How Much More Water Will the State Need?
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The difference between the water Californians have available and the water they have used has been small. Even with conservation, that may change dramatically. By 2010, half the state’s projected shortage will occur in the South Coast region.
PROJECTED WATER SHORTAGE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SOUTH COAST OTHER AREAS Source: Compiled from California Department of Water Resources data.
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