><div class="ydpce64d9bantv-disclaimer" style="text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px 5px 4px; background-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); display: inline-block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;">PAID CONTENT</div><h2 class="ydpce64d9bantv-title" style="margin: 5px 0px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px;"><a class="ydpce64d9bantv_link1081110-441735 ydpce64d9bantv-headline ydpce64d9bantv_clickout_icon ydpce64d9bantv-headline-anchor" href="https://jadserve.postrelease.com/trk?ntv_at=3&ntv_ui=0da6e199-ed9e-49f4-9457-f11e56da32ee&ntv_a=h70GAUv5MAFn8QA&ntv_fl=CF4se3gYGjAPzQcMJoAeWQuPWC_BuxC4IH47YXtT2QFElY0BBKr7HjlFXLKzI1xo8UxLV8NTIGqqvLLBq4DW8SEXUsq-wVanSk_hTBaKkqEIeXEG-KEUxKnn1RWHiI3fnYew2yeocFcAZ_nZXzwpZs0wfa60vqX3BH7W07RVx368N9CPke4iYa8MRLt3NqREiuOfvYlLHmTQ4OagwPUhFA95xwl11FZD277NUe0g-HWFKj505vccvdjAc6r0956qi7AyrEUn0OMgbGJTP2IojZP8VSVXe18ZFdvMsKIpOtXtbYvcAioQu5aCsOfl6KPjWIU-6cuEoVIjfo_xmO0ndeO_2jcOFn5vCSVRFXMsgtmVz75-WYOT_sFFJlZ1CaC0jNscfa8v3FCu6AoOdgsz1Fg_2pYet8e1YnXIPI-U4BOg2amEfp0oh8Rflxare2rpyXKf_eIcicW8PbMr9782bZqofkZYb7otBo1t5cYrOLZnowlm3vqdiW33MjWTbCo74ui3coYfCO9ZmD71q1YGf-4ef5F03RB0yq9R3SQ4kOyVaqGMf8ly3fh4pYeJEqgOw1p0U3oK65fYQTk65dVi90ECEi14pMFsxLncWEbwjag=&ord=1231999214&ntv_ht=wo_xYAA&ntv_tad=16&prx_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2F&ntv_r=https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/clk?imp=24e7385b-0106-4c2a-90ec-2ed9795e5cce&ag=p4f6cyi&sfe=13290fc2&sig=4LRhCeNuPl5fSJHr8lihjIYJGb72bkyC608EJ8DiSlI.&crid=kiijj3rv&cf=2256723&fq=0&t=1&td_s=www.latimes.com&rcats=y29&mcat=&mste=www.latimes.com&mfld=4&mssi=None&mfsi=37n3h1b819&sv=nativo&uhow=126&agsa=&wp=9.0898&rgco=United%20States&rgre=California&rgme=803&rgci=Garden%20Grove&rgz=92840&dt=PC&osf=OSX&os=Other&br=Safari&svpid=5438&rlangs=01&mlang=&did=9574511e-5386-4afe-a2ee-dde82e7c0dcf&rcxt=Other&tmpc=18.91&vrtd=14,15&osi=&osv=&daid=&dnr=0&vpb=&c=OAFQAVgCeACAAQCIAQWQAQA.&dur=&durs=UJSBm-&crrelr=&npt=2&svscid=11601&mk=Apple&mdl=Safari%20-%20OS%20X&ipl=1081110&pcm=1&ict=Unknown&said=996cba01-08e4-42c8-80af-16cbcc2f5536&auct=1&us_privacy=1YNY&r=https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N3382.3958515PMPRECISIONTHETRADE/B25792265.303570286;dc_trk_aid=497151417;dc_trk_cid=151339037;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=" title="Find your side to outside" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find your side to outside</a></h2><div class="ydpce64d9bantv-author" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;">By<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>REI</div><p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; margin: 5px 0px !important;">Look around and take in the full view of how time is spent outside.</p></div></div></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Water conservation has never been more crucial.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;"><b style="font-weight: bolder;">How governments are trying to reduce water use</b></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Across the globe, governments are taking action to curb water use.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Bozeman, Mont., recently<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=238583&dbid=0&repo=BOZEMAN&cr=1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">restricted lawn watering</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>to two days a week. Mexico is releasing silver iodide into the clouds to<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.gob.mx/agricultura/prensa/arrancan-agricultura-y-fuerzas-armadas-estimulacion-de-lluvias-en-sinaloa-sonora-y-chihuahua-para-atenuar-efectos-de-la-sequia?idiom=es" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stimulate rain</a>. Maui County announced it<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=11026" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">will<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></a><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=11026" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fine</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>those who irrigate, water their lawns, wash their vehicles or otherwise use water for “nonessential activities.”</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">It’s too soon to know if these recent efforts will work.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">The current drought has also added a sense of urgency to find longer-term plans to conserve water.</p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-center="" style="clear: both; margin: 30px 0px; width: 680px;"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-wrapper"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-media" style="position: relative; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 110px; width: 110px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2021-07-15/why-california-in-drought-should-be-prepping-for-floods-boiling-point" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent; display: block; position: relative;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="ydpce64d9baimage" alt="March 2, 1938: Floodwaters in Los Angeles River destroy Southern Pacific railroad bridge. " data-srcset="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6a6fa5b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/110x73!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003 110w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d35fa36/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/180x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003 180w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ad25a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/320x213!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003 320w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/86fd83f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/568x379!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003 568w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f4c94a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/768x512!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003 768w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/98bb78a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003 840w" data-src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/98bb78a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003" src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/98bb78a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-5ab9686f%2Fturbine%2Fla-sci-sn-la-river-2018-003" style="display: block; max-width: 800px; vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; width: 100%;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></a></div><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-content"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title-container" style="display: block;"><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-category" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-transform: uppercase;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/environment" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT</a></p><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.2px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2021-07-15/why-california-in-drought-should-be-prepping-for-floods-boiling-point" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why California should be preparing for floods, even in the midst of drought</a></p></div><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-timestamp" data-date="July 15, 2021" data-shouldshowdate="true" data-shouldshowtime="true" data-timestamp="1626354037950" data-show-timestamp="true" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; display: block; margin: 0px; text-transform: none;">July 15, 2021</p></div></div></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In Arizona, the state department of water resources has long been trying to reduce use of groundwater — which<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://new.azwater.gov/ama/ama-data" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">supplies about 39%</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>of the state’s water — so that water returns to the aquifers at the same rate it is withdrawn. That effort is especially important this year, because drought is diminishing the state’s other main water source, the Colorado River.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">But where to cut groundwater use has been a source of conflict.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In April, the state proposed rules that would require urban golf courses using groundwater to lower their use by a little over 3% — a “relatively modest reduction” in the words of the department director, Tom Buschatzke.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">In a public meeting, the president of Arizona’s golf course superintendents chapter pushed back, calling<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNqwQn6Ucb0&t=2s" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the proposal</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>“the biggest issue we’ve ever faced.” He urged the state to not rush its decision and pointed out that the golf industry had already made strides in water conservation.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Conservation advocates say that while cities are worthy targets for cuts, any effective strategy must also include agriculture, which the<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-practices-management/irrigation-water-use/" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USDA says</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>accounts for 80% of the nation’s water consumption.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-right="" style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 30px 40px; width: 340px; float: right;"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-wrapper"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-media" style="position: relative; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 110px; width: 110px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-15/water-rights-management-california-drought" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent; display: block; position: relative;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="ydpce64d9baimage" alt="MAMMOTH LAKES, CA - JANUARY 13: The Owens River flows through wetlands and pastures near Benton Crossing on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Mammoth Lakes, CA. For seven decades, LADWP has provided free allotments of water for irrigation purposes in the area and now they want to send the water south to Los Angeles instead. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)" data-srcset="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa99d7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/110x73!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG 110w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bbf757f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/180x120!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG 180w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2cfe48c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/320x213!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG 320w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5eb06af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/568x379!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG 568w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6943063/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/768x512!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG 768w,https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e173929/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG 840w" data-src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e173929/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG" src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e173929/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3597x2398+1+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F0a%2Fb0d770b945888a00d4caa5fd26a7%2Fla-photo-jan-13-2021-003.JPG" style="display: block; max-width: 800px; vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; width: 100%;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></a></div><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-content"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title-container" style="display: block;"><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-category" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-transform: uppercase;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OPINION</a></p><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.2px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-15/water-rights-management-california-drought" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opinion: In drought-stricken California, who owns water rights can still be a mystery</a></p></div><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-timestamp" data-date="July 15, 2021" data-shouldshowdate="true" data-shouldshowtime="true" data-timestamp="1626344126103" data-show-timestamp="true" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; display: block; margin: 0px; text-transform: none;">July 15, 2021</p></div></div></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">“We cannot get out of water scarcity and the threat of water shortages if we can’t reduce how much water we’re using on irrigated farms,” said Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters, a nonprofit based in Utah and Virginia. “You can erase all the cities across the map in the Western U.S. and you’d still have water shortages on farms.”</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">One water dispute over agriculture is playing out in Oregon, where Native Americans<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-23/racial-tension-builds-klamath-tribes-water-drought-crisis" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hold senior legal rights</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>to the Upper Klamath Lake through a treaty with the federal government.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">The lake is a major supplier of water to the Klamath Tribes and home to the endangered and culturally significant sucker fish. Non-native farmers in the area also<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/#/news-release/3850" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">depend on the lake</a>, which is used irrigate over 130,000 acres of fields.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">When drought struck the region this year, those farmers lost their water allocation. The situation has grown tense, with some farmers<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-06-23/racial-tension-builds-klamath-tribes-water-drought-crisis" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">threatening to use force</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>to take water from the lake.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">“Irrigated agriculture has been developed unchecked,” said Don Gentry, chairman of the Klamath Tribes. “The water was overpromised to folks by the federal government and we need to look at sustainability ... there isn’t enough water to go around.”<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-center="" style="clear: both; margin: 30px 0px; width: 680px;"><div class="ydpce64d9bamodule-container" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; padding-top: 20px;"><div class="ydpce64d9bamodule-icon" style="text-align: center; margin: 10px 15px 10px 0px;"><span class="ydpce64d9bavisually-hidden" style="width: 1px; margin-left: 22px; padding: 0px; border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; text-align: left; min-height: 1px;">Newsletter</span></div><p class="ydpce64d9bamodule-title" style="font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; margin: 5px 0px 0px; text-align: left; width: 495px;">Toward a more sustainable California</p></div><p class="ydpce64d9bamodule-description" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.14px; color: rgb(117, 117, 117);">Get Boiling Point, our newsletter exploring climate change, energy and the environment, and become part of the conversation — and the solution.</p><form class="ydpce64d9baform ydpce64d9banewsletter-module-form ydpce64d9baone-click" method="post" action="https://membership.latimes.com/subscription-services/v1/newsletters/subscriptions" data-error-message="Something went wrong. 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The Israeli government recently<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/AboutIsrael/Spotlight/Pages/Israel-s%20Chronic%20Water%20Problem.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">warned</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>that the water crisis is so severe that by next summer it may struggle to provide its residents with enough water to meet their basic needs.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;"><b style="font-weight: bolder;">Two cities that found solutions</b></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Historically, as a city grew, so did its water consumption — the Romans, for example, built aqueducts to support their rapidly growing population.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">That pattern has proved unsustainable. Ultimately, conservation depends on reducing per capita water consumption so that cities and economies can grow while the overall need for water plateaus or declines.</p><div class="ydpce64d9baenhancement" data-align-right="" style="clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 30px 40px; width: 340px; float: right;"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-wrapper"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-media" style="position: relative; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; max-width: 110px; width: 110px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-26/drought-wildfire-conditions-evolving-at-unprecedented-pace" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent; display: block; position: relative;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="ydpce64d9baimage" alt="A home destroyed in the 2020 North Complex Fire sits above Lake Oroville on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Oroville, Calif. At the time of this photo, the reservoir was at 39 percent of capacity and 46 percent of its historical average. California officials say the drought gripping the U.S. West is so severe it could cause one of the state's most important reservoirs to reach historic lows by late August, closing most boat ramps and shutting down a hydroelectric power plant during the peak demand of the hottest part of the summer. 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max-width: 800px; vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; width: 100%;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></a></div><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-content"><div class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title-container" style="display: block;"><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-category" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-transform: uppercase;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/california" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CALIFORNIA</a></p><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-title" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.2px;"><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-26/drought-wildfire-conditions-evolving-at-unprecedented-pace" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California’s drought and wildfire dangers rising at stunning pace</a></p></div><p class="ydpce64d9bapromo-timestamp" data-date="June 26, 2021" data-shouldshowdate="true" data-shouldshowtime="true" data-timestamp="1624712408913" data-show-timestamp="true" style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; display: block; margin: 0px; text-transform: none;">June 26, 2021</p></div></div></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Some cities have already achieved that.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">San Antonio, Texas, long struggled with its dependency on the Edwards Aquifer — until the Sierra Club<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.edwardsaquifer.org/eaa/history/eaa-timeline/" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">filed a lawsuit</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1991 arguing that the city was pumping too much water and threatening<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.edwardsaquifer.net/species.html" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">seven endangered</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>aquatic species.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">The environmental nonprofit won in court, forcing Texas to create a system limiting withdrawals from the aquifer.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Today, San Antonio is considered “best in class when it comes to water conservation,” said Richter. According to the nonprofit<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://texaslivingwaters.org/water-conservation/how-san-antonio-reduced-its-daily-water-use-by-85-gallons-per-person/" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas Living Waters</a>, San Antonio has grown by 80% in the past 30 years but has decreased its per-person water use by 40%.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">The city offers<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.saws.org/conservation/residential-outdoor-programs-rebates/" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rebates</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>for residents who install pool filters or convert grass into patios, along with other conservation efforts involving irrigation, landscaping, and water flow sensors. The Southern Nevada Water Authority, which serves almost three quarters of the state’s population, took a similar approach by<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink" href="https://www.snwa.com/rebates/wsl/index.html" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">offering cash</a><span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span>to residents who replace grass with desert landscaping.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">Cape Town, South Africa was forced to confront its water use after nearly<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span><a class="ydpce64d9balink enhancr_card_7271165706" href="https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-south-africa-drought-20180401-story.html" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; background-color: transparent;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">running dry</a>in 2018.</p><div><br></div><div id="ydpe320fc6denhancr_card_7271165706" class="ydpe320fc6dyahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpe320fc6dymail-preserve-class ydpe320fc6dymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-south-africa-drought-20180401-story.html" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-south-africa-drought-20180401-story.html" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; 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color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">Global Development: How Cape Town found water savings California never d...</h2><p class="ydpe320fc6dcard-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">A six-car municipal police convoy skidded to a halt outside a Cape Town house, and police leaped from their cars...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">The city was able to reduce its water consumption by almost 60% during a major 2018 drought and has kept it low since, said Xanthea Limberg, a local appointed official and a mayoral committee member for waste and water in Cape Town.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">She said the city cut water use during the drought by installing water meters that could enforce water restrictions, instating tariffs, and creating targeted campaigns.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px;">The city now consumes about 38% less water than it did before the drought, according to Limberg.<span class="ydpce64d9baApple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="margin: 30px 0px 0px;">“I definitely think that there has been a permanent behavior shift,” she said. “There’s definitely been a greater awareness to conserve water, and how incredibly finite this resource is, and how vulnerable we are if we face a shortage of water.”</p></div></div></div><hr style="margin: 40px 0px; 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